Moving to Boulder/Broomfield?

[pauls1150]

Three weeks later, still no word from Ball... don't know if this is a good sign or not, but keeping my fingers crossed...

 

[robsryder]

You likely know by now that Colorado is a tough place to work if you are a motorcycle enthusiast. I suppose that one could work the night shift - but when would you sleep?

There is a MOA member that has posted some Colorado ride reports and videos that are quite nice - really makes Colorado look like a good place to be. I know that I really enjoyed traversing the state last summer via Rt 50.

Here are a few links to the sfarson threads (which have links to the videos) -

http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=10901&highlight=sfarson+video

http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=11412&highlight=sfarson+video

http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=11211&highlight=sfarson+video

http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=4151&highlight=sfarson+video

http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=31493&highlight=sfarson+video

 

[pauls1150]

I’ve toured thru Colorado many times on various road trips, and I like what I see.… yeah, it can be freakin’ bitter in the winter (I don’t have any extra “personal insulation”), especially since it’s all at 5000 feet elevation, and it rains (WHAT???), but they don’t have earthquakes, and everybody I ever talked to there over the years seemed friendly – they’re there because they want to be. It would be quite a change from 35 years at sea level, on the edge of a desert; but I was born & raised in Pennsylvania, so yes I know what winter is.

Rambling:

It could be hard to leave SoCal - being able to bicycle down to the strand in January without a tee shirt, checking out the bikinis on roller blades…

Couldn’t ride the motorcycle all year ‘round, true, but CO has lots of good riding too… Route 50 is only a pretty good sample of what’s out there.

Have to buy snow tires (or maybe a 4WD?), more (real) long johns, maybe even complete my ski gear…
I learned how to snow ski about 25 years ago (and 95% of my skiing has been in Colorado), but never had the time and money required to be anything more than an “aggressive novice”. Haven't done it in over 20 years. It’s fun, I don’t mind falling down. Twisted a knee once; when it’s cold and damp, I get reminded…

One adapts. Or leaves.