Ever imagine an isolated location of spectacular beauty, friendly natives and abundant resources? Some people call it Shangri-La or Bali Hai. I call it Ouray.

It is fabled to be a green valley surronded by towering mountains on all sides. There is a meadow suitable to land a small plane and a placid lake jumping with yummy trout. Legends say it was the model for the paradisical community of "Galts Gulch" in the book "Atlas Shrugged".

I'd love to see if it lives up to the stories. Let's see if I can persuade my family to leave Las Vegas in August... shouldn't be too hard.