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I wouldn't say that Colorado has more geographic diversity than North Carolina...they are probably fairly even, since you can't subtract the coastal areas (minus the beach? what does that even mean?). I would expect CO to offer more outdoor options, being twice the size of NC...but great diversity can be found in small as well as large areas.
Both states have several mountain sub-ranges that are part of a larger range and the foothills/valleys that go with them. Both states have abundant farmland. NC has the Piedmont, CO has the Eastern Plains...NC has the Coastal Plains, CO has the Great Plains...NC has beaches and barrier islands, CO has deserts. NC has the Sandhills and Tidewater, CO has the Plateau and Western Slope.
NC has a pretty diverse climate compared to CO, with the mountains on one end of the state and the beaches on the other.
I'm guessing "minus the beach" just means that it's easier to compare the geography of both states if you don't consider the coastal area...obviously CO is 17 hours inland. But whatever.
NC has gorgeous mountains, but it's tough to compare that to fifty-four snow-capped 14,000 foot peaks...there's a different appeal between that and the mountains I've personally seen in NC. Both are beautiful.
To be quite fair, Colorado does have many many beaches. They are just attached to large lakes and reservoirs, not the ocean. Comparing our beaches to yours is like comparing your mountains to ours!
I'm guessing "minus the beach" just means that it's easier to compare the geography of both states if you don't consider the coastal area...obviously CO is 17 hours inland. But whatever.
NC has gorgeous mountains, but it's tough to compare that to fifty-four snow-capped 14,000 foot peaks...there's a different appeal between that and the mountains I've personally seen in NC. Both are beautiful.
That would be like saying "Minus the Rockies, CO just isn't as diverse and beautiful as NC". It's kinda silly to make such a statement.
To each his own about the mountains...of course the Rockies are larger and have higher peaks than the Appalachians, but we can't always assume that bigger is better to everyone. There is great beauty in both, just on different scales.
To be quite fair, Colorado does have many many beaches. They are just attached to large lakes and reservoirs, not the ocean. Comparing our beaches to yours is like comparing your mountains to ours!
Lakeshore beaches are not the same thing as seashore beaches. NC has a considerable number of both.
Just as nc mountains are not nearly the same as Colorado mountains. What are these vast amount of different regions nc has again?
I wrote about the different regions of both states in an earlier post. Check back a page. I was being very diplomatic in the comparison, pointing out that each state has a good deal of geographic diversity. I would prefer to discuss the subject rather than endure the sarcasm.
Mountains are mountains...but lakeshore beaches are quite different from seashore beaches. Sorry, but that doesn't work. I know you guys are snobs about your mountains being the best and all, but ours are still mountains in the east - even if they aren't as massive.
I don't think you can really bring Colorado lakes or lakeshores into the conversation...CO's lakes are weak at best, and they don't have any kind of beach that can be compared to the ocean, which is a whole different ecosystem.
Both states absolutely have awesome scenery. Apparently, you NC folks have a bit of an inferiority complex about your mountains, which is understandable.
I for one like to talk only about how much more awesome the CO Rockies are than anything else, because it makes me feel better about being so damn far from the beach!
The main strike against NC is the hot summer weather (and parts of spring and fall too). But the original poster doesn't seem to have a problem with that sort of thing, so, I don't know.
I wrote about the different regions of both states in an earlier post. Check back a page. I was being very diplomatic in the comparison, pointing out that each state has a good deal of geographic diversity. I would prefer to discuss the subject rather than endure the sarcasm.
Mountains are mountains...but lakeshore beaches are quite different from seashore beaches. Sorry, but that doesn't work. I know you guys are snobs about your mountains being the best and all, but ours are still mountains in the east - even if they aren't as massive.
If mountains are mountains, than a beach is a beach even though it is on a lake. It's understandable but Colorado does have a few lakes that are good for boating, swimming,And when it's windy, even "surfing". All things you can do at a real beach...right?
And yes for the most part coloradoans ar prideful of their mountains, but why wouldn't they be? They are amazing!
Just like lakeshore beaches aren't real to nc people, small hills called mountains aren't considered montains to co people.
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It's kinda silly to make such a statement.
