Boulder, Colorado Kicks Ass!

[ISiddiqui]

That's where I've been for the past 2 weeks on 'training' for my job. What an awesome town :). Great restaruants, right next to a national park, almost NO humidity, and LOTS of alcohol http://67.15.24.227/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif (including micro-breweries and a meadery.. and yes I now am in possession of some mead).

The most intriguing thing, though, is the Dushanbe Teahouse, an entire Tajik teahouse, constructed in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and shipped over piece by piece!

Unfortunatly I only brought my camera to the National Park:

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That's what you first see when entering the park.

First bridge on the trail we went on:

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Which leads to:

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Close up:

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And wide view:

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If you go a little further:

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And this fatass is me in front of those mountains:

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There is also a town nearby called Estes Park. Apparently it is just as photogenic:

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[Easy Mac]

This must the nightly I'm drunk thread, because no one I know thinks Boulder rocks.

[ISiddiqui]

Boulder was very awesome. I can't wait to go back in August for another 2 weeks. We already have a list of restaurants listed that we missed on the first go around.

[st.cronin]

I like Boulder, I think it's very cute, but can you imagine what it would be like to live there. I think the hippie culture would make me go postal.

[ISiddiqui]

All college towns are very hippie... that's why we move away after graduating ;).

[TroyF]

All college towns are very hippie... that's why we move away after graduating ;).


No, Boulder isn't like all college towns. It's the Berkley of the mountains. Have always cheered for the Buffs and the town is indeed beautiful. (as is Estes Park), but the culture is just bizzare.

I live about 20 minutes from Boulder. Go up there a few times a month for work. You couldn't pay me to actually live there.

[ISiddiqui]

I went to Rutgers. Boulder didn't seem all that strange to me for a college town comparatively.

[TroyF]

I went to Rutgers. Boulder didn't seem all that strange to me for a college town comparatively.


Boulder is a place where a guy like Ward Churchill can call Americans who died 9/11 Nazis, says he gets excited when he sees large numbers of Americans die, commits academic fraud, and even lies about his heritage. . . and has over 100 profs spend thousands of dollars taking an ad out to support him. It's also a town where they refused to hang an American flag outside the library but did hang a dildo inside the library.

If you spent more than a couple of weeks on vacation seeing the pretty sites, you'd see that Boulder was one of the biggest left wing towns in America. The joke in Denver is that Boulder is 10 square miles surrounded by reality.

It's a great place to visit. It has spectacular scenery. Most of the people are pretty cool so long as you don't mention that you voted for a Repbulican candidate once back in the mid 70's. :)

[kcchief19]

Geez ... can't some of you people have a discussion about anything without making it about politics or putting someone else down because they aren't on the same ideology you are? Why don't you keep the politics in the political threads?

[kcchief19]

I've been to Denver/Colorado a few times the last few years. I was in Denver on business a few years ago and we didn't make it all the way to Boulder, but we did go up to Prospect for a tour. Beautiful setting.

Mrs. kcchief19 and I have gone to Breckenridge for vacation during the summer the last two years. Neither of us is a skier or has much interest in cold weather sports, but the summers are absolutely beautiful in the mountains. The only problem is that either my evergreen allergy, mountain sickness or a combination of both hits me hard. I'm fine in Denver, but in the mountains I get headaches, nosebleeds, lack of air, loss of apetite, fatigue -- the whole ball of wax. I played a round of golf and then went back to the condo and slept for about 12 hours.

[TroyF]

Geez ... can't some of you people have a discussion about anything without making it about politics or putting someone else down because they aren't on the same ideology you are? Why don't you keep the politics in the political threads?


Geez. . . can't some of you people understand that when reading the context of the thread, someone who lives near Boulder may have some insight into the makeup of the town?

The politics of the town are a big part of what make it a strange place to live. The events described above aren't fabricated, they are real. Now, if your politics lean far, far left, you'll find Boulder a wonderful place to live.

If you lean left, you'll find it difficult. If you are in the center, it will be nearly unbearable. And if you are to the right? It'd be less painful to hop on a slide with razor blades everyday.

