Dry In Colorado?

[JoeS]

I've been searching for someplace drier than on the east coast but as close to it as I can stay. One of the places that came up was Colorado,but towns like Pueblo and Alamosa which seem a little remote to me. Is there anyplace closer to a larger city such as Denver that has the drier weather and also maybe a lower elevation than Denver itself?

[Wyoming53]

Pueblo isn't that remote. Your just a short jaunt down the road from Colorado Springs. Pueblo is a fairly nice town that's located just a few miles from the mountains with camping, fishing, hunting and such.

Colorado Springs may be a better bet as it's almost right up against the mountains.

[JoeS]

Thanks Wyoming...it's just I'd have to get used to the elevation,highest place I think I've been out east here is like 1900ft

[skytrekker]

Colorado has either a semi arid continental climate to the Rockies from the east-or a highland climate in the Rockies-or a semi arid plateau climate in the western part of the state.

[Wyoming53]

The elevation "usually" doesn't effect someone until you get up to about 6,000. Between 4,000 and 5,000, you can feel it if your hiking and such or doing something physical. But it doesn't take long to get used to it.

I had a friend who was born and raised in S Cal come up here hunting. Took him up to 9,000 ft. He wanted to get out and hike back into the timber a bit. I told him to take it easy. He hiked out of site. I waited a few minutes and followed him. I found him setting on a stump wheezing. He'd made it about 200 ft into the timber. That was with no hill.

[Donko nut]

For a long time Pueblo was the 2nd largest city in Colorado until the masses descended here in the 70's. Pueblo's elevation is around 4700 feet, was just through there a few days ago as I have friends in New Mexico and Denver.

Alamosa IS kind of remote, and boy it can get cold in the winter. During the summer you can have a high of 90 and a low of 40-seriously!

[1AngryTaxPayer]

There are many Cities between Denver and Co Springs that you might like. All of Co is has altitude even out on the plains but it does drop off a couple thousand the further you drive. I guess it depends on how far you want to be from the Mountains. You may want to check out Canon City.

[McGowdog]

I cannot think of a place that's near Denver that is drier, has a lower altitude, and isn't remote.

Colorado Springs seems to not get as much moisture as Denver, but sits about 1000 ft higher and is anything but remote.

Pueblo has some of the best weather in the state if you don't like scrapping windshields in the winter or shovelling snow, but you may find yourself wanting to go to CoSprings, Denver or to the mountains from time to time.

Donko describes the area and Alamosa well... Pueblo has some pretty good Mexican food and Italian food in my opinion.

If you haven't already, I think I posted some pics of the town and some from the Ark Valley. Pueblo does have a nice reservoir to its west.

Sorry I've been gone so long. I've been spending much time on a recovery forum lately.

[JoeS]

I guess I'm not as concerned with elevation as much now that I've been doing some more research on things like altitude sickness. Others say you just get used to the thin air,which actually sounds like it can make you more efficient on utilization of the air at lower altitudes. Anyhow I'm sure they wouldn't build towns that are too high for human survival anyway;

Been following the weather this summer so far and I've actually been leaning more towards places like Wyoming currently;

[McGowdog]

Originally Posted by JoeS

Anyhow I'm sure they wouldn't build towns that are too high for human survival anyway;

Surely not! Go up to Leadville sometime and slug a couple of malt liquor beers for me would ya?

Originally Posted by JoeS

Been following the weather this summer so far and I've actually been leaning more towards places like Wyoming currently;

Wyoming is nice. I need to add my Wyoming pic thread in here when I get the chance. There of a ranch just north and west of Cheyenne and just north of Laramie on Horse Creek. Really nice place.

[JoeS]

Originally Posted by McGowdog

Surely not! Go up to Leadville sometime and slug a couple of malt liquor beers for me would ya?

At the present moment I'm going nowhere and have gone nowhere in too long of a time,which is what's causing my cabin fever!;