Nothing beats Summer in the Rockies, we can see them from our house and go there all the time. As I edit all the photos we took last summer to slowly post them it brings back such amazing memories. Aruba is an ideal beach vacation but truthfully there are lots of other beaches in the Caribbean that are pretty much the same thing. The lack of trees and flatness is lame, but it's safe and no one is harassing you there. The Rockies are one of a kind and Banff has some of the most beautiful, unspoiled and relatively accessible scenery on the planet.