I decided to write a blog post about Denver because I have been hanging out in Denver but also because it is such a cool place and a lot of people don’t realize it. Coming back after being in China and also after my European Adventure last year – I have realized that Denver (and Colorado in general) is like a touch stone for me. I love going other places but I love coming back too. I think that for awhile anyway I will be coming and going from here because Denver is a special place. A lot of people still think of it as a cow town so I thought I’d share some of the specific reasons that Denver is so cool.
Here are some nifty facts about Denver :
· Denver gets over 300 days of Sunshine a years (this is amazing considering the ski industry is so big here and that there is still snow in the mountains in the heat of the summer).
· It is one of the most educated cities in the nation with almost 36% of the population having a bachelor’s degree (It ranks in the top 20 of the country).
· As I once heard comedian John Oliver say – we have least obese population in the USA; in other words Denverites are thin in an obese country and Colorado ties with Hawaii for the title of thinnest state in the country. Woo-hoo!
· Denver is a mile-high. Seriously that is high! People come here to train for the Olympics because of that.
· Denverites love their art and it shows – they have one of the highest rates of per capita funding for arts in the nation plus lots of cool art museums and galleries. That cow I am riding - it is art. Generally I don't recommend climbing art but in this case I made an exception.
Here are some nifty facts about Denver :
· Denver gets over 300 days of Sunshine a years (this is amazing considering the ski industry is so big here and that there is still snow in the mountains in the heat of the summer).
· It is one of the most educated cities in the nation with almost 36% of the population having a bachelor’s degree (It ranks in the top 20 of the country).
· As I once heard comedian John Oliver say – we have least obese population in the USA; in other words Denverites are thin in an obese country and Colorado ties with Hawaii for the title of thinnest state in the country. Woo-hoo!
· Denver is a mile-high. Seriously that is high! People come here to train for the Olympics because of that.
· Denverites love their art and it shows – they have one of the highest rates of per capita funding for arts in the nation plus lots of cool art museums and galleries. That cow I am riding - it is art. Generally I don't recommend climbing art but in this case I made an exception.
Okay so those are some of the stats but there is also this cool energy about Denver. There are still elements of the wild-west culture found here (the gold rush put Denver on the map so to speak) but it is also a very modern city that’s green and young. Also we have some amazing natural resources around –our beautiful mountains and our adventure sports that come with it - amazing skiing, mountain climbing, hiking or mountain biking in your own back yard.
People here are friendly and will smile and say hello when you walk by. I still remember a time when my cousins were visiting from California and some people walked by and said “hello and how are you?” and my sister and I responded and we had a short conversation. Afterwards our cousins asked who they were and course we didn’t know them but it didn’t matter!
Ok that should do it for my love-fest on Colorado but I am lucky to have grown up in such a great place. Here is a photo of I took at Red Rocks – the outdoor amphitheatre in the mountains (U2 filmed their famous live Sunday Bloody Sunday video there).
People here are friendly and will smile and say hello when you walk by. I still remember a time when my cousins were visiting from California and some people walked by and said “hello and how are you?” and my sister and I responded and we had a short conversation. Afterwards our cousins asked who they were and course we didn’t know them but it didn’t matter!
Ok that should do it for my love-fest on Colorado but I am lucky to have grown up in such a great place. Here is a photo of I took at Red Rocks – the outdoor amphitheatre in the mountains (U2 filmed their famous live Sunday Bloody Sunday video there).
