Where mountain thrills meet small-town chill.

You could use some adventure.

Experience the Sierra Nevadas while rocketing down the slopes.

The world’s avid skiers and snowboarders likely regard British Columbia’s “Powder Highway” -- a jaw-dropping collection of mountain towns, hot springs, and monolithic slopes tucked in a compact section of the Canadian Rockies west of Calgary -- as the globe’s crown jewel when it comes to sliding downhill on boards of some sort.

If Dr. Seuss were to draw a landscape of wild forests and jagged mountains, it would look like the area of Canadian Rockies surrounding Banff.

People love Denver, and who can blame them.

A long-standing hub of craft beer, home to pioneers New Belgium and Odell, Fort Collins, or FoCo -- as it's haughtily being called these days -- has undergone an epicurean renaissance in recent years.

Not everyone can shred all day.

As mountain bikers and hikers flock to Moab for their outdoor fix before winter hits, Grand Junction, surrounded by the Grand Mesa, Colorado National Monument, and the Book Cliffs, offers its own surfeit of scenery accessed by foot and two wheels, not to mention a surprising collection of breweries and piquant eats.

It doesn't matter how you feel about pumpkin beers.