DUNTON HOT SPRINGS: A HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL GHOST TOWN

It seems like a dream. A small, tattered ghost town nestled in the San Juan Mountains, of the Colorado Rockies. Beautiful, weathered log cabins, hand-hewn during the rough and tumble days of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, whose initials can still be seen, carved into the local saloon’s bar. The tiny town of Dunton Hot Springs is now a lush, all-inclusive spa perfect for living all your cabin-in-the-woods fantasies.

The view alone is worth the trip. Sweeping, blue skies give way to sun-dappled trails and tumbling waterfalls. Here, you can trot sturdy horses through the underbrush, dip into hot springs sizzling beneath snowy banks, try your hand at fly fishing, or check helicopter skiing off your bucket list. The resort’s organic farm and vineyard produce most of the fruits, vegetables and wine served there. The rest it sources locally.