A friend asked me if I’d tell another friend, who’s looking at moving out of New England, about Colorado. I did, then thought, “Hey, great blog fodder …”<\/p>\n
Colorado is great. Having come from California, I’m not sure I can compare it to New England, but …
\n… there are seasons.
\n… there’s snow — but, generally speaking, the roads are dry within a day.
\n… it’s dry. It’s not humid.
\n… there are very few insects in the summer, and none in the winter.
\n… it’s sunny (more sunny days than either Miami or San Diego).
\n… it’s pretty.
\n… if you like hiking, skiing, or out-of-doorsy stuff, this is the place. And Denver has zillions of miles of bike trails.
\nI can mostly speak about the Denver metro area, since that’s where I live, though I could probably comment on stuff from Ft Collins to Colorado Springs.
\nGood schools, up through college and post-grad. Good medical centers.
\nDenver’s a good city. Large enough to find whatever you want. Small enough that you can get to *know* it. It has a lively downtown.
\nGood sports teams, if you’re of that inclination. Except the Nuggets, of course. We don’t talk about them.
\nDown sides:
\n– No Trader Joe’s or Ikea. Some chains are reluctant to locate here because it generally requires them to build a distribution network into the area. Really there’s not another major city for several hundred miles in any direction, which is both good and bad.
\n– A certain measure of suburban sprawl.
\n– Denver International is in the grips of a United Airlines monopoly.
\n– State politics are generally more conservative than I like.
\n– It takes forever to drive anyplace outside of the area.
\nAll in all, though, we love it, and plan on spending many, many years here.<\/p>\n
Of course, probably the last thing I should do is paint a rosy picture of Colorado. I mean, with that suburban sprawl thing I just mentioned, we hardly want to attract more immigrants, right?<\/p>\n
So all of you except Sarah’s friend, ignore what I just said. Colorado. Bleah. Snows all the time. Except when it’s dry as a dust-bowl. All the newcomers (anyone who’s arrived here since 1994) have Californicated the place up. Terrible. Don’t come here. Go away. Danger. Do not enter. Here be dragons. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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