A counterprotestor stands with Second Amendment-advocacy group, Rally for our Rights, and waves an American flag around outside Colorado's State Capitol building on Aug. 4, 2018, during Denver's March on the NRA.

Carl Plehaty forges a fire poker at his blacksmith shop in Erie, Colo., on the morning of Feb. 16, 2017.

Lauren Petrie, Rocky Mountain Region Director at Food & Water Watch, shakes a map showing all the fracking sites along the Front Range as she addresses members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) during a public comment session on Oct. 30, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The COGCC will be deciding whether to approve the location of 84 wells Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. wants to drill in Broomfield. The proposed project has generated a lot of controversy with both Broomfield and Adams county residents. Residents are upset about the particular location of the wells and how they might affect their safety as well as property values, water supply and air quality. Dozens of residents turned out to voice their opposition to the project.

Michael Casey, 17, poses with his cello on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colo., on Nov. 18, 2017. Casey, who has Treacher Collins Syndrome, hopes to earn enough money from his weekend performances to fund a trip to Hawaii, where he plans to complete his senior capstone course. Treacher Collins Syndrome affects 1 in 50,000 people, according to estimates from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Jared Sterkel, age 27, acts as co-pilot of a Cessna 182RG on a flight from Northern Colorado Regional Airport to Colorado Springs on the morning of April 12, 2017. Sterkel is a Colorado native but flies full-time for Grant Aviation, an Alaska-based company. "The Last Frontier" has six times as many pilots per capita and 16 times as many aircraft per capita when compared to the rest of the United States.

Ken, age 97, plays his ukelele alongside the rest of the Cheeseland Uke Band in LaCrosse, Wis. on March 22, 2017. Ken is the oldest member of the band, which rehearses every Wednesday evening at the Moose Lodge.

Olivia Grace Hahn spends time with her parents at Parker Adventist after her birth on Jan. 20, 2017.

Jared Platzer sits at Banded Oak Brewing Company in Denver, Colo., on a Friday evening in September 2016. Platzer moved to Denver and started nursing school in January 2016 after serving in the Marine Corps for four years.

Terra Raines sits on a bench behind her current residence on May 2, 2017. After years of homelessness, Raines, age 39, lives in the transitional housing offered at The Crossing. The structure and resources offered there have helped bring stability to her and her two sons, Raines says.

Seth Thomas stands near the corner of Lawrence Street and Park Avenue in downtown Denver on May 1, 2017. Thomas, age 38, was homeless when he moved to the city in April 2016 and has since been accepted into Denver Rescue Mission’s New Life Program. He dreams of earning a living by writing and selling poetry.

Keith Eck, age 29, has been homeless since June 2016 and moved to Colorado several weeks ago in hopes of finding new opportunities. He sits on a bench near the entryway of Union Station on the morning of Tuesday, March 7, 2017, watching passersby and pondering his current living situation. He’s temporarily sleeping in an apartment complex off Colfax Avenue but doesn’t feel like he can stay there much longer.