amcoffeegirl
Masterpiece
CO Springs is beautiful.
What the heck???
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Colorado
Masterpiece
Once you make it out to Colorado, just let me know if you ever need a hand with the big….huge…white pine
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Even more beautiful where we are going... Westcliffe it is heaven on earth!
You know it!Once you make it out to Colorado, just let me know if you ever need a hand with the big….huge…white pine
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
You and me neighbors now!
No, really, you're coming to Cañon City once a week for supply runs. Just the way it is out here.
I recommend taking 69 to hw 50, though, until you get used to the roads. Especially with winter coming. Oak Creek Grade can be hinky in the best conditions. Also, big trucks are awful on ice. Front wheel drive WITHOUT the "intelligent" traction control is your best bet.
If you're not rural, you're not in the REAL Colorado. Pueblo and Grand Junction are as big as you can get and not lose the true spirit of the state any more. Even the eastern plains have their own charm.
No, really, you're coming to Cañon City once a week for supply runs. Just the way it is out here.
I recommend taking 69 to hw 50, though, until you get used to the roads. Especially with winter coming. Oak Creek Grade can be hinky in the best conditions. Also, big trucks are awful on ice. Front wheel drive WITHOUT the "intelligent" traction control is your best bet.
If you're not rural, you're not in the REAL Colorado. Pueblo and Grand Junction are as big as you can get and not lose the true spirit of the state any more. Even the eastern plains have their own charm.
jimib
Shohin
I was looking for the forklift
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
We still have a couple years before we move, have to build first, and right now is not a good time to be wanting to do that. Housing shortages there make building companies pretty far out for a timeline. We've been coming to the area now for over 15 years, so know it pretty well. We also live rurally here so know the drill on that. Thanks for the tips on vehicles, we have Subys now, but will see if that is really the best option out there. Although I see them everywhere out there!
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
LoL It's a combination of the first thing I was told about driving in snow when I first learned to drive, and the marketing behind modern upper middle class luxuries.
If you're confident in your winter driving skills and reflexes, a front wheel drive will do you better on paved icy roads than anything. Spend some time thinking through the physics of it. Weight and size work against you where traction is concerned.
But so many people are in love with the idea of their big trucks, and the auto market pushes features so hard, that you wind up with a bunch of 4x4 Dodge Rams everywhere.
But features are not substitutes for skills. Watch the sides of the roads in winter. It's mostly big trucks stranded in the snowy median.
Folks are generally really great about the winter help, though. Not stopping for stranded drivers or checking on neighbors when the town is snowed in can be a death sentence. That and wildfire season. Folks always step up, regardless of anything else.
Anyways, looking forward to having you around.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Oh believe me we have plenty of snow and ice here where we live now. Look forward to meeting you! We will probably be over in spring.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Didn't occur to me before, but I just looked at your location in your profile again.
My little sister was born in Columbus!
Yeah, you get some snow!
My little sister was born in Columbus!
Yeah, you get some snow!
Maiden69
Masterpiece
If as in Subaru yes... their AWD system will beat any FWD in winter conditions. I think you already know this as you already live in a rural area, but just in case... get a set of winter tires. Colorado's roads are no joke in winter. I used to use all-season tires (Michellin AS3 and Continental DWS) and they are no match for a winter tire.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Yes subarus always here.
