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Few families forget the breathtaking sites of the Rockies -- from wild mountain goats in Glacier National Park to the jutting peaks of the Teton Mountains. Visit Moab, a convenient gateway to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks; explore amusement parks, museums and more in Denver; or hike, horseback ride and bird watch at one of the many campgrounds in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Aspen, aptly named for the Aspen trees filling its mountainsides (those aren't individual trees but a large connection of roots!), is one of the West's oldest towns. Booming in the 1800s during the Gold Rush and becoming a ... |
Big Sky, Montana, is the America you visit to leave your urban woes behind and breathe in the crisp mountain air. Aptly named Lone Mountain rises up dramatically from the town's heavily forested lower slopes to an elevation ... |
Denver, Colorado, appropriately nicknamed the Mile-High City, sits 5,280 feet above sea level. While families from the flatland may feel the effects of thinner air at the high altitude (drink plenty of water and take it easy ... |
It's not just the legendary powder that keeps my family of four coming back to Park City. Nor is it the direct flight to Salt Lake City, or mere 45-minute drive that has us on the slopes of Park City, Deer Valley, or the ... |
Snowmass, Colorado, is comprised of two entities: the world-renowned ski area and the Town of Snowmass Village. Together, they offer visiting families a wealth of outdoor activities, lots of condominium lodging options and ... |
Steamboat Springs is a modern-day ski resort town with a definite Old West feel. Cattle ranchers and farmers settled there in the 1800's, and some residents continue to make their living off of area farmland today. You'll ... |
I've heard Vail likened to a Disney Ski Village due to its Alpine Village look and feel. Perhaps it is not like other ski areas scattered across the U.S., but I fell in love with Vail's Alpine setting the moment I arrived, ... |
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