scrapbookbuzz Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 A few years back when I flew into Denver to ultimately spend some time with my BFF in Wyoming, we spent some time in Colorado and wound up at Rocky Mountain National Park. Oh.My.Goodness. At one point, while standing by a creek, I looked at her and said, "I might not go home." (I live in the desert.) The next year we spent a little more time there. Last year, my husband and I took a vacation in Pagosa Springs, Co. LOVED it. I even made my husband look at a house and property for sale there! I loved everything about it! yes, it's a tourist town and therefore, yes, it's a little more expensive. But I liked everyone I met. I enjoyed the smallness of the town, the culture. I especially love the scenery and all the activity there is to do all year round. I miss it! The challenge is the rest of my family (2 kids and the husband) are mostly content here. We've been here over 15 years and I am so DONE with 110-115 F summers! And I say that EVERY year, especially at this time as the summer months really aren't that far away. Anyone else have a place that is really your heart's home, even though you don't live there . . .yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I spent the summer there from age 14-19. I wish I could go back, but dh doesn't want to leave parents, siblings, nieces, nephews and friends... Every time I think of the Rockies, I think of home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I live in the Rocky Mountain region (Colorado Springs area), but my heart's home is Freiburg, Germany (where I grew up). Close second is the Oregon Coast. I lived in Portland for 10 years, and am wishing I would have spent way more time at the coast while I had the chance. Pagosa Springs is beautiful. I hope you get to visit again soon, and perhaps permanently someday. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mermo Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I'm with you on the Rockies!! I lived outside of Denver until I was 9 and then Boise, ID. I am on the east coast now and miss so many things: lack of humidity, more laid back people, amazing outdoor activities, hiking that actually involves some change in altitude, lack of humidity, my sister and her family. I really hope to move back in about 4 years! Good luck convincing your family members on th wisdom of your insight!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I lived in Colorado for 13 years, and though I don't miss certain aspects of living there I definitely miss the Rockies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Mine is just the other side of the Canadian Rockies. Feels amazing. I need to see the mountains from the window and the weather is good enough there in the Okanagan that things grow like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Our only relative that lives close by is my sister, with whom I get along okay but we have very little in common. She'll probably live here in the desert for as long as she lives. My mom and stepdad winter out here but due to Mom's health and memory issues, this may very well be the last winter they do that. I need to get mt kids up to Pagosa. I know they would love it. Especially my daughter, who's 15 and keeps saying she wants to live in a small town. We most definitely do NOt live in a small town right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I understand. For me it's the openness of the Sonoran desert that I miss, coupled with the mountains in the distance. I think Wyoming would be the absolutely perfect place to live. Unfortunately, it will probably never happen, have to go where the jobs are. I comfort myself that at least I'm back on the western half of the continent. It could always be worse! I could still be on the east coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I've lived in Colorado for 10 years and I almost never see mountains... Of course, I live in the half that doesn't HAVE mountains. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The Rockies are magical. Rocky Mountain National Parks is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen! My happy place is the Oregon Coast. We recently moved from So CA to an area just 25 miles outside of Portland. It now is a short 1 hr drive to the Oregon Coast. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Me too! I grew up in Salt Lake City. Lived there until I was 29, and then we moved out here to the DC area. Every time I go home and see those mountains, I'm not even kidding, I tear up a little. They represent home. They were the backdrop of my entire life. They're always there. Beautiful, amazing Rockies. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 We moved to Colorado from Texas 8 years ago and never looked back. When we first got married DH was a beach guy. All I ever talked about was the mountains. He eventually came around! And to answer this question.. Anyone else have a place that is really your heart's home, even though you don't live there . . .yet? We used to vacation in Colorado when I was a kid. When I finally made the move, at the age of 38, my dad said when I was 8 years old, the first time our family went there on vacation, I looked up at him and said, "Dad, I wasn't supposed to live in Texas. I was supposed to live in Colorado." :) It took me awhile, but I finally made it! Don't give up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiMomNP Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 It would be the East coast for me. I'm trapped here in the Phoenix metro until September 30, 2014 and then I am out of here! I can not handle the heat. It drives me crazy and the electric bills....ugh. We are going to try North Carolina, it isn't New England, but it is closer and it is cooler than Phoenix. I need 4 seasons. I really need a fall season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I live east of the Rocky Mountains here in Colorado. I love being to able to look and see them without actually living in them. They get WAY more snow than we do here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 For everyone who is missing the mountains...the view from my bedroom window (the tops of the mountains are cut off a bit by the heavy clouds, sorry): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I adore Colorado. My first visit was kind of like yours. I loved everything about it and 6 weeks later, I moved to Denver. Of course, that was before children when it was much easier to just pick up and go. I'd still love to live in Colorado, but I firmly believe my heart's home is Ireland. No, I've never been there, but that doesn't matter. I know that that is home. I just don't know how to get there..... yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 While I live near absolutely gorgeous mountains and love them, my heart is near the ocean. Of course, if I had the ocean, then I'd be missing these mountains. Actually, I'm pretty happy right where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I miss mountains, period. We lived in Salt Lake City for a few years when I was a kid (Dad taught at the U of U). We visited family in California every other summer after moving to the east coast and would spend a few days each trip at my mother's family's cabin in the Sierras just east of Tahoe. I don't think we'll ever move from the midAtlantic (unless all three kids go west), but I can see us vacationing in various mountainous areas :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I think people forget that you have to be over 100 miles from the east, into CO, before mountains are even visible. lol I've noticed over the years that eastern Colorado doesn't really exist. