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From the plains to the mountains, Colorado is a state of contrasts. Denver has shrugged off its staid past in favor of designer stores, top-notch hotels, edgy architecture, and great restaurants. Yet most of the action here remains in the mountains: as the plains collide into the Rocky Mountains, it forms a vast year-round playground with some of America’s most gorgeous terrain. That obvious fact has long been a wealth-magnet for towns like Vail and Aspen; and while the luxury factor grows even larger there, celebrated chefs and high-end shops are making their way into smaller hamlets as well. And everyone from those on the edge of the mountains, like Boulder, to towns in the mountain like Telluride, are trying to get a piece of the action. After all, it’s nature that people come for, whether it’s to carve fresh tracks on a ski slope, bomb down a hill on a mountain bike, or just sit on a balcony and watch as the red fingers of dawn reach out over massive mountain peaks to grasp a new day.
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