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Old 12-16-2007, 02:46 PM
 
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I was basically born and raised in Hawaii lived in Seattle for a little at a younger age. I am looking forward to get off this rock to Denver area. I just wanted to know if there is ANY body of water around Colorado that I can enjoy in the summer. I love love love the ocean and it's all I do in the summer time. But I think I can make do with some type of swimming. I was thinking of going to San Diego because of the ocean but its too expensive. I also love the 300+ days of sun! Some might think I am crazy but Hawaii is very expensive and now that I am on my own I think a new city and life would do. I love snowboarding, I love the sun, water, hiking, and traveling. I am not too worried about the people because I do visit Colorado often and you folks are great. But I am seriously only worried about getting wet during the summer time. Also how far of a drive is it to SOCAL?

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Old 12-16-2007, 04:20 PM
 
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Also how far of a drive is it to SOCAL?
It is approximately 66971520 inches.
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Old 12-16-2007, 05:09 PM
 
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It is 2 long days of driving. How do you feel about public pools?
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Old 12-16-2007, 06:18 PM
 
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It is approximately 66971520 inches.
or 26366740 cm.
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Old 12-16-2007, 06:24 PM
 
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There are lakes all over Colorado for swimming in.

But dude, I'd stay in Hawaii.
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Old 12-16-2007, 06:35 PM
 
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I was basically born and raised in Hawaii lived in Seattle for a little at a younger age. I am looking forward to get off this rock to Denver area. I just wanted to know if there is ANY body of water around Colorado that I can enjoy in the summer. I love love love the ocean and it's all I do in the summer time. But I think I can make do with some type of swimming. I was thinking of going to San Diego because of the ocean but its too expensive. I also love the 300+ days of sun! Some might think I am crazy but Hawaii is very expensive and now that I am on my own I think a new city and life would do. I love snowboarding, I love the sun, water, hiking, and traveling. I am not too worried about the people because I do visit Colorado often and you folks are great. But I am seriously only worried about getting wet during the summer time. Also how far of a drive is it to SOCAL?
Most all bodies of water in Colorado are reservoirs and the water is cold, all year. Very few natural lakes exist but no major one, that I know, near the Denver Area and they are cold. All water is cold here. Colorado is a semi-arid and arid regions.

If you like water and have a need to swim in a lake---do not come to Colorado. We have nice indoor, outdoor pools but nothing special; it is no substitute for a natural lake or ocean.

It makes me laugh when I see all these people with all these big boats. They go to these reservoirs and travel around in a circle.

Worse of all is in the lower income neighborhoods, people have boats that never leave the front yard and they got all kinds of motorized recreational vehicles but they cannot pay their mortgage. I grew up on the great lakes. Very few people had boats but their mortgages were paid. You know the joke:

"You know you are a redneck, when you have a boat parked in the front yard that you never use."


Colorado is a nice place to live but not for water sports and swimming.

Livecontent
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Old 12-16-2007, 06:53 PM
 
Location: Denver
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Default Howzit!

I lived on Kauai for about 10 summers to surf and now live in Denver. Windsurfing is very popular among those that have surfed. There's also an L&L Hawaiian BBQ (which I know is popular on Oahu). Let me know if I can help more.
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Old 12-16-2007, 06:55 PM
 
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...Worse of all is in the lower income neighborhoods, people have boats that never leave the front yard and they got all kinds of motorized recreational vehicles but they cannot pay their mortgage.... Livecontent
Same back east in the Chesapeake region, a huge boating scene. So many guys just "had to have" a boat back there. My uncle had a shore home on the Severn River, way up from Annapolis. He was surrounded on both sides by Sappington's Boat Yard. Most of those boats never left the pier, they just sat there.

FWIW, a boat is a HOLE in the water you throw money into. Renting one once is a while or going fishing with a charter boat is a better way to use one's money. Boats are like cars, they go WAY DOWN in value as you leave the dealer's lot.
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Old 12-16-2007, 07:08 PM
 
Location: Westminster, CO
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It is 2 long days of driving. How do you feel about public pools?
Not true. It's about 10-11 hours to get to San Bernardino, then maybe another 2 hours to OC.. then maybe another hour to LA... or another 2-3 hours to San Diego.
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Old 12-16-2007, 08:51 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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Not true. It's about 10-11 hours to get to San Bernardino, then maybe another 2 hours to OC.. then maybe another hour to LA... or another 2-3 hours to San Diego.
Absolute hogwash. I've driven between Denver and Las Vegas at least a dozen times, and it takes at least 11 hours to get to Las Vegas (forget San Bernardino)-- and that's with almost no stops. Then it's at least 4 hours to San Diego or LA-- at least.

From Mapquest:
Denver, CO to San Bernardino, CA: 974.24 mi.
If you get there in 10 hours, that means you're averaging 97 mph the entire trip.
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