To the OP, I didn't read where anyone really answered your question. I lived in Arizona for a while before moving to COS. The farther south you go the more desert type climate you are used to wheeling you will get. The more north you get the greens and the bigger rocks, boudlers etc. It really is a great mix of the two extremes. You have the mountains, mixed with canyons, mixed with rocks, and scrub type stuff. Winter can be a bitch here. Last year wasn't to bad, but this year it looks like its gonna be worse. If your ride has the engine block heater installed, use it...it really does help the engine with startup. Unless you live in the higher elevations, say above 9000 feet, it doesn't really get down below zero to often. Anything higher than that you can expect below zero as a common occurance. Oh, and I will suggest an app called "gps kit", it isn't free but it's the best I have found so far. I have an iphone so I'm not sure if it's available for android. In any case, welcome to Colorado...your gonna have a ball here.