Cheyenne, WY is it nice there?

[StealthRabbit]

Are you doing undergrad work?, do you need a school?, or are you continuing classes 'on-line'?

if you need school, - I would look to Glenwood Springs, Carbondale,
Colorado Mountain College - Outdoor, Arts, Sciences College in the Rocky Mountains
Colorado Mountain College - Roaring Fork Campus, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale (http://www.coloradomtn.edu/campus_rfc/home.shtml - broken link)

or GJ
Mesa State College (http://www.mesastate.edu/ - broken link)

I think you would enjoy living in Carbondale (next door to Glenwood Springs) There are some great inexpensive local ski areas that are not frequented by the Aspen and Snowmass bound crowd. It is really pretty.

It is certainly more expensive than Cheyenne (not much, in the long run... the driving commute to Cheyenne will be 6 hrs ONE WAY minimum, maybe 24+ hrs in rough weather), for Carbondale / Glenwood Springs the proximity to fun and scenery would be worth it. You might need a part-time job. Maybe you could find a job at a resort that would provide lodging (that would be ideal).

Next choice for me would be Montrose (It is cold there!, but not as windy as Cheyenne)

You can pull up some web pic of Cheyenne (prairie) and Carbondale (alpine mtns) GJ (Mesa / high prairie) and make a choice. I would stay as close to GJ as possible, as there are some nice areas nearby. If all fails... off to Utah (EZ'r commute, very low unemployment)

[sunsprit]

Originally Posted by janb

Are you doing undergrad work?, do you need a school?, or are you continuing classes 'on-line'?

if you need school, - I would look to Glenwood Springs, Carbondale,
Colorado Mountain College - Outdoor, Arts, Sciences College in the Rocky Mountains
Colorado Mountain College - Roaring Fork Campus, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale (http://www.coloradomtn.edu/campus_rfc/home.shtml - broken link)

or GJ
Mesa State College (http://www.mesastate.edu/ - broken link)

I think you would enjoy living in Carbondale (next door to Glenwood Springs) There are some great inexpensive local ski areas that are not frequented by the Aspen and Snowmass bound crowd. It is really pretty.

It is certainly more expensive than Cheyenne (not much, in the long run... the driving commute to Cheyenne will be 6 hrs ONE WAY minimum, maybe 24+ hrs in rough weather), for Carbondale / Glenwood Springs the proximity to fun and scenery would be worth it. You might need a part-time job. Maybe you could find a job at a resort that would provide lodging (that would be ideal).

Next choice for me would be Montrose (It is cold there!, but not as windy as Cheyenne)

You can pull up some web pic of Cheyenne (prairie) and Carbondale (alpine mtns) GJ (Mesa / high prairie) and make a choice. I would stay as close to GJ as possible, as there are some nice areas nearby. If all fails... off to Utah (EZ'r commute, very low unemployment)

LOL here ... your $130 K projected income will not be enough money to live on in Carbondale, let alone Glenwood Springs. The billionaires in Aspen have pushed the centimillionaires down valley to Basalt and Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. Property values and rentals are outrageous and targeted to the very affluent with big incomes. There's simply no comparison to the affluence of the Roaring Fork Valley to the Cheyenne or GJ areas.

[Scotslass]

I would be qualified in 3 years and then i'd move over but im not sure what towns would be not so expensive to live in. I quite like Montrose, CO.