Jimmy Carter in Colorado over the years, in photos

Jimmy Carter waves to a crowd outside the Denver Hilton Hotel. Gov. Dick Lamm, in the car behind, accompanied Carter to discuss Western problems in October 1976.

Carter visits Colorado, 1978

Jimmy Carter visits Colorado on May 3, 1978

Denver visit, 1978

President Jimmy Carter inside the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Denver shaking hands before meetings upstairs in May 1978.

Fundraiser for Sen. Floyd Haskell in Denver, 1978

US President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd at a fundraising reception for Sen. Floyd Haskell, left, at the Currigan Exhibition Hall in Denver, Colo. on May 3, 1978.

“Sun Day” commemoration in Golden, 1978

President Jimmy Carter speaking in a light rain stands in front of a parabolic solar reflector in Golden, Colo. on May 3, 1978 during a speech to commemorate “Sun Day” at the Solar Energy Research Institute. On the right, SERI Director Paul Rappaport and an unidentified SERI official take shelter under an umbrella.

Ski lesson in Crested Butte, 1987

Former President Jimmy Carter flashes a smile as he gets his skis and poles to hit the slopes at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado, Jan. 30, 1987. The former president took up the sport last December and is at the resort taking lessons with his wife Rosalynn and son Jeff.

Carter imitates Johnny Carson in Crested Butte, 1988

Former President Jimmy Carter imitates the character “Carnac The Great” from the Johnny Carson show, Feb/ 29, 1988 in Crested Butte, Colo., as part of a fundraising event to help handicapped skiers.

Crested Butte ski trip, 1998

Former President Jimmy Carter, left, and Mrs. Rosalynn Carter ride the Keystone chairlift at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998. The Carters were in Crested Butte for the Adaptive Sports Center fundraiser.

Crested Butte Fundraiser, 2006

Former President Jimmy Carter, right, is pictured with his son Jack at an auction to benefit the Carter Center in Crested Butte, Colo., on Saturday night, Feb. 4, 2006. Jack Carter is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Nevada.

Benefit auction in Crested Butte, 2006

Former President Jimmy Carter holds a cap from the USS Jimmy Carter, a submarine that was recently commissioned in his honor, in Crested Butte, Colo., on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. The cap is one of many items to be auctioned online in a silent auction to be held Saturday to benefit the Carter Center in Crested Butte.

Benefit auction in Crested Butte, 2006

Former President Jimmy Carter stands next to a photograph of himself and an amoir that he built, in Crested Butte, Colo., on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. The amoir is being auctioned online in a silent auction to be held Saturday to benefit the Carter Center in Crested Butte, Colo.

Benefit auction in Crested Butte, 2006

Former President Jimmy Carter along with John and Becky Moores pose at an auction Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, in Crested Butte, Colo., with a photograph of Carter and an armoire that he built. The Moores paid $1 million for the armoire at Saturday’s auction to benefit the Carter Center in Crested Butte, Colo.

Democratic National Convention in Denver, 2008

Former President Jimmy Carter, right, waves alongside his wife Rosalynn at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008.

Democratic National Convention, 2008

Sen. Joe Biden and former President Jimmy Carter are seen at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Aug. 26, 2008.

Aurora service day, 2008

Former president Jimmy Carter is participating in the day service with the Georgia Delegation at Bicentennial Park in Aurora on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.

Habitat for Humanity’s Carter Work Project in Denver, 2013

Former president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, work on building a home during Habitat for Humanity’s Carter Work Project event in the Globeville Neighborhood in Denver, Oct. 9, 2013. Since 1984 the former president and his wife have dedicated a week of their time to help build Habitat homes.

Habitat for Humanity’s Carter Work Project in Denver, 2013

Former President Jimmy Carter helps cut wood for home construction at a Habitat for Humanity construction site in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Oct. 9, 2013.

McCloskey Speaker Series, Aspen, 2015

President Jimmy Carter speaks with Aspen Institute president and CEO Walter Isaacson during McCloskey Speaker Series on June 23, 2015 in Aspen, Colorado.