Nowhere near. I go to school outside of Chicago. Moab is high on my radar though of places to go once I'm out of here. I thought I'd like being in a dense urban area. Unfortunately it turns out I was meant to be right in the heart of nature. I don't see how I couldn't go to either of those places after learning about them now. I can't imagine what it would feel like being surrounded by that much beauty.
That sounds like an incredible offer. I've been starting to think of places to take my summer vacation and that might be the answer. I've been thinking of where to go after here and Portland is high on the list. Kansas City is up there also just because that's where I grew up and all of my family is there as well as a lot of friends. If I check out Denver soon, that might be taken into consideration.
On the same trip as the one to Moab, we drove back to KC and camped at Sylvan Lake in Eagle, then stopped at Colorado Springs/Manitou Springs to check out some sites.