[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 19, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1092]
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                  DECLARING COLORADO OPEN FOR BUSINESS

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 19, 2002

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise to announce that Colorado 
is open for business! Recently, in great State of Colorado has been the 
focus of a lot attention because of the fires. However, the fires are 
burning only in one-percent of the state and much of our beautiful 
state has not been affected by fire.
  Many people associate Colorado with winter sports like skiing and 
snowboarding, but there is no where on Earth during the summertime like 
Colorado. Our state is home to fifty-three 14,000-foot peaks that are 
ready to be conquered, several creeks and rivers ripe for fishing or 
rafting, and numerous golf courses and mountain bike and hiking trails.
  Summer vacationers can take a ride on the Summer Ski Train to Winter 
Park. Music lovers can watch the sun set over the Rocky Mountains and 
take in the sounds of the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge 
or at the Hot Summer Nights Concerts in Vail. Visit historic Central 
City and try your luck at one of the area's casinos. Or come to the 
River Run Annual Bluegrass and Beer Festival and Fiddle Contest and 
Bluegrass Concert in the Park Lane Pavilion at Keystone Resort. Sip on 
a tall cool one, grab a dance partner, marvel at the talents of the 
best fiddlers and watch the state's best lumberjacks compete for the 
title. And what would the Fourth of July be without the Greeley 
Independence Stampede, which is home to the largest Fourth of July 
Rodeo in the nation.
  Mr. Speaker, we appreciate all that the nation has done to assist us 
in fighting wildland fire. But there is nothing like a summer in 
Colorado. Colorado is open for business. Come one, come all and enjoy 
Colorful Colorado.




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