Personally, I can't stand the politics of the town. Not going to lie. Yet Boulder is NOT a typical college town. The reason IS politics. If you want to blind yourself to the facts, so be it.

Do a search and find out how many times I've ever brought up politics in a non political thread. Get comfortable. It'll be a really, really long search.

[Buccaneer]

Boulder was how I fell in love with Colorado. After my best friend and I graduated from SDSU, he went to Boulder for a summer intern at NOAA. I spent a week with him staying in a small, quaint house on Pine Street. I would spend the glorious evenings on Boulder Mall watching the street magicians, listening to the musicians and rummaging though the shelves at Boulder Bookstore and Rocky Mountain Music. After that summer, I would be back to Boulder and Colorado every chance I got, even though I would be going to school on the east coast and then flying all over as a consultant. Other trips back to Boulder including hiking in the Flat Irons, skiing at Eldora, wading in Boulder Canyon and hanging around on Flagstaff Mountain. Even after I moved to Colorado (75 miles south of Boulder), I would spend weekends up there since at first, I knew more people there than here. But after while, I would only go up there for authentic bbq and for training classes. It's been a long time since I've been back but will never forget the wonderful weeks I spent there in the 1980s.

[ISiddiqui]

Boulder is a place where a guy like Ward Churchill can call Americans who died 9/11 Nazis, says he gets excited when he sees large numbers of Americans die, commits academic fraud, and even lies about his heritage. . . and has over 100 profs spend thousands of dollars taking an ad out to support him. It's also a town where they refused to hang an American flag outside the library but did hang a dildo inside the library.

If you spent more than a couple of weeks on vacation seeing the pretty sites, you'd see that Boulder was one of the biggest left wing towns in America. The joke in Denver is that Boulder is 10 square miles surrounded by reality.

It's a great place to visit. It has spectacular scenery. Most of the people are pretty cool so long as you don't mention that you voted for a Repbulican candidate once back in the mid 70's. :)

Like I said, I went to Rutgers. Boulder doesn't seem that strange to me comparatively.

For example, our most celebrated alumnist is Paul Robeson, who supported Stalin in the 1950s and was a BIG USSR backer. Apparently Milton Friedman went to Rutgers as an undergrad, but you'd never know it if you stepped foot in New Brunswick.

[ISiddiqui]

I would spend the glorious evenings on Boulder Mall watching the street magicians, listening to the musicians and rummaging though the shelves at Boulder Bookstore and Rocky Mountain Music.

:D

The street performances were fun. I saw some rastafarian contortionist dude stick himself in a small box. Lots of musical performers as well, but it was funny watching all the hippies try to sing with their guitars when they'd just blown out of the water by some guy sitting a bench away on the Pearl Street Mall :D. And the Boulder Bookstore is freaking HUGE! You wouldn't know it by looking at it from outside, but it has all sorts of nooks and crannies. Great stuff :D.

[kcchief19]

Geez. . . can't some of you people understand that when reading the context of the thread, someone who lives near Boulder may have some insight into the makeup of the town?

The politics of the town are a big part of what make it a strange place to live. The events described above aren't fabricated, they are real. Now, if your politics lean far, far left, you'll find Boulder a wonderful place to live.

If you lean left, you'll find it difficult. If you are in the center, it will be nearly unbearable. And if you are to the right? It'd be less painful to hop on a slide with razor blades everyday.

Personally, I can't stand the politics of the town. Not going to lie. Yet Boulder is NOT a typical college town. The reason IS politics. If you want to blind yourself to the facts, so be it.

Do a search and find out how many times I've ever brought up politics in a non political thread. Get comfortable. It'll be a really, really long search.
I think you're in the minority. I don't choose vacation spots based on politics and I don't think most people choose where to live based on politics. There are hundreds if not thousands of things that are more important.

Like ISiddiqui noted, there are a lot liberal college towns. I went to college in the only city in the country with a local mandatory bottle recycling program, and we had our controversies over the flag and condoms -- have you seen the giant column phallic symbols that are the icon of the University of Missouri?

