Just Another "I love the Mountains" thread\obsession. Get me a napkin! so I can stop drooling (Durango: oceanfront, credit)

[Coloradohh]

First off let me start by saying I currently do not live in Colorado... Yes i want to live there! who in there right mind does not... I decided to make this thread after reading a reply from (20yrsinbranson) <-=--- There is your credit 20yrsinbranson.... I can tell you that i am not obsessed with living there but it pops into my mind everyday! its there just like that song is there when you are trying to read a book... I love this state and city, spent about 3 days last year in Colorado, I even drove all the way through it on my way to Vegas! loved every minute of it... it was like being washed of all your sins, over and over and over again... Mountain after mountain.. all i kept thinking about was.. those poor people behind a cubicle somewhere punching in numbers, sitting there on autopilot staring at the clock and waiting for lunch time...
They are not here but I am.... i felt something that i never felt before! I was awakened! i was unplugged from yes i will say it the matrix... I know that living in Colorado people do work and live similar lives but honestly a weekend getaway to the mountains or the woods can cure any soul....
My obsession with Colorado is Yes 90% mountains and 5% city... i dont care too much for downtown areas, i am more a suburbs kind of guy... people are different in Colorado, its as if its a seceret... folks are more relaxed, people are not so edgy... this is my obsession with Colorado... whats yours? Oh and the other 5% well its city-data.com/forum/colorado...

[80skeys]

Mysticism aside, it has to do with the outdoors and the spirit of adventure that comes from being in the mountains. The mountains are wonderful because of the sense of expectancy and unknown that you feel when you're in them. They're wonderful because you can get away from people for a while. They're great because they smell wonderful in the spring and summer. Because there's so much to do: you can explore, hike, find new spots, fish, camp, go on adventures. You can relax and have fun.

Having lived in different places, including the east coast, i have to say colorado - if not my favorite place - definitely ranks in the top two or three places to live.

[20yrsinBranson]

Excuse me while I hork.

Yes, there are people (lots and lots of them) who positively WORSHIP Colorado. They are an enigma to me. I have no idea what they are thinking. I lived in Colorado for five of the most miserable years of my life. There was not a day that I woke up not hating it. The scenery is monotonous and boring. It never changes. One big, stupid mound of rock after another. If you are not an outdoor person (which I am not), there is virtually nothing to do. Where I was living, in Durango, they even closed the only bowling alley in town! I was physically uncomfortable due to the altitude, I had constant nose bleeds due to the dryness of the air.

The *only* good thing about Colorado, IMHO is that you do see a lot of wildlife. During my time there I saw lots of deer, elk, bear and prairie dogs, which I absolutely love but everybody in Colorado apparently hates since they do everything in their power to eradicate them. Go figure.

I hope you enjoy your life in Colorado. I wish you the best. But I wouldn't go back there if you paid me ten million dollars. But then, my idea of paradise is the ocean.

20yrsinBranson

[CosmicWizard]

20yrsinBranson wrote: my idea of paradise is the ocean.

Do you want to sell any of your oceanfront property in SW Missouri?

[parafly]

Originally Posted by 20yrsinBranson

The scenery is monotonous and boring. It never changes.

Sounds like the ocean to me.

To each his/her own.

[80skeys]

Originally Posted by 20yrsinBranson

Excuse me while I hork.

I was physically uncomfortable due to the altitude, I had constant nose bleeds due to the dryness of the air.


20yrsinBranson

Good point. I can see how that would be a problem if you're not used to it.

People coming from low elevations should spend a lot of time here (before moving) to determine whether the altitude will be an issue.

[Neditate]

20yrs - I am curious... If you hate Colorado so much why are you on this forum in the first place? Just to make disparaging remarks?

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by Neditate

20yrs - I am curious... If you hate Colorado so much why are you on this forum in the first place? Just to make disparaging remarks?

No, I just hit the "new posts" and read whatever interests me. Half the time I don't even look at what forum they're in. I've gotten into some really interesting conversations that with with people I would probably never have met.

Besides, since I have lived in Colorado before [shudder] I feel entitled. LOL

20yrsinBranson

[Neditate]

Interesting 20 yrs... well, good for you that you don't live here anymore.

Back to the original post. I felt the same as you the first time I drove through Colorado. I knew I would move here eventually. It was the best move I ever made. I can't imagine living anywhere else.
80skeys said it well regarding the "spirit of adventure" to be found here. Many find peace and inspiration. Coloradohh, I hope your dream of living here comes true like mine did.

[treedonkey]

That's okay, 20year... keep 'em coming, I truly do find them hilarious... And I'm not saying that out of irritation.

My sister was stuck in SW MO for many years and now that she's out here, she often says 'that's so Missouran' when things seem really backwards or extremely bland... I never knew what she meant, until now.