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I think people forget that you have to be over 100 miles from the east, into CO, before mountains are even visible. lol I've noticed over the years that eastern Colorado doesn't really exist. ;) I've seen evidence of eastern Colorado on a map. So theoretically, I know it's there. :tongue_smilie: Just kidding. We drive out east every once in awhile. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I think people forget that you have to be over 100 miles from the east, into CO, before mountains are even visible. lol I've noticed over the years that eastern Colorado doesn't really exist. ;) LMHO...We lived in the Denver area for 12 years. I don't think I ever went any farther east than Aurora. Isn't that eastern Colorado? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Diane, is that Utah? Beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Diane, is that Utah? Beautiful!! It is! And the mountains are actually closer than they look in the photo. I love my mountains! Everyone who lives along the Wasatch Front gets the same view for free. It never gets old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 For everyone who is missing the mountains...the view from my bedroom window (the tops of the mountains are cut off a bit by the heavy clouds, sorry): Well that's just rubbing it in. This is Diane: :001_tt2: My future happy place is Wyoming. My husband and I talk daily about retiring there in 12 or 14 years. We've discussed different towns, how much land we will need (I want chickens even if I have to knit little sweaters to keep them warm), how often we should visit the kids and our future adorable grandkids, what airport we will fly out of when we travel, etc. My son asked me today if I would have a garden (I can't have one now because my yard is too shaded), and we discussed, at length, whether it is possible to grow tomatoes in Wyoming, you know--like I'm going there immediately. It is our way of coping with the craziness of our current lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommyThrice Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Been going to Red River, NM most summers for almost 20 years. Once Texas starts heating up in the spring, Red River is all I can think about. Even when I know it is miserably cold there in the winter, I want to go. We usually camp and sometimes rent a house. I almost ALWAYS look at property when I'm there... the town is so small I know absolutely every neighborhood and I even watch property listings from home. I've just never found the cabin that I want to spend the money on for a summer house. As much as I love it, I don't think I would ever live there full-time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The Rockies are certainly nice enough, but it's the Appalachians that call to me. I'm amazed to look at them and think about how old they are. I could be very happy in a cabin up in the Blue Ridge with a long range view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Me too! I grew up in Salt Lake City. Lived there until I was 29, and then we moved out here to the DC area. Every time I go home and see those mountains, I'm not even kidding, I tear up a little. They represent home. They were the backdrop of my entire life. They're always there. Beautiful, amazing Rockies. :) You said it so well. I grew up in Colorado and feel exactly the same. I miss the mountains and the wide open spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Wolf took me to the moutains for our honeymoon. First time I'd ever seen them...and, like you, I never wanted to leave. 11 yrs after we met, 10.5 yrs after we married, we moved here this past Oct. I can see mountains from my yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I live in SLC, I LOVE my mountains! I spent some time in Boise, and while it was a lovely area, the mountains just weren't the same. And really, 30 minutes from my front door, up into the mountains, pulling into my favorite campground? You just can't beat it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmomma Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I understand. For me it's the openness of the Sonoran desert that I miss, coupled with the mountains in the distance. I think Wyoming would be the absolutely perfect place to live. Unfortunately, it will probably never happen, have to go where the jobs are. I comfort myself that at least I'm back on the western half of the continent. It could always be worse! I could still be on the east coast. Grew up in WY. My experience is that there are WAY more jobs there than here. At least where I lived the economy is much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmomma Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Well that's just rubbing it in. This is Diane: :001_tt2: My future happy place is Wyoming. My husband and I talk daily about retiring there in 12 or 14 years. We've discussed different towns, how much land we will need (I want chickens even if I have to knit little sweaters to keep them warm), how often we should visit the kids and our future adorable grandkids, what airport we will fly out of when we travel, etc. My son asked me today if I would have a garden (I can't have one now because my yard is too shaded), and we discussed, at length, whether it is possible to grow tomatoes in Wyoming, you know--like I'm going there immediately. It is our way of coping with the craziness of our current lives. I did! But I bought tomato plants that were already started. What I struggled with was the wind! The wind is HORRIBLE. 60+ mi/hr winds is just crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmomma Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I miss the mountains. I love CO. As far as WY... I do not miss the hurricane force winds, -40 temps, lack of seasons, dry air, or driving a state away to get Panera. :) But I DO miss small towns, sense of community, and...mountains. Camping just isn't the same out on the prairie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Just to make you all jealous... Love! They sure make these virginia mountains look like hills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Just to make you all jealous... They are just so gorgeous! I must say that the Coastal Range of OR is close enough for me to practically touch from my house and most days (with the exception of the foggy ones), the view driving up my street towards the mountains is beautiful. They're not the Rockies, but they are lovely. While driving towards the highway on a clear day, we have an amazing unobstructed view of Mt. Hood in the distance. It's pretty impressive! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Somebody just posted this to my FB. :) View of Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Margaret, that just wasn't nice! B) I really need to go visit some real mountains, not the foothills these Phoenicians call mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I need some water, some fish and no temps above F82 in the summer and nothing below F45 (daytime) in the winter. :) Ocean breezes, fog, salt water, foghorns... Ain't gonna happen here either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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