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Besides the 1st Year Fellows, this person is the newest staff member at El Pomar Foundation.
Who is MaryAlice Noffsinger?
This peak is nicknamed “America’s Mountain”.
What is Pikes Peak?
This phrase is what El Pomar translates to in English.
What is "the orchard"?
This folk singer, whose last name matches Colorado’s capital, reached new heights with the hit song “Rocky Mountain High”.
Who is John Denver?
This hotel was the inspiration behind Stephen King's "The Shining".
What is The Stanley Hotel?
This many senior staff and staff members serve on a region.
What is nine?
This national park is certified as an International Dark Sky Park, meaning it meets strict standards for sky darkness, limits outdoor lighting, and reduces light pollution.
What is Great Sand Dunes National Park?
This is the city that Spencer Penrose grew up in.
What is Philadelphia?
This concert venue has been declared “acoustically perfect” and hosts events like yoga, movie nights, and Easter service.
What is Red Rocks Amphitheatre?
This bridge is the highest bridge in the United States with a deck height of 956 feet above the river.
What is the Royal Gorge Bridge?
As of today, this many former Fellows are currently working at El Pomar Foundation.
What is six?
This national park is home to the ancient cliff dwellings built by the Ancestral Puebloans.
What is Mesa Verde National Park?
These two metals earned Spencer Penrose his fortune in the towns of Cripple Creek, CO and Bingham Canyon, UT.
What are gold and copper?
The name of the festival that recently relocated to Boulder, Colorado.
What is Sundance Film Festival?
Denver is the only city in the world to turn down this sporting event.
What is the Olympics?
This El Pomar staff member has black bear decorations around her office.
Who is Meg Shaver?
The tallest mountain peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, sitting at 14,259 ft.
What is Longs Peak?
This legacy project of Spencer and Julie Penrose was sold in 1988 after a tax law forbid nonprofits from owning for profit entities.
What is The Broadmoor?
This Denver-based band became popular with hits like “Ho Hey” and “Ophelia”.
Who are The Lumineers?
This Colorado town is the highest incorporated city in North America.
What is Leadville?
This senior staff member served in the U.S. Coast Guard and is vegan.
Who is Mike Buth?
This national park is the newest national park established in the state of Colorado.
What is Black Canyon of the Gunnison?
This group lived at Penrose House after Spencer and Julie Penrose.
Who are the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati?
This film festival is hosted annually around Labor Day weekend in this picturesque mountain town.
What is Telluride Film Festival?
This town in the Northwest was home to “Mike the Headless Chicken”.
What is Fruita?