The New 7 Wonders of the World have recently made a big publicity splash, including a modest posting on this blog. These are man-made wonders, but the international organizer has announced plans for an upcoming poll to select the seven most compelling natural wonders on the planet. The Denver Post got a jump on that concept, but limited to Colorado.
According to an article that was presumably based on the ideas of Post brainstormers, "our own homegrown marvels" are:
- Lava Dikes of La Veta and Spanish Peaks
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Pawnee Buttes
- Paint Mines Interpretive Park
- Garden of the Gods (above right, shown in a Garden of the Gods Park photo)
- Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Dinosaur Footprints, Picketwire Canyonlands
The Sunday Section editor asked for suggestions on anything they might have missed. I suggested Glenwood Caverns (a commercial cave system but spectacular nonetheless), one of the state's hot springs (even if developed), Yankee Boy Basin (or one of the other splendid cirques of the Colorado Rockies) and the Diamond on the east side of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. If you have any ideas, send them to coloradosunday@denverpost.com and/or add them as a comment here.
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