Where is your dream place...

[five one]

The chances of me getting back to CO permanently are nil, so feel free to divulge your secret place .

[IFjane]

The chances of me getting back to CO permanently are nil, so feel free to divulge your secret place .

Ok....it's Salida. Small town, wonderful place, right on the Arkansas River...I have photos but not with me. I'll try to bring some & share tomorrow. There's' a stage race there in July - I was there last year and it was fantastic.

[emily_in_nc]

Ok....it's Salida. Small town, wonderful place, right on the Arkansas River...I have photos but not with me. I'll try to bring some & share tomorrow. There's' a stage race there in July - I was there last year and it was fantastic.

That is SO interesting. While doing some internet research on "my perfect place" a couple of years ago, I fell in love with -- from very much afar -- Salida. On paper, it seemed to have everything. So when you wrote your first post about a town like that existing in Colorado, I thought "Hmmm...wonder if it could be Salida??" Everyone chimed in with their guesses...but who was right? Moi, the Carolina gal who has just barely been to Colorado (only to Cortez on the Grand Circle we did last spring).

Since my original research, DH and I have both decided that we require a warmer climate that Salida, but it sure did -- and does -- sound wonderful other than that, and I definitely plan a visit there one day. In the summer!

Emily

[Pax]

Pooks, that top picture is breathtaking! Brava!!

[IFjane]

That is SO interesting. While doing some internet research on "my perfect place" a couple of years ago, I fell in love with -- from very much afar -- Salida. On paper, it seemed to have everything. So when you wrote your first post about a town like that existing in Colorado, I thought "Hmmm...wonder if it could be Salida??" Everyone chimed in with their guesses...but who was right? Moi, the Carolina gal who has just barely been to Colorado (only to Cortez on the Grand Circle we did last spring).

Since my original research, DH and I have both decided that we require a warmer climate that Salida, but it sure did -- and does -- sound wonderful other than that, and I definitely plan a visit there one day. In the summer!

Emily

Emily - great minds think alike! I took Snap's quiz & Salida came up in the list -but so did Charlottesville, VA (I'm 40 miles northeast of it) & Culpeper, VA (I am 15 miles from there!) & a few spots in NC - Hickory, Boone, etc.

If you get out to CO, Salida is definitely worth a visit. It's gorgeous & funky & beautiful (in the summer ). It does get a bit more snow than I would like, but hey, I'm willing to compromise. The low humidity more than makes up for it. Dream on....

[emily_in_nc]

Emily - great minds think alike! I took Snap's quiz & Salida came up in the list -but so did Charlottesville, VA (I'm 40 miles northeast of it) & Culpeper, VA (I am 15 miles from there!) & a few spots in NC - Hickory, Boone, etc.

Yep, me too. My mom lives in Hickory, and it's okay, but too large a city for me. Lots of sprawl and shopping centers, though the downtown area is charming. Silver City, NM comes up tops for me, and I'm very attracted to it...and the low humidity! It's warmer than Salida, but has some similarities (arty community, small, funky town, etc.)

Emily

[Pika]

In canada I'm pretty much where I want to be- not my "dream house" but it is a dream location, close to lakes and provicial parks, so, many opportunites for cycling, hiking and watersports but.... if I were to move to the States the quiz gave me loads of ideas.
Lots in Washington and Oregon and Colorado..maybe I will just use it as a template to plan holidays
Thanks for the quiz! mind busy churning now....

[snapdragen]

My spots are:

Saint Helens, OR
Joseph, OR
Metaline Falls, WA (I've actually been here!)
Ketchikan, AK (been here too!)
Bremerton, WA
Astoria, OR

More places in Alaska, a couple in Arkansas and Louisiana, and Virginia.

I can see a road trip to Oregon and Washington is in order.

[Kimmyt]

Oh, yeah, do tell... odds are that it won't be a-happenin', since all the really great places are near no industry for either The Boy or I (I've noticed a trend that the more i like a place, the less industry there is go figure )

But maybe I can drive through it when I'm out there some time!

[Kimmyt]

Oh, yeah, by Monarch. I'd heard good things about that place! And good things about Monarch as well, being rather underrated/laidback/oldschool.

More incentive to take a ski trip there and check out the town!

K.

[IFjane]

Oh, yeah, by Monarch. I'd heard good things about that place! And good things about Monarch as well, being rather underrated/laidback/oldschool.

More incentive to take a ski trip there and check out the town!

K.

Let me know when you're going and I'll tag along!

[IFjane]

Kimmyt - It's definitely worth a look if you can drive through sometime. It is right off Rt. 50 - don't assume the view from 50 is "it" - you must drive into the town to truly see what I'm talking about.

http://www.fourteenernet.com/salida/

[five one]

Whoo Boy! You've got to REALLY love snow. And cold. And altitude.

I checked the Chamber of Commerce website, though, and it looks like a great place. Sort of like Estes or Telluride without the tourists. I hope you can make it happen someday!