My wife and I made the terrible decision to come back to Iowa after living in CoS to be around our stupid families once the first kid was born. Crazy thing was moving there and two houses down lived Pantherhoks.
My experience was in the area you could either get anywhere with a reasonable 4WD. Definitely some places in the San Isabel forest and between Canon City and Walsenburg where a Wrangler would be handy.
Granted up in the high ground in the CoS having no doors or roof would be incredible.
Have a brew at Phantom Canyon for me.
Will definitely check out Phantom Canyon. Got here (CoS) yesterday and am still smiling with the mountains right outside...