15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up Near The Mountains
If you grew up in Colorado, you not only had the best childhood ever, but you know more distinct truths about the Centennial State than those who transplanted later in life. Need an example? Here are 15 things you’ll only understand if you grew up in or near the mountains:
1. First and foremost, if you grew up along the Front Range, you deciphered west as being toward the mountains…
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2. …and east as being away from the mountains.
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North was toward Fort Collins; south toward Colorado Springs.
3. Whether you grew up in or near the mountains, you knew you always had epic skiing…
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4. …snowboarding…
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5. …hiking…
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6. …fishing, and every other outdoor excursion right at your fingertips!
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(Just a heads up: Fishing in the colorful Rocky Mountains will literally ruin you for life.)
7. Speaking of skiing and snowboarding, if you received good grades at school, you would often be rewarded with a complimentary day pass to one of Colorado’s popular resorts!
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While the rest of America’s children were cashing in on their free personal-pan pizza, Colorado kids were shredding up Winter Park.
8. Sorry, mountain kids; even in the worst of winter conditions, you probably still had to go to school…
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9. …while all the Western Slope, Front Range, and Eastern Plains kids enjoyed a snow day.
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I’m an Eastern Plains native, so this factoid got me like ¯_(ツ)_/¯.
10. You Southerners think your humidity is bad? Try having zero humidity and dry EVERYTHING 24/7/365.
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Every season is BRUTAL for Coloradans skin, hair, sinuses, and lips.
11. Only in Colorado can you experience all four seasons in just one day.
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You tell ’em, Drew Carey!
12. If you were born in Colorado, your parents took you camping before you could walk…
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13. …and your class took an Eco Week trip before you graduated elementary school.
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I hope your trip went better than mine… the girls in my cabin argued the ENTIRE time, which also had me like ¯_(ツ)_/¯.
14. Finally, if you grew up in or near the mountains of Colorado, you grew up experiencing the most glorious sunrises…
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15. …and spectacular sunsets in the WORLD.
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The pictures say it all!
