...if it was just an issue of cold...I think I could handle it!!!!
I had a job interview in Colorado Springs about 6 years ago. Man, I wanted to live there! But I've got to say, since then I've been there in the winter and it gets cold as heck. Colder than Denver. Still, I'd put up with a lot to live in a place like that. It's growing like crazy, though (as of 6 years ago, anyway).
Speaking of Colorado, Grand Junction would be nice. It's in a valley at the other side of the Rockies, sort of a banana belt of warmer temps as compared to just a few mile east. Spectacular scenery, good people, not crowded, reasonable climate, reasonable cost of living,and enough conveniences to make living, well, convenient.
Woops. There I go.
LIVING ANYWHERE IN COLORADO WOULD BE TERRIBLE.
