re: Looking for Denver area advice

Everything is a drive out here. Don’t let a few hours in the car driving through the mountains concern you. The beginning of Nov could be iffy. Things will start opening back up after shoulder season but some things still may be closed before winter season. Take a ride to Vail, Aspen, Crested Butte, wherever. It won’t suck. Just be flexible depending on the weather; 4 hrs could be 4hrs or 4ever if it snows.

Denver is Denver. Not bad but nothing you haven’t seen before if you traveled a bit.