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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 10:51 AM
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Was out in Denver for my mother's funeral last month and my sisters boyfriend had an extra metric bike for me to ride. We headed out and rode to Evergreen, had some chow and drinks at Cactus Jacks and then back down through Turkey Creek (?) and by that time, I had a plane to catch.
I love it out there.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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Your adventure to Evergreen was a teaser...now you're going to want to come out to Colorado and 'really' experience some awesome riding!!!
 
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You got that right, Koala. I need to find a gig out there, but the wife is ready to move west....FINALLY! I grew up in Miami, FL but I have wanted to go west forever. Our trips to Nevada had me thinking I wanted to live in NV, AZ, NM or somewhere like that but CO is so amazing. Time for a change.
 
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The west is the best.

Now you know
 
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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We like it here in the four corners area. You can be in the mountins or in the desert in about an hour.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by riflecop624
Was out in Denver for my mother's funeral last month and my sisters boyfriend had an extra metric bike for me to ride. We headed out and rode to Evergreen, had some chow and drinks at Cactus Jacks and then back down through Turkey Creek (?) and by that time, I had a plane to catch.
I love it out there.
Yep..it's bike paradise, and Evergreen is a bike friendly town. Now if you could only get back and see all of Colorado.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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My wife and I have been giving it some serious discussion. Her business can be run from anywhere; me? Not so much. I could go back to LE but I have a good contractor gig working for a 3 letter agency, and all I have to do is teach. If there are any govt. or govt. contractor jobs in CO that I am compatible with, I haven't found them yet. Still on the hunt.

I'm a weapons instructor so IT jobs and office gigs probaby won't work for my skill set. If anyone out there is in the know, please PM or email me.
 

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I travel to Colorado every summer for two weeks of riding.
The best places are west of Denver in the mountains.

Check out. www.virtualhale.com/cruzn/colorado.php and Colorado pictures
 

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Lived in Co for 22 years before moving still miss the place. Nothing like riding the mountain roads. If it was over 45 degrees and the roads were clear we were riding. If you make it back to Evergreen check out the Little Bear.
 
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Originally Posted by riflecop624
My wife and I have been giving it some serious discussion. Her business can be run from anywhere; me? Not so much. I could go back to LE but I have a good contractor gig working for a 3 letter agency, and all I have to do is teach. If there are any govt. or govt. contractor jobs in CO that I am compatible with, I haven't found them yet. Still on the hunt.

I'm a weapons instructor so IT jobs and office gigs probaby won't work for my skill set. If anyone out there is in the know, please PM or email me.
There should be plenty of opportunities for your line of work; Colorado Springs has all kinds of military folks and I've got some folks I can talk to for the Metro Denver area.
 
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