Places daveschaaf Wants to Go

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

The third tallest plunge fall in Oregon, worth visiting year-round.

A remote trail traverses the little-known Gearhart Mountains of southern Oregon.

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.

A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.

These wave-cut overhangs on ancient Lake Chewaucan contain some of the oldest evidence of human habitation in North America.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

Now a secluded county park, this site was once a "health tourism" destination for wealthy Oregonians.