My sister in Colorado recently reported she had her first baby, so Tamara and I flew up to Colorado to see our new nephew. The reason you didn’t hear any more about it at the time was that we were limited to a 16Kbps modem and Internet connectivity was slow and unreliable.
Colorado is beautiful, but I have a hard time comparing it to Virigina – it’s an apples and oranges problem.
There is literally nothing like the continental divide, with enormous snow-capped mountains that span the whole western horizon. The valleys are packed with everything from small historical gold mining towns to modernized cities with shops, malls, and amusement parks.
I’ve been in Colorado for the summer (hot and dry) and for the winter (cold and dry), and residents joke that fall and spring last only a week. Having a 4×4 is a mandatory requirement of residency, and the ability to drive fearlessly on ice doesn’t hurt either.
I have two favorite signs in Colorado: “Left Lane 55MPH Minimum” and “Speed Limit 75”.
What Colorado seems to lack is the very dense job market of opportunities that are available in NoVA, the wide variety of foliage that changes colors during the seasons, and humidity to prevent your skin from cracking. Other than that, it is like living in a post card.