Climbing to timberline, the byway takes in views of 14,060-foot Mount Bierstadt and the alpine tundra before descending into cool groves of aspen and pine, as well as the historic town of Georgetown.

The Cache la Poudre’s famous name translates from French as “the powder’s hiding place,” and controversy swirls among historians on how it received this name.

The 65-mile scenic drive travels through a surreal landscape of treeless tundra and mountains seemingly splashed with red and yellow paint near Ouray,

As Colorado’s Peak to Peak byway skirts the lower ridges of the Front Range and Rocky Mountain National Park, make sure to pull off and take in views of the craggy.

Colorado’s Grand Mesa scenic byway leads through old-growth forests, aspens, meadows and so many lakes you’ll lose track. That’s Grand Mesa in a nutshell.

Colorado’s Silver Thread scenic byway weaves through one remarkable story after another — some historical, others more nature-based.

The San Luis Valley is one of Colorado’s most impressive landscapes, with massive sand dunes, nine 14,000-foot peaks ringing its edge and the historic Rio Grande pulsing through its heart.

Scenery reaches new heights on the Top of the Rockies scenic byway — Mount Elbert and Mount Massive are the tallest and second tallest peaks in the state.

Settlers of this area that now encompasses Colorado’s Gold Belt Tour scenic byway had written “Pikes Peak or Bust” on the side of their wagons.

Shaped like a lasso that’s been dropped on Colorado’s pristine West Elk Mountains, this byway unites three very different mining communities.

Off the beaten path by a long shot, Colorado’s Unaweep Tabeguache scenic byway weaves its way through some of the wildest BLM lands in America.

Northwestern Colorado’s Dinosaur Diamond Scenic and Historic byway takes drivers through landscapes that once shook under the footfalls of titans.