OK, well first of all, Denver is awesome and can kick any other city's @$$!!! LOL, I have lived here for pretty much my whole life. Some of the things that I think are great about Denver are its size, the amount of things you can do here, and the weather. First of all, the size- Denver is much smaller than other cities like New York and Chicago, but it is a lot bigger than, say, Des Moines. It's big enough where all the great bands on tour pretty much all come to Denver on tour, yet small enough so as to not feel overwhelming.
Also, there are tons of things to do here. If you are an outdoorsy person, we have skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, kayaking, mountain clilmbing, white-water rafting, etc. If you're more of a city person, we have a lot of great things downtown. The downtown area is so cute and friendly- we have an awesome open-air mall called the 16th Street Mall, which is such a great place to shop and people-watch. Also, we have a lot in the way of culture- museums (we just opened a really cool new building to our art museum), theater, symphony, ballet, opera, etc.
The weather in Denver is usually great, with over 300 days of sunshine, but as I'm sure you heard, we had a really awful winter with like 4 different blizzards. In fact, some areas of the metro area got 2 feet of snow just yesterday. Regardless of this one weird winter, we normally have pretty mild winters, with just a few snowstorms that leave everything looking beautiful and then melt in a day. It's really great to experience all four seasons, and we really do that here. You can tell the difference between each season so much. In the summer the highs get up to 100 degrees or more sometimes, but it is a nice dry heat, hardly any humidity over here, so it is quite bearable. In the autumn, all the aspen trees in the mountains change color at once, over the course of a few weeks in September or so, so if you go up there during that time, it's just beautiful yellow as far as the eye can see. Right now, we're having a typical Denver spring- beautiful 70-degree days interspersed with wicked snowstorms and temps in the 20s. But it's all good, because after a storm, the sky always looks so blue and the trees and grass are so green, it's worth it.
Oh, and also, here are some basic facts about Denver and Colorado, if that's what you meant: We got our statehood on Aug. 1, 1876. Our nickname is the Centennial State, because we got statehood exactly 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The state capital building in Denver has a step that marks the point where we are exactly 1 mile above sea level. Our official state song is Where The Columbines Grow, but our recently-voted unofficial state song is Rocky Mountain High. OK, have a nice day.
2007-04-25 04:03:53
·
answer #1
·
answered by fizzygurrl1980 7
·
2⤊
0⤋
Denver really is the neatest place to live in the USA, and that's coming from a guy who has lived in Oregon, Alaska, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Missouri. There are very few large cities in the world where you can drive twenty minutes from downtown and be at a ski resort.
In addition to that, there are vast wilderness areas within 30 minutes. And then there are the 14,000 foot peaks that sit just to the west of Denver.
Did I mention the weather? Denver is a perfect four season city, with hot summers, and snowy winters. The thunderstorms in summer happen daily. The snow in winter comes in waves. Rather than having a lot of little snows and long lasting cold, we tend to get big snows that rarely sit on the ground for more than a week or two. Denver is one of the few cities in America that almost always has a white Halloween. Moreover, Denver is the snowiest NFL city. Here's why; while Buffalo and Green Bay get more snow in an average winter, their snow starts later in the year, usually around Thanksgiving. This only gives them 5 NFL games with the chance for snow. Denver's snow season starts in late September and runs right through the heart of the NFL season. In fact, some of the biggest snows in the whole winter will happen in October and November.
The only thing lacking in Denver is the night life, but this is an outdoor mecca, not a night club district. That's what NYC and Chicago is for. There are a few good districts in Denver though. There is Lodo's, which has probably 100 bars and clubs, and then there is Larimer Square which has 50 or so bars and clubs. Also, there are a lot of bars and clubs on Colfax. Anyone who's looking for a frat house party should go to the ViewHouse. If you like karaoke or dancing, there are quite a few places on Larimer between 20th and 26th. Don't forget to check out the Voodoo Comedy Playhouse. And if you have the gall, get up there on open mic night and give us what you got.
2014-10-06 01:56:26
·
answer #2
·
answered by CW 4
·
1⤊
0⤋
I'm a fifth generation Colorado native. And I live in the Denver Metro Area (but the next neighborhood over is within Denver city limits.) I absolutely love living here! Today I spend the afternoon kayaking. Watching the sand pipers along the shores, and ducks and geese out on the water, with wild flowers and clear mountain refections! The park's just minutes from my house. What more could you ask for? Lodo (Lower Downtown Denver) is awesome to hang out in, with shops & art galleries and restaraunts & clubs. Whatever you want. And all over Denver there are great tiny neighborhoods you could spend the day in. It's the best city in the world, and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else!
2016-05-17 08:41:01
·
answer #3
·
answered by brandon 3
·
0⤊
0⤋
That's pretty broad.
It's a metro area of about 2.5 million people. It's highly suburban--only 20% of metro area residents actually live within the city of Denver. It is on the plains with the Rocky Mountains forming the backbone of the city and state.
It is known to be a very outdoorsy town with one of the healthiest and thinnest populations around. The weather is temperate with lots of snow with mild and dry winters and summers.
People are very family-oriented, down-to-earth, and fairly conservative. People are known to be friendly yet reserved.
Anything else?
2007-04-23 16:11:29
·
answer #4
·
answered by YourMom 4
·
2⤊
0⤋
I lived there for many years. Loved it, I would move back if I could afford it. Very expensive, but great metro city. Wonderful place if you're into the outdoors because it's very close to the mountains for skiing, hiking, camping, Elitches, flee markets, bars/clubbing, etc.
Do a google search to find out all the info. on it. But from personal experience...it's great...you just need the money to live there...I wouldn't want to live there and be poor, b/c u couldn't do any of the fun stuff.
2007-04-23 15:44:04
·
answer #5
·
answered by The_Juniper_Tree 5
·
0⤊
0⤋
its a great place especially if you love the outdoors. also, be prepared for any kind of weather!
2007-04-24 11:23:09
·
answer #6
·
answered by socr8711 2
·
0⤊
0⤋
what kind of information?
2007-04-23 15:41:42
·
answer #7
·
answered by Patricia C 3
·
1⤊
0⤋
everything you want to know at http://denver.org
2007-04-24 14:08:44
·
answer #8
·
answered by xjoizey 7
·
0⤊
0⤋
is great!
2007-04-23 15:56:19
·
answer #9
·
answered by I Drive a Mini 3
·
0⤊
0⤋
what kind?
2007-04-25 19:53:34
·
answer #10
·
answered by yukmouth 6
·
0⤊
0⤋