Lol they're going to think this is my thread. I moved to the Aspen area for three months last fall after years of travelling the country and decided Colorado was the worst state I've ever been to. In short, public land access was virtually non-existent. Public trailhead parking spots were frequently on the opposite side of national forests and parks relative to the nearest towns, meaning you had to drive over 100 miles just to park. A very large number of marked parking areas ended up being on private roads, gated roads, closed roads, or simply not existing. Roadside parking was physically impossible most of the time because a given road would have steep cliff face on one side and a traffic barrier on the other. A disturbing amount of seemingly public land ended up being posted and private upon arrival, often with signs advertising a private hunting preserve. Overall it was the worst experience I had in 5 years of continuous travel across the country through areas known for having a large volume of public wilderness. My native Northern New England is a vastly superior place to live as an outdoorsman, and so was Western North Carolina. The experience has completely disillusioned me with the whole "out West" thing.
