Angel Fire is a high-altitude haven in New Mexico's Moreno Valley. At 8,400 feet above sea level the valley is surrounded by towering mountains typically splashed by spectacular sunrises and sunsets.
The Ute Indians gave Angel Fire its name when they saw those glowing skies and called it the "fire of the angels."
..Read MoreSuperlatives are overused for this classic Colorado town, especially in Summer when it sheds its winter coat and blooms under a heightening sun. Photographers have always flocked to Aspen; painters try to capture the elusive blue sky and beds of natural wildflowers sprouting in the valleys and from every windowbox.
..Read MorePick your superlative. This classic Canadian ski town, located inside the gates of Canada's Banff National Park, is popular in winter, but it's absolutely electric in summer.
..Read MoreBig Sky didn't get its name by mistake. There's something about the place that reminds you of just how wild a place America used to be, and how precious the vestiges of that glorious past are to our history.
..Read MoreSpring has come to Crested Butte and summer looms as the backcountry snowfields melt away.
..Read MoreDurango is a bustling little community tucked in deep in the southwest part of Colorado, right next to the San Juan Mountains. If your idea of a perfect town is one where you can kayak the Animas River (which as it happens flows right through town) or take a four-wheeler deep into the San Juans, you're going to like Durango.
..Read MoreJackson Hole is a natural arena of activities that have drawn people in search of a challenge or their own personal limits since the mountain men held their first rendezvous here. Summer allows for easy and safe access into the backcountry for fly fishing, hiking, boating, biking, climbing, wildlife viewing and camping.
..Read MoreLake Tahoe has been a popular summertime getaway for Northern Californians - and others in the know - since the late 19th century.
..Read MoreYou couldn't come up with a more apt name than Mammoth Mountain. When hydrologist-turned-resort founder Dave McCoy slapped the Mammoth moniker on his fledgling area back in the late 1940s, he wasn't simply engaging in typical marketing hyperbole.
..Read MoreTechnically, this part of Central Oregon is classified as "semi-arid desert." Once you get here, wet a line or raft one of the area's trout-rich rivers, you may find yourself wondering where all the "arid" went.
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