I just don't see the point in running down a place because you don't agree with politics. I mean, c'mon -- Bucc likes Boulder and I think if you put him and Ward Churchill in a room one of them wouldn't walk out -- and I'm pretty sure Bucc would walk out. :)

[st.cronin]

I wasn't actually talking about politics. I've lived in Madison, Wisconsin (the ultimate college town) and currently live in Santa Fe, New Mexico (possibly the most lefty place in America). I was thinking just about all the homeless old hippies who just hang around Boulder. I was also partly thinking about what that town did to Gary Barnett, which is a complete scandal imo.

I like Boulder, I will probably be visiting it this summer. But of all the college towns in America, it's the last one that I'd choose to live in.

[Buccaneer]

I've probably been in about 25-30 college towns throughout the country (I love the "true" college towns like Chapel Hill) and I would say Boulder is the second most liberal in the West (after Berkeley). In comparison to some of the ones in New England and other parts of the Northeast, it doesn't even compare.

[Ryche]

Ahh, I miss Colorado. Did my undergrad in Colorado Springs, which is quite a contrast to Boulder. But the weather and the mountains are just such a great combination.

[ISiddiqui]

Yeah, 300 days of sunshine is great if you are visting... not so great if you are trying to grow a lawn ;).

And as Bucc says, to go to the politics thing again, compared to Northeastern schools (especially liberal arts schools... look into Boudoin or Mount Holoyoke... and the cities they reside in) Boulder is nothing.

[st.cronin]

Yeah, 300 days of sunshine is great if you are visting... not so great if you are trying to grow a lawn ;).

And as Bucc says, to go to the politics thing again, compared to Northeastern schools (especially liberal arts schools... look into Boudoin or Mount Holoyoke... and the cities they reside in) Boulder is nothing.

I lived in the South Hadley area for a couple of years. Boulder is way more liberal. Way more. Trust me, it's not even close.

[ISiddiqui]

Hey, I didn't see lesbian orgies (and the lesbians were not the ones you want to see) on the front lawn of the University of Colorado - Boulder. So Boulder already gets a less liberal checkmark from me.

My ex had to leave Holyoke because some of the women on her floor 'declared war' on her because she was straight. The college has basically been taken over by militant feminists (well at least the student body).

[Buccaneer]

I lived in the South Hadley area for a couple of years. Boulder is way more liberal. Way more. Trust me, it's not even close.

I'm sorry, but if you think Santa Fe is one of the most lefty places in America, then your comparative view of Boulder also misses the mark. I've probably spent more time in Santa Fe than most other places that I did not live in and while it does offer a contrast to Los Alamos, Santa Fe is too big, diverse and cosmopolitan to be so one-dimensional. Even in the West, there are smaller artist colonies/towns that are much more exclusionary and non-diverse than places like Santa Fe and Boulder. Boulder is not even the most leftist town in Colorado (Nederland, Telluride, Ouray, Durango and other like them) and Santa Fe is not the most leftist town in New Mexico (Taos, Abiquie, Chimayo and those like them).

But all of these places are definitely worth visiting. In fact, my wife and I going back down to Ouray the week of the 4th (my very favorite place in the world) and the following two weekends, I'll be in Santa Fe and Las Lunas.

[st.cronin]

I'm sorry, but if you think Santa Fe is one of the most lefty places in America, then your comparative view of Boulder also misses the mark. I've probably spent more time in Santa Fe than most other places that I did not live in and while it does offer a contrast to Los Alamos, Santa Fe is too big, diverse and cosmopolitan to be so one-dimensional. Even in the West, there are smaller artist colonies/towns that are much more exclusionary and non-diverse than places like Santa Fe and Boulder. Boulder is not even the most leftist town in Colorado (Nederland, Telluride, Ouray, Durango and other like them) and Santa Fe is not the most leftist town in New Mexico (Taos, Abiquie, Chimayo and those like them).

But all of these places are definitely worth visiting. In fact, my wife and I going back down to Ouray the week of the 4th (my very favorite place in the world) and the following two weekends, I'll be in Santa Fe and Las Lunas.

Taos, Abiqui and Chimayo are all smaller towns than Santa Fe, plus Abiqui and Chimayo I believe are both actually reservations, so the context is quite a bit different. Let's just say it's the most lefty place I've ever lived - including Boulder, Madison, and S Hadley. I am mostly going by the letters to the editor in our daily paper, the bumper stickers, and the daily protests. Not exactly a scientific approach, I grant.

