At least that's what the Coloradans will tell you.
For example, I went hiking in Colorado, with a group of Coloradans. At least three people from the group/that knew about the hike said, "This is your first hike right?" in actual astonishment at my lack of hiking experience.
As if to say that if you haven't hiked in Colorado, you haven't actually hiked.
They also call the Continental Divide Trail the Colorado Trail there. (Let me remind you the Continental Divide spans the CONTINENT, lest you forget.) Talk about extreme amounts of state-pride. My friend Amanda calls it "state-ism" (like nationalism on a state level). And Colorado has a pretty bad case of it (we'll be fair and say Texas takes the cake though).
As a girl with her own state pride, I must remind you that the Rockies also run through Wyoming, and although we don't have any 14-ers, we do boast the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains outside of Colorado, coming in at 13,800 feet. (Who even cares about that extra 200 feet anyway?) And I myself have hiked a mountain in Wyoming that comes in at 12,841 feet! Which, by the way, is HIGHER than my Colorado hike.
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| Life from 12,800 feet |
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| Priceless photo-bomb to show just how rough Wyo-hiking is. |
What I'm trying to say is Coloradans are crazy about Colorado. And while I know that life can and is lived very well there -- turns out it can and is lived very well outside of there as well!
I will say for Colorado that the prettiest road trip I've ever been on was between Denver and Provo last Saturday.
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| Glenwood Canyon was my favorite part of the drive! |
Such beautiful mountains and canyons and skies. So I guess they do have something to be crazy about, and now that I'm back here in Wyoming... I think I may possibly miss them and their state just a little bit, or maybe a lot a bit.
As a rule, I take with a large grain of Salt any native's opinion, if they have never lived outside their state. That being said, that is a very nice photo of Glenwood Canyon. Now come to Pennsylvania and I'll show you the Appalachia "mountains"!!
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I agree, that is a nice picture. I guess it is good that people like where they live and are proud of it and how different it is from all the other places. We all have a unique place to call home. :)
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