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Would like to move to Colorado for snow and seclusion, recommendations? |
Travel Info Me and my husband want cold weather, snow (but not necessary), seclusion (although I prefer a town somewhat nearby) and a cabin with a fireplace and plumbing (for me). We do not ski and we would like to find some employment as well just to pay for food and the light bill. We're not retirees and we're not rich. We have money saved. We just want cold, quiet and simplicity. It has to be Colorado though. Hubby insists on it. I tried talking him into Alaska or Michigan, but no luck. Colorado it is. So all you small town Coloradians, please step up and recommend an area in which we can start looking. Travel Tips Grand Lake is a nice area try Creede it is secluded and very simple living. Grand lake will be closer to Denver if you ever need to go to the big city, and creede is down there by colorado springs but still quite a drive out in the wilderness. You should be able to find simple jobs to pay the bills in both places, but keep in mind that living in the mountains means higher grocery bills as well as gas and other things because it is harder to get them up there. Also any towns right off of I-70 Frisco silverthorne georogetown etc are going to be way too busy and touristy. make sure that when you pick a town you go deep into the heart of the mountains and away from the super touristy I-70 towns Others You should move to minnesota. It is cold there and there is snow. you could find a cabin anywhere, for cheap too. minnesota is a good state. I'm very partial to the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Durango is the largest town in the region and the home of Fort Lewis College. Pagosa Springs, Ouray, and Ridgway have wonderful hot mineral springs. Ouray and Telluride sit in magnificent mountain canyons. Silverton, Rico, Ophir, Creede, and Lake City are quiet former mining towns. Creede at http://www.creede.com/ Dunton at http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/dun... Durango at http://www.durango.org/ Lake City at http://www.lakecityco.com/ Ophir at http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/co/ophi... Ouray at http://www.ouraycolorado.com/ Pagosa Springs at http://www.pagosaspringschamber.com/... Rico at http://www.ricocolorado.org/ Ridgway at http://www.town.ridgway.co.us/ Silverton at http://www.silvertoncolorado.com/... South Fork at http://www.southfork.org/ Telluride at http://www.visittelluride.com/ Southwestern Colorado is great! Evergreen and Genesee are also nice little towns, located more in the central west part, both not too terribly far from Denver. I live in Craig, Colorado. Population is about 7,500 most of the people are farmers / ranchers. Quiet, not a lot of crime. Plenty of job opportunities. It's up in the mountains. You can log on to: www.craigcolorado.com www.moffatcounty.com www.craigdailypress.com You can look at these sites for homes or jobs. The last one is the newspaper we get. Employment will be the problem. Areas in the Colorado mountains with economies and jobs tend to be very expensive places to live. Areas that are inexpensive have few jobs. Most people in the mountains have money, or commute long distances (often 50 miles or more) to get from inexpensive housing to jobs. Or they're young, living in very basic housing, working summers in the tourist trade and surviving winters. A lot of people want to live in the Colorado mountains. If they don't have money they generally wind up making some serious compromises to do so. You might try the Alamosa area. Since it's not right in the mountains (but it should satisfy your desire for cold), it's less popular and more affordable. I'm not sure what you'd do for work there, the area is mostly poor farms. The Craig suggestion might also be good, but I'm surprised that there are jobs there. It's on the high plains, ranching country. |
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