Then go Beyond the Edge in Blue Sky Basin, the meadows and glades where patches of trees on the runs create more of a backcountry vibe.

BBC: Daily deal: Three nights in Vail, Colorado

Braintree is a middle-class suburb just south of Boston, at the edge of the Blue Hills.

NEWYORKER: A Loaded Gun

Flanked by the mountainous Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, the slender state descends from tea plantation-cloaked slopes to golden beaches that edge into vivid blue seas.

BBC: Five family-friendly adventures

It has blue and red fairy lights around the edge and projects holographic figures onto its surface.

ENGADGET: Movie Gadget Friday: The Dejarik Holochess game from Star Wars

Blue leather booths line the walls covered with Al Hirschfeld drawings, underneath dark wood molding contrasted with a modern splash of blue light at the ceiling's edge.

BBC: New York City's classic hotel bars

Huckabee ran well among blue-collar voters in Virginia, but McCain had a strong edge among the same demographic in Maryland.

CNN: McCain sweeps Potomac primaries; conservatives still cool

Their work took on a decidedly surreal edge with the Clangers, pink creatures with pointed noses who lived on a blue moon with a friendly soup dragon, and spoke in whistles.

BBC: Oliver Postgate & Bagpuss

But Mrs Clinton has the edge when it comes to the meat-and-potatoes issues that matter more to blue-collar Americans.

ECONOMIST: The candidates: Hillary Clinton

Lorelei was wearing a cobalt blue polo shirt whose banded sleeves emphasized her slender arms and whose collar rose to meet the feathery edge of her chic haircut.

NPR: In 'Challenger Park,' Mom Is an Astronaut

Negative cash flow or not, the purchase of the GM Building is a clear-headed endorsement of the value of a trophy building from a blue-chip public real estate company known for its own high-stakes gambles on leading-edge properties.

FORBES: GM Building Sale Shows REIT Resurgence