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>driving is a big part of the experience
well that's where we differ I guess, the driving is just the means to an end for me, how I wish for self driving cars to just take me to where I want to be and then I can escape into the wild for a while. But I do agree that Colorado has a lot of nice drives, lots of high mountain passes and even driveable summits due to the mountains not being that rugged. But I still think you're underestimating how long some of these drives are or how long things will take.
I've spent a lot of time in the Sierra myself, I love it mostly for the waterfalls and the Sequoias but not so much for general scenery beyond Yosemite Valley. Tahoe area is fine, and the Minarets area is nice also, but the Southern Sierra in particular just looks kind of drab and gray to me. The San Juans and Elk are very colorful by comparison, both the mountains and the vegetation, nice mix of red rock, green vegetation, blue lakes, and in the fall, yellow. The fall colors in the Sierra were underwhelming. You're right about the vast wilderness though, which is another part of the reason that I like the San Juans also, has some of that same feeling.

also, the highest dune (Star) is a tough hike and you probably don't want to do it in summer unless you start before sunrise. High Dune is the one most people do and doable in a couple hours if you're fit, still tough going up sand though, and hot.
Warner Point is actually probably my least favorite viewpoint on the south rim.

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