[Craptacular]

Boulder is a lot like Madison. They just have nicer scenery, a little more money, and a lot more Jerry Garcia sightings.

[theclassic]

Are people in Boulder as full of themselves as people in Madison?

[Buccaneer]

Both places have over 100,000 people, I believe. Madison is the state capital so you have all of the political elements and Boulder is home to many scientific and high-tech companies. I think the comparison between the two is pretty good but they are more diverse than what makes them famous.

[Subby]

Boulder is the one place my wife and I have both agreed to move to in the off chance we ever decide to leave DC.

I have actually never been there, but I fell in love with the state during a ski trip to Steamboat. I love college towns and have always wanted to live in one.

I am highly envious of anyone who lives in Colorado.

PS. Politics are only a big deal if you make it a big deal. This is America, folks. Ignore it if you so choose.

[wade moore]

Boulder is the one place my wife and I have both agreed to move to in the off chance we ever decide to leave DC.

I have actually never been there, but I fell in love with the state during a ski trip to Steamboat. I love college towns and have always wanted to live in one.

I am highly envious of anyone who lives in Colorado.

PS. Politics are only a big deal if you make it a big deal. This is America, folks. Ignore it if you so choose.

I live in a certain college town, and I love it... I have the added aspect that it is a college/tourist town.. but anyway, having a constant influx of young, bright kids to me is a very cool thing.

[DanGarion]

I'm going to be going to Colorado Springs, CO to train some people in a couple months, and then might be moving there if my fiancee and I like it.

[st.cronin]

Both places have over 100,000 people, I believe. Madison is the state capital so you have all of the political elements and Boulder is home to many scientific and high-tech companies. I think the comparison between the two is pretty good but they are more diverse than what makes them famous.

Madison is a lot bigger, I think. Boulder's population is I believe around 50,000.

[vtbub]

No, Boulder isn't like all college towns. It's the Berkley of the mountains. Have always cheered for the Buffs and the town is indeed beautiful. (as is Estes Park), but the culture is just bizzare.

I live about 20 minutes from Boulder. Go up there a few times a month for work. You couldn't pay me to actually live there.

You'd love Burlington then.

[DanGarion]

Madison is a lot bigger, I think. Boulder's population is I believe around 50,000.

Per http://www.city-data.com/city/Boulder-Colorado.html

Population (year 2000): 94,673, Est. population in July 2004: 92,196 (-2.6% change)
Males: 48,895 (51.6%), Females: 45,778 (48.4%)

[Grammaticus]

Boulder is an absolutely phenomenal place to live. I moved out to Boulder after I graduated from college and stayed for 5 years. Sure it is known as being a liberal bastion in Colorado. If you want the real liberal atmosphere go to Vail or Aspen. But honestly, people in Boulder do not really have the time nor tend to exert the effort worrying about politics. They are too busy biking, hiking, running, sunning, skiing, drinking micro brews and having a general good time. With 300 plus sunny days a year how can you not just have fun?

They have a high transient population of youngsters moving through town. I would not classify it as a hippie town. There just are not any real hippies. Mostly kids from New Jersey playing at the hippie thing while daddy pays the bills. I met a ton of people that were perpetual students and pretty grungy, but not hippie or anything like you would see at a grateful dead show. Now, I did often feel like I was the only person in town that did not smoke pot. But, wherever there was pot, there were high quality micro brews!

I miss it and would move back in a heartbeat. Of course when I lived there, the Buffs were at the top of the college football polls and nobody ever heard of an idiot named Ward Churchill.

The one area where Boulder needs an upgrade is the beautiful girls department. They have a lot of good looking chicks, so you’re not left lacking. But overall, the town rates below average. But then again I went to Ole Miss so maybe I have an unrealistic expectation for incredibly hot chicks on college campuses.

[st.cronin]

Per http://www.city-data.com/city/Boulder-Colorado.html

Population (year 2000): 94,673, Est. population in July 2004: 92,196 (-2.6% change)
Males: 48,895 (51.6%), Females: 45,778 (48.4%)

Wow, it's a lot bigger than I thought.

