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Boulder and Fort Collins are the two most prominent and characteristic cities of north central Colorado. Between these two energetic university towns, you'll find the sprawling cities of Loveland and Longmont and a few former coal mining towns with homey, small-town character like Marshall, Louisville, Lafayette, and Erie. To the west are the proud, independent mountain hamlets of Lyons, Nederland, Ward, and Jamestown. Beyond the high peaks are broad valleys dotted with unpretentious ranching communities like Granby and Kremmling, and right in the middle of it all is the area's crown jewel, Rocky Mountain National Park, and its resorts, Grand Lake and Estes Park. Despite their proximity, each town in the region has its own milieu -- a distinct character and a unique history -- as though hundreds of miles separated them. Throughout the region are never-ending vistas of green pastures and fields of grain, snowcapped granite peaks, pine- and aspen-forested valleys, raging rivers and meandering streams, deep canyons, and manicured greenbelts -- all shared by wildlife and humans.