
More Great ’cue in the Rockies
Rocky Mountain day trips and vacations
DURANGO, CO
Serious Texas Bar-B-Q. Texas transplants Cook and Joy Swanson know their way around a smoker, turning out tender beef brisket and hotter-than-a-Houston-summer sausage links. But the must-have meat at this temple of Texas ’cue is the impossibly moist smoked pork loin―best when paired with the fruity, fiery cherry-chipotle salsa. $. 3535 N. Main Ave.; 970/ 247-2240.
LAS VEGAS
Memphis Championship Barbecue. This big, stylish barbecue joint is crammed with Memphis memorabilia and happy patrons wolfing down solid renditions of chicken, baby back ribs, and pork shoulder. $$. 2250 E. Warm Springs Rd.; 702/ 260-6909 (visit www.memphis-bbq.com for three other Las Vegas–area locations).