Colorado Road Trips

We're headed to ten different towns in Colorado that all feature something unusual.

We asked you to share some of your favorite places to escape to at the last minute. Here are the top eight answers:

This historic route through the San Juan Mountains features an incredible view of the Uncompahgre Peak and wilderness area.

It's a list that may include towns that you've visited; it may include places that are on your "wish list;" it may include a place or two that you've not heard of, yet.

Cool off at the top ten water parks in Utah.

The website The Discoverer encourages you to "Discover the world's best destinations." The site recently published a list of each state in the union's best road trips. Here's a look at their pick for the best road trip in Colorado.

We're over here on the Western Slope enjoying some of Colorado's best-hidden gems with no waiting.

Hitchhiking is definitely not as easy or safe as it once was, but there are other free or affordable transportation options in Colorado.

On which highway in Colorado do you feel you encounter the most annoying drivers?

You'll find this one-room structure on the Grand Mesa Scenic Byway shortly after you begin making the ascent up the Grand Mesa. It is located on the south side of Highway 65, at 4868 CO-65, roughly 1,600 feet after you turn off I-70.