Fifty latest reasons Colorado is the best state in the country


30. Getting lucky after a cruiser ride.

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29. The Denver Zoo has the only exhibit in the country capable of holding eight male elephants. If we get a full house, we'll also have the most elephant testosterone in the world.

28. It can be sunny on one side of the Eisenhower Tunnel and snowing on the other. In June.

27. Now that billionaire Phil Anschutz is footing the bill at the five-star Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, the complimentary toiletries are classier than ever.

26. We are one of the most physically fit cities in America, so you might as well enjoy the shirtless bros playing volleyball at Wash Park and the laughing ladies in sundresses at Coors Field.

25. Hunter Thompson ran for mayor of Aspen.

24. Even ancient Ice Age life forms couldn't stay hidden from Colorado for long.

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23. Shotskis are old hat. We've got beerskis.

22. Within the span of a year, Denver's slam poetry team boasted the country's best adult team, youth team and female poet. You can go ahead and snap.

21. Relief in the fact that backyard chickens are legal, but that my neighbors don't have them.

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22 comments
Miri June Plough
Miri June Plough

Casa Bonita #2 reason? that place has only provided several cases of the hershey squirts to Colorado.

lgg53053
lgg53053

Sorry...Arizona has the best Mexican food in the nation...because there are more Mexicans living there than there are Americans, at this point! 

Deidra Jones
Deidra Jones

Colorado IS a great place to live...... as long as your white and a republican

Deidra Jones
Deidra Jones

Colorado IS a great place to live...... as long as your white and a republican

Katie Rotvold
Katie Rotvold

I can give you 50 legit reasons why Colorado is not the best....

Tylr Tre
Tylr Tre

Whoa Stan. Too much bro.

Stan Espinosa
Stan Espinosa

This proves westword is just Fox news in disguise. Best Mexican food ? Ha! That's like saying columbine high was the safest school in 1999!

James Russell
James Russell

I've lived in NY,NH,PA,TX,VT,IL....I always end up back where I grew up, the big CO! I'm never leaving again. YES ON 64! ;)

TopHat
TopHat

The best strip club with the hottest real girls in America -  The Glendale Ballet, aka Shotgun Willie's !!!

michael.roberts
michael.roberts moderator editortopcommenter

 @TopHat A heartfelt nomination, TopHat. Thanks for the post.

DonkeyHotay
DonkeyHotay topcommenter like.author.displayName 1 Like

#1 - We have Westword to keep us abreast of all the Top # Lists ...

 

... and celebrity twitter tweets.

Bill
Bill like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

Everyone knows that deer turn into elk when they reach 5+ years of age.  It has nothing to do with elevation.  Do you think we're stupid?

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