Videos: Eleven Latest Reasons Colorado Is Awesome According to AWSMColorado

Back in October, we counted down the first thirteen reasons Colorado is awesome according to AWSMColorado.com, a huge project undertaken by Chris Harrison and the staff at Video Blend to create one-hundred brief videos (about fifteen seconds in length), with each devoted to one of the state's incredible attributes. The...

By Michael Roberts

February 2, 2015

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Back in October, we counted down the first thirteen reasons Colorado is awesome according to AWSMColorado.com, a huge project undertaken by Chris Harrison and the staff at Video Blend to create one-hundred brief videos (about fifteen seconds in length), with each devoted to one of the state's incredible attributes. The first batch counted down from 100 to 88 -- and since then, Harrison and company have come up with the next eleven: 87 through 77. See them in order below -- and to learn more about the project, click here and here.

100 reasons Colorado is awesome! Reason 87 - Devil's Head Fire Lookout #greathikes #explorecolorado #awsmco #hiking #rockymountains #coloradical #coloradohikes #devilshead #greatview #thegreatoutdoors #intothewild #instanature

A video posted by Chris Harrison (@videoblend) on Oct 19, 2014 at 10:21am PDT

100 reasons Colorado is awesome! Number 86 - Rock Climbing #awsmco #rockclimbing #climbing #eldoradocanyon #boulder #toprope #coloRADo #coloradobluesky #GoPro4 #sunnyside #rappelling #exploremore #thegreatoutdoors #finditliveit

A video posted by Chris Harrison (@videoblend) on Oct 21, 2014 at 5:29pm PDT

Continue to keep counting down the ten latest reasons Colorado is Awesome according to AWSMColorado.

100 reasons Colorado is awesome! Number 85 - Green Mountain Reservoir! w/ @taylorbrant #awsmco #colorado #wakeboarding #wakeboarden #awesome #waketowake #wakelife #gopro #exploremore #igerscolorado #coloradical #coloradocameraclub #greenmountainreservoir #cliffdiving #cliffjumping #endlesssummer

A video posted by Chris Harrison (@videoblend) on Nov 5, 2014 at 10:13am PST

100 reasons Colorado is awesome! Number 84 - Rocky Mountain National Park #awsmco #rmnp #EstesPark #instaventure #explore #explorecolorado #coloradoradical #travelco #winterchill #elk #seekandenjoy #lovecolorado #coloradoigers #rockymountains #exploremore #happythanksgiving!

A video posted by Chris Harrison (@videoblend) on Nov 26, 2014 at 5:08pm PST

Continue to keep counting down the ten latest reasons Colorado is Awesome according to AWSMColorado.

100 reasons Colorado is awesome! Number 83 - The Avs! #awsmco #colorado #avalanche #GoAvsGo #avsfam #hockey #ice #niceseats #colove #coloradoradical #snipe #celly #awesome #comeback

A video posted by Chris Harrison (@videoblend) on Nov 26, 2014 at 6:19pm PST

100 reasons Colorado is awesome! Number 82 - Bear Peak! #awsmco #therockymountains #BearPeak #boulderco #colorado #greatoutdoors #greathikes #explore #timelapse #awesomeview #justgoshoot #coloradoigers #coloradical #abovetheclouds

A video posted by Chris Harrison (@videoblend) on Dec 23, 2014 at 11:56am PST

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100 reasons Colorado is awesome!! Number 81 - Snowmobiling Super fun day with @taylorbrant and @mistakenproductions #awsmco #snowmobiling #powder #instacold #filming #sledjunkies #vailpass #goodvibes #gooutside #igcolorado #coloradical #smiling #greatday

A video posted by Chris Harrison (@videoblend) on Jan 3, 2015 at 10:17am PST

100 reasons Colorado is awesome! Number 80 - Evergreen Lake #awsmco #iceskating #evergreenlake #hockey #ice #coloradoigers #pondhockey #igcolorado #colorado

A video posted by Chris Harrison (@videoblend) on Jan 3, 2015 at 6:52pm PST

Continue to keep counting down the ten latest reasons Colorado is Awesome according to AWSMColorado.

100 reasons Colorado is awesome! Number 79 - Snowshoeing! #awsmco #snowshoes #snowshoeing #montezuma #winterchill #coloradoventure #coloradohikes #getoutstayout #findingwinter #instacold #coloradical #snow #mountainlife #neverstopexploring !

A video posted by Chris Harrison (@videoblend) on Jan 15, 2015 at 5:24pm PST

100 reasons Colorado is awesome! Reason 78 - Snowboarding

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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