Fresh off a week long trip to Oregon and Colorado. All I can say is that Bagby Hot Springs is at the edge of civilization 3 hours outside Portland, but totally worth it. Ancient wooden hot baths open 24/7 in the gorgeous Cascades. As for Denver, the Boulder wilderness is gorgeous, but not nearly as tech-centric as I had been led to believe. The only startup thing I saw the whole trip was Gusto's Denver corporate headquarters! So much for the Silicon Flatirons....or at least them being obvious.