[st.cronin]

Madison's population 208,000. So I was right that it's the larger city. It's also a lot more diverse, and I think it would be a much nicer place to live.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Wisconsin.html

[DanGarion]

Madison's population 208,000. So I was right that it's the larger city. It's also a lot more diverse, and I think it would be a much nicer place to live.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Wisconsin.html
It depends on what you are looking for. I love the location of the cities in Colorado, talk about amazing views.

[Ryche]

I'm going to be going to Colorado Springs, CO to train some people in a couple months, and then might be moving there if my fiancee and I like it.

Colorado Springs is kind of strange (or it was when I was there 10 years ago). A lot of military and a number of religious headquarters, so it's one of the more conservative areas of the state. The college I went to there was much more liberal and felt rather out of place.

But the climate was absolutely gorgeous and the view of Pikes Peak looming over the city is quite incredible. And Denver is not much more than an hour away. If I moved back to Colorado, I think I'd want to go back to that area.

[Buccaneer]

Boulder is an absolutely phenomenal place to live. I moved out to Boulder after I graduated from college and stayed for 5 years. Sure it is known as being a liberal bastion in Colorado. If you want the real liberal atmosphere go to Vail or Aspen. But honestly, people in Boulder do not really have the time nor tend to exert the effort worrying about politics. They are too busy biking, hiking, running, sunning, skiing, drinking micro brews and having a general good time. With 300 plus sunny days a year how can you not just have fun?

They have a high transient population of youngsters moving through town. I would not classify it as a hippie town. There just are not any real hippies. Mostly kids from New Jersey playing at the hippie thing while daddy pays the bills. I met a ton of people that were perpetual students and pretty grungy, but not hippie or anything like you would see at a grateful dead show. Now, I did often feel like I was the only person in town that did not smoke pot. But, wherever there was pot, there were high quality micro brews!

I miss it and would move back in a heartbeat. Of course when I lived there, the Buffs were at the top of the college football polls and nobody ever heard of an idiot named Ward Churchill.

The one area where Boulder needs an upgrade is the beautiful girls department. They have a lot of good looking chicks, so you’re not left lacking. But overall, the town rates below average. But then again I went to Ole Miss so maybe I have an unrealistic expectation for incredibly hot chicks on college campuses.

That is spot on.

[Buccaneer]

Colorado Springs is kind of strange (or it was when I was there 10 years ago). A lot of military and a number of religious headquarters, so it's one of the more conservative areas of the state. The college I went to there was much more liberal and felt rather out of place.

But the climate was absolutely gorgeous and the view of Pikes Peak looming over the city is quite incredible. And Denver is not much more than an hour away. If I moved back to Colorado, I think I'd want to go back to that area.

The same rules apply here as to Boulder only more so because we are a lot bigger (the Pikes Peak area has about 500,00 people). Sure there are a lot of military and ministries but there are a lot of everything else as well. Too many mistakenly point to those making the most noise and paint everyone the same way.

A good example is a city I visit at least once a year: San Francisco. Seems like everyone has a view of what SF is like (of those not been there) but every time I go there, I see very little of the more unique elements of that place. One would not know that it is one of the more liberal cities in the US because in everyday life, work, travel, socializing and hanging around, they are not in the forefront. It's the same with any other places that have an "extremist" label like Colo Springs, Boulder et al, you can always find what you are looking for.

[dawgfan]

I've only spent about a day in Boulder, but I'd love to go back. Great location, beautiful natural scenery, and I've always liked college towns. If I were to ever move someplace far away from lots of water, Boulder would rank very high on my list. Plus I could bond with the locals over my distaste for Rick Neuheisel...

[Subby]

It's the same with any other places that have an "extremist" label like Colo Springs, Boulder et al, you can always find what you are looking for.
Fritz told that he could NOT find $10 trannie sex in downtown Salt Lake...monor quibble with your statement, really.

[Buccaneer]

Fritz told that he could NOT find $10 trannie sex in downtown Salt Lake...monor quibble with your statement, really.

All he had to do was go down the road to Provo.

