I've heard there are a lot of cougars in Boulder. How likely to enounter one while running on a trail? Dangerous to run alone?
I've heard there are a lot of cougars in Boulder. How likely to enounter one while running on a trail? Dangerous to run alone?
testosteronedoesit wrote:
Is there anywhere in the US that isn’t blown out with people anymore? Even MT, WY, and ID are filled up. AK is all that’s left for a man who needs space and wild country.
Vermont.
However the leftists have choked out the natives and now taxes are high and opportunities limited. The leftist indoctrination leaves kids aimless, hopeless and drug addled by their early twenties.
Oh, and the winters are long and cold and dreary.
Formerly known as... wrote:
I was born here, Cletus. What am I supposed to do? Move away?
Yes, make room for people who need to be in the mountains.
bladerunner wrote:
Hayduke wrote:
Bozeman, Mt may be an option. It was very small 20 years ago, right about time boulder was getting overrun. Now Bozeman is about where Boulder was 20 years ago. The thing is Bozeman has very cold winters compared to boulder so it will never reach the state of boulder today. It’s still overpriced but hey like another poster said there aren’t any great places left that people don’t know about.
Well, that's exactly right. I live in Fort Collins CO and the winters are mild compared to Bozeman, or anywhere in Montana or Wyoming. There is a reason that Wyoming only has 500,000 residents. The wind never stops blowing and the winters are endless. Montana is like Wyoming without the wind.
If you want isolation in the west, try St. George, UT or Grand Junction CO, or Moab UT. Small communities that are a long way from a major airport. Problem is, there isn't much to do there. But, the traffic is light and the crime is low.
Glenwood springs is much smaller than any of those towns but has a convenient location, while still being pretty isolated.
I grew up in Oregon in the 80s/90s and everyone there complained about Californians flocking in. Same when I lived in Seattle. People are always going to b* and moan and whine for the past times when "life was so much better." But the reality is most of these people were once transplants themselves.
Don't like Boulder because it's been overrun? Awesome - move.
St George is growing very quickly. Probably not the place to go anymore. Moab is still great, but really far away from everything including an airport. I was in Grand Junction a couple years ago and it was still very rural feeling, so that is a good option.
I live in Alaska now and it's awesome. I can go to the mountain trails in Anchorage and not see anybody for hours on a Saturday morning. It is getting harder to buy property here though!
Yeah, all these same things have ruined Boston, too.
*Liberals
*out of staters
*taxes
*long cold winters
*traffic
*crazy people
Liberal enough to elect a republican governor *twice* and maybe a third time.
Out of staters that show up every September that keep the city young during the long winters and provide th basis for many jobs in and around Boston. Then they leave so we can enjoy our summers in peace.
Our taxes are high in some places, but everyone is given health insurance - which is better than nothing at all. We had enough money to withstand round one with Covid as far as supply procurement, getting testing, opening new care centers for patients, etc. (yeah, sure everyone is hurting right now, but would you rather be in Mass or Texas right now?)
Long cold winters like in 2018... We kind of know what to expect and are not surprised when the marathon is a rainy 33 degrees with a 20 mph head wind. If you care about pro sports, our teams haven’t really struggled in recent winters, but I know the clear thin air hasn’t given any Colorado teams any advantages. We can ski (either type) when we want for half the price at many places within a two hour drive. Whatever, winter we do just fine.
Traffic is bad. But if you can stand being around people of other skin tones, listening to your podcast with ear buds on, cares about preserving not polluting the environment, paying less car related expenses, aren’t a germophobe, and can adapt to change, we have robust public transportation system that is better than any on the front range. You can still drive if you want, there are aholes in every (neighboring) state.
What’s else, oh yeah crazy people. You wonder why so many crazy people move to Boulder as it has pretty skimpy mental health resources. Egotistical comradery? We’ve crazy too, they are everywhere, in every family about the globe, but I can not remember the last mass cas teen shooting here in Boston schools or theatres.
Guess that dirty water gives people a little more grit than that clear mountain stream snowflake runoff
Hayduke wrote:
BINGO!!!!!!! All these folks complaining are the ones who want their 2 bedrooms homes they bought for $70k to sell for $800,000. so they can retire!
Exactly! The same dynamic is repeating itself in every desirable US city. Lots of people want to move to your city + you block new housing for 30, 40, 50 years...guess what happens. People point to "luxury" condos like they're the problem and not a symptom of the disease.
It's not much better in sprawl cities with bad public transport. Housing costs might not be as high, but instead you have truly terrible commutes, ruin a lot of the surrounding countryside, and expose people to more natural disasters like wildfire.
Boulder and Denver are still great places to live. Just shut up about traffic and all the problems cities have. There is no escaping that stuff whether you are in Boulder, Houston, Boston or Seattle. There are about 25 or so big metro areas that are getting all the growth and are experiencing all the problems that come with growth. You can either move to Fort Wayne, Indiana and enjoy the beautiful views of the piles of trash that accumulate at the confluence of the Maumee and St. Mary's river or you can live in Boulder and have access to the top ski areas in N. America and endless trails and parks for camping, fishing, etc.
I will say that my only beef with the people of Colorado has been a change from the Subaru driving, sandal wearing, granola eaters to the kind of faux Texan, big truck driving, meat eating, chip on shoulder tough guy that a lot of Coloradans now pretend to be.