IF YOU HAVE A DESIRE for privacy, isolation, and quiet solitude this spring, Colorado might be right up your alley. Offering something more precious than its famous rivers or fabled mountains, Colorado’s a state where you can find inner peace amid the most superb scenery you can imagine.

Here are 11 reasons why you should relax or get lost, at no cost, in Colorado.

1. Lost Creek Wilderness

Photograph Winter Camping by Lars Leber on 500px

Winter Camping by Lars Leber on 500px

Lars Leber

2. Marble

Photograph Crystal Mill Sunset by Romy Lee on 500px

Crystal Mill Sunset by Romy Lee on 500px

Romy Lee

3. Maroon Bells

Photograph Fall at Maroon Bells by Toby Harriman on 500px

Fall at Maroon Bells by Toby Harriman on 500px

Toby Harriman

4. Rocky Mountain National Park

Photograph Lake Irene's Milky Way Mirror by Mike Berenson on 500px

Lake Irene's Milky Way Mirror by Mike Berenson on 500px

Mike Berenson

5. Supercell near Julesburg

Photograph Supercell in Julesburg, CO by Valentina Abinanti on 500px

Supercell in Julesburg, CO by Valentina Abinanti on 500px


Valentina Abinanti

6. Colorado Fall

Photograph Hillside Layers by Sarah Marino on 500px

Hillside Layers by Sarah Marino on 500px


Sarah Marino

7. Chautauqua Park

Photograph The Perseids Over Chautauqa Park by James Pion on 500px

The Perseids Over Chautauqa Park by James Pion on 500px


James Pion

8. San Juan Mountains

Photograph Peak Bagger by Whit Richardson on 500px

Peak Bagger by Whit Richardson on 500px

Whit Richardson

9. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Photograph Peak Bagger by Whit Richardson on 500px

Peak Bagger by Whit Richardson on 500px

Rick Buchanan

10. Wildflowers in the American Basin

Photograph American Basin Wildflowers by Parker Hill on 500px

American Basin Wildflowers by Parker Hill on 500px

Parker Hill

11. Wintertime at the ranch

Photograph RL Ranch by Michael Whittaker on 500px

RL Ranch by Michael Whittaker on 500px

Michael Whittaker