Colorado
Colorado's Rocky Mountains dominate the state, with fifty-eight peaks over 14,000 feet that hikers specifically try to check off one by one.
Denver, the Mile High City, has grown a serious brewery and food scene alongside easy access to the mountains an hour west. Aspen and Vail run the state's most famous ski resorts, while Rocky Mountain National Park offers the same scenery without a lift ticket. Altitude sickness is a real concern for visitors coming from sea level, especially above 8,000 feet.
Winters bring the skiing, but summer hiking here is just as good.
Cities
Aspen
Aspen's four ski mountains draw a high-end crowd every winter, and the small downtown keeps its…
Explore →Boulder
Boulder sits directly beneath the Flatirons, dramatic tilted rock slabs that are visible from almost anywhere…
Explore →Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs sits at the foot of Pikes Peak, reachable by cog railway, and the nearby…
Explore →Denver
Denver sits exactly one mile above sea level, and the mountains are close enough to reach…
Explore →Telluride
Telluride sits in a dead-end box canyon in the San Juan Mountains, and its old mining-era…
Explore →Vail
Vail's ski area is one of the largest single mountains in North America, and its Bavarian-styled…
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