[Ryche]

The same rules apply here as to Boulder only more so because we are a lot bigger (the Pikes Peak area has about 500,00 people). Sure there are a lot of military and ministries but there are a lot of everything else as well. Too many mistakenly point to those making the most noise and paint everyone the same way.

A good example is a city I visit at least once a year: San Francisco. Seems like everyone has a view of what SF is like (of those not been there) but every time I go there, I see very little of the more unique elements of that place. One would not know that it is one of the more liberal cities in the US because in everyday life, work, travel, socializing and hanging around, they are not in the forefront. It's the same with any other places that have an "extremist" label like Colo Springs, Boulder et al, you can always find what you are looking for.

I don't know, I found the military presence especially quite noticeable when I was living there. Of course, considering the people I lived with, it's not surprising that I noticed such a contrast. That and I tended to go to bars and such that had a large number of military personnel for it's client base. The area has grown considerably since I was there as well, so I'm sure the increased population is blurring the edges some.

I never thought the contrasts were a bad thing. I was right wing when compared to the rest of the Colorado College campus, which put me pretty much in the middle compared to everyone else.

[Dutch]

A good example is a city I visit at least once a year: San Francisco. Seems like everyone has a view of what SF is like (of those not been there) but every time I go there, I see very little of the more unique elements of that place. One would not know that it is one of the more liberal cities in the US because in everyday life, work, travel, socializing and hanging around, they are not in the forefront. It's the same with any other places that have an "extremist" label like Colo Springs, Boulder et al, you can always find what you are looking for.

I like to joke that I'm the only person who ever votes Republican in Los Angeles County. And the reason is because I'm a non-resident. :)

But truth be told, I think the % of Republicans in Los Angeles County is somewhere between 30% and 40%. You just wouldn't know it because the newspapers and the local TV stations obviously have to play to the majority. And that's were our stereotypes on those sorts of things come from.

[Craptacular]

They have a high transient population of youngsters moving through town. I would not classify it as a hippie town. There just are not any real hippies. Mostly kids from New Jersey playing at the hippie thing while daddy pays the bills.

My brother lived in Boulder for years before he and his wife moved into more affordable housing in Longmont. The people you are referring to are called "Trustafarians".

If I ever left the Madison area, Colorado would be #1 on my list. I like Boulder, Golden, etc, but I'd probably want to live south / southwest of Denver. I have friends that live in Castle Rock (south of Denver, north of the Springs on I-25), and that area seems like a good spot. It's close enough to the Tech Center, the big mall, Colorado Springs / Pikes Peak, yet it's not a horribly long way away from I-70 heading west towards the ski resorts.

[Grammaticus]

That is something, when I lived in Boulder, the tech center was the complete south end of Denver and Castle Rock was a suburb where a lot of pilots lived. Now I hear the area has grown up so much that Castle Rock has basically merged with Denver.

The whole Denver are is such a great city, I'm starting to get all homesick for the old days. Heck, I remember all the Rockies games from season one in Mile High. I bought into a shared group of season tickets with a bunch of friends.

[Buccaneer]

One downside though. Last Friday we got a 45 minutes cool, steady rain shower. That was the first measureable precipitation since..........get ready for it..............August 20 of last year!

[BishopMVP]

look into Boudoin or Mount Holyoke... and the cities they reside inSouth Hadley is a city? :confused: The college may be militantly feminist (and probably Smith too) but I'd say Amherst is more your typical leftist campus town. But even here (or there as I'm back East now) that's only the more vocal people.

OOC Bucc, do you actually work for/are connected with the Park Service? I ask because my sister was working out in Gunnison and now up in Glacier NP. Loves it out there.

[Galaril]

My brother lived in Boulder for years before he and his wife moved into more affordable housing in Longmont. The people you are referring to are called "Trustafarians".

If I ever left the Madison area, Colorado would be #1 on my list. I like Boulder, Golden, etc, but I'd probably want to live south / southwest of Denver. I have friends that live in Castle Rock (south of Denver, north of the Springs on I-25), and that area seems like a good spot. It's close enough to the Tech Center, the big mall, Colorado Springs / Pikes Peak, yet it's not a horribly long way away from I-70 heading west towards the ski resorts.

