Well, Lauren and I have finally hit our state of destination, Colorado. If I may, I would like to use the photographic evidence shown above to quickly and finally dispel two common east-coast misconceptions about my former home state.
Myth #1- It's really freaking cold in Colorado: The truth is, Denver has more sunny days per year than San Diego. Since the sun is quite hot, it's actually very warm here, in both the winter and summer. On this particular evening, our in car thermometer is registering a szzling 91 degrees. Because the moisture content of the air at 5,000+ feet is so low, the temperature always feels about 5-7 degrees warmer than coastal temps.
Myth #2-Mountains, Mountains Everywhere: Pictures don't lie. Unless of course, we're talking about those compromising photos you may have seen of me from my college days. Those are clearly frauds. The first photo above, however, is not. It depicts Colorado in all its flat glory, a stark contradiction to what most people perceive to be the case. In actuality, the mountains don't start until you get 40 miles west of Denver, which itself lies on a plateau.
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