I want to plan a vacation where I can surround myself in nature and do some hiking and sightseeing?|170597

My question is we want to go to Colorado, but not sure where. Or if someone could advice me to a more beautiful state then that and please be more specific with city names?

Wind River Range near Dubois Wy.

I would suggest The The Wind River Range (or _Winds_ for short), is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW-SE for approximately 100 miles The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and includes Gannett Peak, which at 13,804 feet (4,207 m), is the highest peak in Wyoming. There are more than 40 other named peaks in excess of 13,000 feet Two large National Forests including three wilderness areas encompass most of the mountain range. Shoshone National Forest is on the eastern side of the continental divide while Bridger-Teton National Forest is on the west. Both National Forests and the entire mountain range are an integral part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Green River Lakes to Summit Lake Pinedale Wyoming

: A multi-day, adventurous backpacking trip into the rocky headwaters of the Green River, located approximately 50 miles north of Pinedale, in the northern section of the Bridger Wilderness. The area offers breath-taking country that promotional bureaus photograph for their _Visit Wild Wyoming_ brochures and wild vistas of the Gannett Peak area.

The Sawtooth Range Idaho

The Sawtooth Range is part of the Rocky Mountains, located within a few miles of Stanley, Idaho in the Western United States. The mountains encompass an area of 678 square miles (1,756 km2) and the two highest peaks in the Sawtooths are the 10,751-foot Thompson Peak and the 10,716-foot Mount Cramer.

Visit one of the national parks. I went to Glacier National Park in Montana (gateway is Kalispell, Mt.) last summer. Hiked every day several hours and the scenery is breath taking. In Colorado go to Rocky mountain National park. Denver,CO Many hiking trails at the parks and you can chose the level of difficulty you are comfortable with. Visit any of the of the web sites for information. Have fun.

Colorado is always a good choice. If you go that route, I would rent a car and visit a few areas. That is the beauty of traveling out that way. The drive, checking out the scenery, is a great part of the trip. One trip I did was Crested Butte to Telluride (with stops along the way) ... both beautiful areas with plenty of hiking.
Ouray is one of my favorite areas.

My home base is Jackson Hole. Maybe I am prejudice ... but this is hands down the most beautiful place I have ever been to. Teton National Park is right outside of Jackson. Stay in Jackson a few days, Yellowstone south entrance is an 1 1/2 hours away and you can even go up to Montana Gallatin River, Bozeman and Big Sky area if you want to see even more.

Third trip idea (South of SLC)... Utah. Bryce, Zion and Arches National Park ... unique to each other ... great hiking. On that trip ... check out the towns of Moab and Park City (only 1/2 hour out of Salt Lake).

Endless beauty in any of these areas!

i live in Vermont this a gergeous state nature wise email if u want. Yellowstone in montana/wyoming is also awesome.