- I-25 traffic is crazy bad, even compared to the 405 in West LA. Really, it's no joke.
- Politics isn't really purple in Co, per se. It's a western state, so it's more libertarian than republican, sorta. People are independent as a rule. I think it's something about the long drives and the mountains that keeps up a love of open spaces and a comfortableness with being alone and out of range of emergency responders. That said, as a western state, all the noise in politics really comes down to one thing: Water. Red v Blue is quaint when it comes to the mountain and the eastern ranchers over water rights. There are no fights in Co politics, just squabbles. But with water there is only war.
- If you want to go skiing anymore you need to wake up at 4. The drives are too long now to sleep in.
- Broncos tickets are crazy hard to get and expensive. Rockies tix can go for $4 often.
- You also have to watch out for tornadoes here too. Not so much close to the mountains, but you will get them in Aurora and at DIA. Wildfires and that death-sweet smell are a part of life now (asthmatics beware).
- DIA TSA is crazy long at times, usually, it seems, whenever I am there :(
- Food isn't bad for the middle of the continent. The Asain dishes (sushi, curries, thai, szechuan, etc) aren't bad, but I'm not singing about them. Mostly it's chilies, peaches, and buffalo steaks (in terms of unique foods).
- Not to get into a traffic pissing match, but Austin traffic is 5x as bad as the Denver traffic that I have experienced. Also the Denver area express buses (I don't live by a train) are pretty great.
- DIA: I normally get through in like 2 minutes, gotta precheck!
- One addition: Very little racial diversity
I agree on the food is mediocre and the time to leave to ski is freaking early!
- I-25 traffic is crazy bad, even compared to the 405 in West LA. Really, it's no joke.
- Politics isn't really purple in Co, per se. It's a western state, so it's more libertarian than republican, sorta. People are independent as a rule. I think it's something about the long drives and the mountains that keeps up a love of open spaces and a comfortableness with being alone and out of range of emergency responders. That said, as a western state, all the noise in politics really comes down to one thing: Water. Red v Blue is quaint when it comes to the mountain and the eastern ranchers over water rights. There are no fights in Co politics, just squabbles. But with water there is only war.
- If you want to go skiing anymore you need to wake up at 4. The drives are too long now to sleep in.
- Broncos tickets are crazy hard to get and expensive. Rockies tix can go for $4 often.
- You also have to watch out for tornadoes here too. Not so much close to the mountains, but you will get them in Aurora and at DIA. Wildfires and that death-sweet smell are a part of life now (asthmatics beware).
- DIA TSA is crazy long at times, usually, it seems, whenever I am there :(
- Food isn't bad for the middle of the continent. The Asain dishes (sushi, curries, thai, szechuan, etc) aren't bad, but I'm not singing about them. Mostly it's chilies, peaches, and buffalo steaks (in terms of unique foods).