The essence of Colorado can no longer be captured by a word referencing its "rudy" colored silt. No, it is much more than that. It has some of the healthiest people, more sunny days than California, breathtaking views, and mountain lions. Colorado is a mecca for innovation and reform, a home to software start-ups, nobel laureates, microbreweries, the unsinkable Molly Brown, Jello Biafra, and legalized marijuana. It brought you the creators of South Park, everyone's favorite cannibal, the setting for both the Shining AND Dumb and Dumber, and legalized marijuana. Through flood and fire, Colorado stayed strong, and legalized marijuana.
Let's give this state a name that represents its character, not its color... Raise your Nalgenes and toast to #YOLOrado.