I spent most my life in Colorado and have many great memories of hiking the backcountry, blizzards, severe thunderstorms, and Superbowl 32 at the Paramount on 16th street and then Larimer square after. Once weed was legalized the state began to go to crap and I got the hell out with my wife and kids. Went back to Estes Park, Denver, and Colorado Springs last summer to see family and it is worse.
Best decision I made to leave and raise my kids elsewhere and so sad that such a beautiful state is turning into Calirado. As many native Coloradans will say, get the hell out of Colorado and go home. Use to be a well kept secret but those days are gone.