Mountain awe... does it last? (Denver, Colorado Springs: houses, place to live, garden)

[whirnot]

Gee it seems a legitimate question was certainly steered sideways by a couple of self serving posters.....

[Bob from down south]

Originally Posted by whirnot

Gee it seems a legitimate question was certainly steered sideways by a couple of self serving posters.....

Gee, that said, it seems you yourself didn't 'zackly contribute anything to the topic, either, eh mate?

Pot, meet kettle.

Every time I head out into the high country plains and see it subdivided for as far as the eye can see, I am too, brought nearly to tears by that powerful feeling of "aw-sh*t."

That on-topic enough for ya??

[Josseppie]

I was in Aspen last weekend for the Musical festival and all weekend long I was in awe of the mountains especially my drive over Independence pass. I even found some nice areas for a cabin in the Salida area.

I would actually consider getting a cabin in Aspen but the drive is to long, especially in the winter when they close Independence pass and you have to drive around the mountain.

[Robhu]

Having been to W.va many times in my life I thought I had seen mountains.
Then in 1994 my wife and I went to Eureka Utah to see her sister after she moved out there.
Traveled through Colorado on I-70 into Utah and went north on I-15 to the exit to go to Eureka. On that trip we finaly saw some REAL MOUNTAINS. I-70 from Denver going west is stunning.
Beautiful, almost breath taking. Eureka is in the Wasatch Mountain range and from my sister-in-laws frt porch the view is awesome.
I never got tired of the "little mountains" in W.va and go there several times a year to see family. We have been to Utah a few times since 94. Sometimes I think about selling out and moving out there. I don't think there is any way I would ever get tired of that spectacular scenery.

[TedH71]

Try Alaska. Has the biggest mountains in the U.S. Also has better summer climate than here...so tired of 90-100 degree summers...go there!

[CosmicWizard]

whirnot wrote:

Gee it seems a legitimate question was certainly steered sideways by a couple of self serving posters.....

You probably never thought of this....but you don't have to read the posts you don't like. Go have a good look at the mountains and feel the AWE instead of complaining about other posts. It'll do ya some good.

[Josseppie]

I do want to visit Alaska, I hear it is beautiful. I hear taking a cruise to see the glaciers is a must see..

[10aCRider]

Hope you don't mind me chiming in (I don't live there).

But....I think when the mountains (any mountains) speak to your heart then they never grow ordinary. I grew up near the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee, and while they are not as majestic as the Rockies, they are mysteriously beautiful. The pulse quickens a little when they come into view

[mhouse2001]

Grew up in the Midwest. Loved every little hill and always wanted to see bigger ones. Used those orange hot wheels tracks to make "really" big hills for those cars to go screaming down. Saw The Sound of Music and those mountains at the beginning. Heard the lyrics: "with songs they have sung for a thousand years...". I was drunk on mountains from that point forward. Driving from Kansas to Colorado for the first time, I kept wondering when I would see the mountains. I thought I might see them right at the border, Ha! Then they appeared and I was in awe. In my dreams, I float above them, stand tall on top of them, and feel my spirit run and fly through the valleys as fast as the jet stream.

I've tried to move to Colorado but I don't want to make a mistake and be alone there like I am here in Arizona. I've driven everywhere in Colorado, practically every mountain pass in my trusty 18-year old Acura (since traded in for a Mazda). Fell in love with the 14ers around Salida/Poncha Springs. Totally love the San Luis Valley because there's mountains in all directions. There is no mountain more beautiful than Blanca Peak. Love the backdrop to Colorado Springs but as a gay guy, that would not be a pleasant place for me. Mind you, I haven't fit into any gay community I've been in proximity to. Boulder is too expensive and overregulated. Fort Collins is cool but a bit too midwestern and Wyomingish (not meant to be a bad thing). Denver is probably the best for a person like me but I don't want a big dirty city. I like Grand Junction, but again, it's as politically red as Utah. I've concentrated on an area between Salida and Canon City because it's really nice there, central to everything for me, but I don't know how I'll fit in. But I digress...

The mountains will always fill me with awe. And after I'm dead, I'll be hiking and flying around them for a couple million years. Perhaps you'll catch a brief glimpse of me beneath a tree on a ridge, or hear my voice in the wind across the snow like it's coming from the clouds.

[misplaced1]

I no longer live around there but I absolutely LOVE going through the mountains!