Having lived in Southern California, Northern Virginia, Arizona and raised in Southwest Missouri, and traveled in all 50 states, I have now lived in Colorado for 50 years. I would not trade the weather and the beauty for anyplace else on the planet. Contrary to most belief, we have mild winters, usually mild summers, little or no insects (I'm highly allergic), no fleas to bother the pets and the humidity was 5% on Friday! Today I drove from home to Boulder, a mere 10 miles, and as usual was awestruck by the ever-changing magnificence of the mountains.