How does your brother like Longmont. I will be moving out their in 2008 for a permanent relocation. My job is going to be moving to Greenwood village which is south of the Denver. I am looking at buying a home in Longmont, Morrison, castlerock. The problem with Longmont is you got to drive through downtown denver to get there. I want to live alittle closer to the mountains and hopefully some snow. So Colorado Springs is out. Boulder also along with the commute. Anyone have suggestions about nice out suburbs that meet what I at. Thanks.

[Grammaticus]

How does your brother like Longmont. I will be moving out their in 2008 for a permanent relocation. My job is going to be moving to Greenwood village which is south of the Denver. I am looking at buying a home in Longmont, Morrison, castlerock. The problem with Longmont is you got to drive through downtown denver to get there. I want to live alittle closer to the mountains and hopefully some snow. So Colorado Springs is out. Boulder also along with the commute. Anyone have suggestions about nice out suburbs that meet what I at. Thanks.

Longmont is actually further from Denver than Boulder. Castle Rock would be close to Greenwood Village, but not really closer to the mountains. You will get plenty of snow anywhere in the Denver area.

[watravaler]

Boulder, Colorado does, indeed, kick ass...

[k0ruptr]

Sounds like Pahoa, Hawaii.

[Coffee Warlord]

:D

The street performances were fun. I saw some rastafarian contortionist dude stick himself in a small box.

That dude is still there? ROCK! :)

Lot of things I miss about Boulder.

[Craptacular]

How does your brother like Longmont. I will be moving out their in 2008 for a permanent relocation. My job is going to be moving to Greenwood village which is south of the Denver. I am looking at buying a home in Longmont, Morrison, castlerock. The problem with Longmont is you got to drive through downtown denver to get there. I want to live alittle closer to the mountains and hopefully some snow. So Colorado Springs is out. Boulder also along with the commute. Anyone have suggestions about nice out suburbs that meet what I at. Thanks.

I responded to the other thread (anyone live in Denver?) before I saw this. I agree that living north of Denver might not be the best idea if you are working in Greenwood Village. My brother and his wife both work in Longmont and/or Boulder, so commuting is not much of an issue for them. They loved the atmosphere of Boulder, but simply couldn't afford to live there anymore, so they moved to Longmont. When I was out there a few years ago for their wedding, it looked like the west side of Longmont (closest to Boulder) was booming with new shopping and housing. Longmont is also on the doorstep to Rocky Mountain NP, which as the beginning of this thread shows, is beautiful.

As others have said, if you live anywhere on the Front Range, you'll get snow, it's just that it will melt pretty quickly. Anywhere on the west side of the metro area will get you close to the mountains. I-70 gets crowded on the weekends, but if you live on the west side, you at least don't have to go through or around Denver first. I was last out there a couple of summers ago, but I seem to remember tons of new housing going up all along C-470, which is the "beltline" around the south and west sides of the metro area.

[ctmason]

I graduated from the University of Georgia and Arizona State University. My girlfriend graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder and the University of Southern California.

I am not a spiritual man, and have only visited the Boulder campus once (it is very nice). With that said, my girlfriend continually assails me with the notion the Boulder, CO is the spring from which all good things in this world flow.

No matter the restaurant, food, drink, medical care, clothing item, etc., there is always something better in Boulder.

[JeeberD]

Boo Castle Rock, yay Highlands ranch! ;)

[MylesKnight]

I was born in Longmont. Gram is right on about the geography. Longmont and Boulder are in the same County (Boulder County) and I would say are 15-20 minutes apart drive time (at least they were a few years back during my last visit), down a state highway the locals call The Diagonal.

Cool to see a Pearl Street Mall mention on FOFC.

Boulder Rocks!! Estes Rocks!! Rocky Mountain National Park is Breathtaking!!

Thanks for posting the pictures ISid, they bring back some nice memories.

Oh, and Niwot High School Rocks as well!! :)

[Scholes]

Boulder smells like B.O., incense and nut sweat in a room, then someone got sick of the stench and sprayed pine tree air freshener all over the place.

That being said , I had a good time there for a weekend.