Today is one of those crystal blue, clear skied day which coincides with Colorado Day where good citizens from California, Texas, Michigan and a host of many other states celebrate its 142nd birthday along with the natives. Why single out those states? They seem to be the ones moving here the most, judging by their license plates. With a great economy, 300+ days of sunshine a year, Colorado has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years. In fact, there are 5.6 million of us now in the Centennial State according to the Census Bureau. Often they all seem to be on the road at the same time these days.
So on this day, let’s take a moment to stop driving and start celebrating her birthday. For being 142, you’re looking pretty good, Colorado.
Live, love, bark! 🐾
Happy Colorado Day.
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Happy Colorado Day!
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hazel & Mabel
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Yuppers, lots of us Californian’s are moving out of the state cause it’s just too expensive to buy a house here. I mean, it’s insane! Our track houses are selling for over a million dollars ~ single story ranch. the two story houses are going for 1.6 million and above. I would never be able to live here if I wasn’t born here! Colorado is an amazing state to be in! We native CA’s who can’t afford it anymore are looking for a place like home. Happy Burthday Colorado!
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
I know what you mean, Ruby. Real Estate has gone completely bonkers here too. A house across the street from me popped its top last year and was renovated. It sold for $1.25 mill in late spring. 😱
Happy Colorado Day!
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Happy birthday, Colorado! We would love to live there but I don’t do well in cold weather. We will definitely be visiting though. ♥
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Happy Birthday Colorado!
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Thank you for the birthday wishes! I think I deserve cake now, don’t you? 🎂
I love Colorado… I just plain love it. But we’ve actually dared to talk about moving further west a few times. It is noticeably more crowded. I don’t like that. I see the same license plates as you do, with Texas leading the way in the mountains and California in the cities. But, I still love it here, as long as I stay close to home!
I know what you mean, the crowdedness is alarming and I often wonder about moving to a smaller town. Sadly, real estate has out priced my ability to make a change so I’m trying to learn how to adapt to the new normal which really is chaotic. Rush ‘hour’ is now most of the day.
Happy birthday to Colorado…my home from 2005-2014! <3
Thank you! I wonder if you’d recognize it now-it’s changed so much in the past 4 years, I hardly do!
I’m curious because there was so much construction going on downtown when I left. I also moved before the new Union Station was finished. I want to go back!
That whole area is so “hip” it’s scary. There’s even s large Whole Foods now and chances are even you’ll get run over by either a ride share bike or scooter 🛴
We have those bikes and scooters in SD too. The tourists and locals especially love the scooters. :-/
And millennials. 😉 They all LOVE those things.
It’s definitely a special place if everyone wants to be there! My hubby’s brother and his wife moved there from TX a few years ago when they retired and they love it!
We’ve got everything and a little more. The only thing missing is the ocean and maybe less traffic. 😁
Happy Birthday Colorado!
Thanks for the birthday wishes. We don’t ‘feel’ 142 but maybe when (if) the snow flies we will. 🙃
I’m so relieved the fires have been taken care of that were happening a few weeks ago. Colorado is such a splendidly beautiful state with something for everyone!
We still have 12 active fires and the morning sunrises are pretty orange from all the smoke moving eastward.
Happy Colorado Day – beautiful skies. We have lots of clouds today.
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
Ironically, it got cloudy later in the day. Or maybe just smoky, we still have a number of fires. The one thing I’m certain is, we haven’t had rain for nearly 2 weeks and need moisture!
Happy Colorado Day. It’s a wonderful state. I’m not sure if it’s a good thing that there’s so much of the ex-California emigration headed your way. The AJF and I often remark that, were it not for her aversion to all things chilly, we’d pull up stakes and be there, somewhere in the San Juans. Well, that and we’re getting way too old to be moving again. 🙂
The San Juans are breathtakingly beautiful. I wouldn’t mind being there either though real estate is waaay outa my abilities to get there any time soon. I’ll just have to be a drive through admirer. 😊
And your mountains are definitely aging well! 😉
And they are far older than the state!
Happy Birthday Colorado! Not surprised that Michiganders are moving there…but…it looks like our marijuana bill is going to pass so they just might turn around and come back BOL BOL BOL!!
That’s about the same time folks started moving to Colorado. 😇 Go figure. LOL
Happy birthday Colorado !
Thanks. Too bad they’re not serving up cake this afternoon!
Colorado is a state I would love to visit…maybe someday.
We’d be happy to show you around. 😊
Happy Colorado Day. I enjoyed two extensive stays there. Lovely scenery and weather,
5.6 million other people must think the same thing. 😉
I’ll offer up a toast to Colorado at precisely 4:20…. 😉
Quite apropos. 🙃
Happy, happy Colorado day.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥
Right back atcha!
Happy B-Day to CO! I have never been, and am adding your beautiful state to my bucket list of places to visit (with the pups).
Like Tom Bodette, I’ll leave the light on for you.
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Happy Colorado Day! we love your state and we wish we could see it once…
The welcome mat is always here for you as well as a guest bed. 😉
I haven’t seen Michigan tags, but there are lots of people on the roads which were built when there were fewer citizens. There are a lot of people in the US now, and they are all on the road a lot in big trucks. It must be hard to see your state change, but we’ve always lived in high density areas. I wonder if those TV shows promoting large families influenced people. Yesterday I saw a woman with 4 children under the age of 7. She had her quota and mine.
I grew up in Florida where there were always people moving in from other states. It was normal to see such growth, so the state had to keep building more roads and houses to handle it.
I’m intrigued with architecture as we visit old towns. There were boom times in some that left gorgeous homes and big downtowns that are now nearly abandoned. It’s sad to see, but towns growing is better than dying so lucky us to find a foothold here.
It’s hard to expand roadways in a short period of time (between Congress and construction, building out infrastructure takes a while). The metro area has increased in population close to 20% in the past 5 years and density has expanded exponentially. We’re building up more these days in Denver proper. Just look up at the skyline and see all the cranes. Last year there were over 30 of them in Central Denver alone.
Stop the illegal immigration from California. All the Californians bring is new taxes.
Reminder…taxes fund roads, something a car loving nation needs.
Not me-I fly.
…and runways. 😆
Happy BD CO from the GK in CA!
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Happy Birthday beautiful Colorado. What a gorgeous state.
Thank you for the ‘birthday wishes.’ It is a beautiful state with so much beauty to offer.
Happy Birthday Colorado. Here’s to a bright and glorious future!!
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Well, Happy Colorado Day!! Since both NY – my home state – and SC were both original colonies, I consider their “birthdays” to be July 4th.
August 1, 1876, marked the day President Ulysses S. Grant signed Proclamation 230 admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state. The state had been a territory since 1861.
Happy Birtbday! Colorado definitely is a beautiful state!
Thank you, I’ve lived in a few states but this one always draws me back. The only thing missing is the ocean but luckily there are lots of lakes to get that water fix.
Yes, you definitely need the water fix. 🙂
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