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01-02-2008, 01:49 PM
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burlington equivalents anywhere else?
i love burlington, (who doesnt) and i am a college student looking to transfer to somewhere more..me. burlington is me but im nervous about the cold. im there for the winter and leave in the summer and i love being outside..hiking swimming rock climbing. so i wish i could find a town like burlington a litle more south. even if theres no colleges in it can anyone think of anything?
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01-02-2008, 02:19 PM
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Location: Vermont
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I liked Annapolis, MD when I visited there last year. Kinda reminded me of Burlington a bit.
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01-02-2008, 02:53 PM
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Location: middle Tennessee
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Portland, Oregon....
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01-02-2008, 07:08 PM
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It's not south, but west - Boulder CO. A lot like Burlington, but bigger. It doesnt get as cold there as it does in Burlington.
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01-02-2008, 07:17 PM
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In our research, Charlottesville, VA came very close, and this was confirmed by some on this board as well...
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01-03-2008, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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I second Boulder, CO. My folks lived there for 10 years and said it was kind of a bigger version of Burlington. Beware that they left because it was getting a little populous and exposed.
If that's too big, go a little more South to Durango, CO. Great outdoor oriented culture all year round, population 14K, Purgatory ski resort...
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01-04-2008, 10:11 AM
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Athens Georgia is a cool funky college town like Burlington. If you can take the heat.
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01-04-2008, 10:37 AM
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Location: Somewhere in northern Alabama
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Boulder CO doesn't get as cold as Burlington??? My experience of one of the coldest days I've lived through was in Boulder. Until the lake freezes, Burlington can be downright balmy if the wind isn't blowing.
I lived in Athens GA for a few (colder) months and started to become ill with all the red and black and bulldogs. Not too many rocks to climb there either.
Charlottesville VA is the "in" spot right now, but prices have been going through the roof, and the terrain limits growth outside the city limits.
Ashville NC? Haven't been there in ages, but it seemed like a good place back then.
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01-04-2008, 10:50 AM
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Having a time
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Asheville, NC is what you're looking for.
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01-04-2008, 10:54 AM
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Check out the average highs and lows Boulder vs. Burlington. You could get a foot of snow in Boulder one day, and the next its 60.
Boulder:
Average Weather for Boulder, CO - Temperature and Precipitation
Avg High = 46, low 19 in January
Burlington
Average Weather for Burlington, VT - Temperature and Precipitation
Avg High = 27, Low 9 in January |
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