Colorado is the state I picked because my 3rd grade teacher went there.So I want to remember her and figure out how it is over there.And the capital is Denver. And over there there. Snows more than here. State Nickname: The Centennial State. (Colorado was admitted to statehood during the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.)I founded this informashion in fun facts. Colorado is a U.S state encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Pllateau and the western edge of the great plains. The flag colors are blue and white sripes and it has a C in the middle. The Governor is John Hikenlooper,D. The bird is Lark Bunting. The tree is Colorado blue spruce. The animal is big horned sheep. The fossil is stegosaurus. The gemstone is Aquamarine.