Being from Colorado you need to at least consider Spyderco, or their less expensive Byrd line of knives.

Since you already carry a multi-tool you can use that for heavy duty work tasks and save your blade for strictly cutting tasks. If you use your knife for anything other than cutting you will be disappointed in its performance and durability.

Check out a Ka Bar Dozier folder. Its got great steel, takes and holds a mean edge, and costs about 20 bucks.