As I have family that lives out there, I've learned a bit about it.

Boulder, CO, is a magical land of rainbows and giggles. Wonderful area, as long as you lock up your bike. But it is incredibly expensive. Rainbows and giggles don't grow on trees, you know.

The non wealthy live in Louisville, Lafayette, or Erie. Louisville has chosen to go upscale. Their downtown is cool. When we're in the area that's where we go to fete.

Lafayette thus is inheriting the tattoo parlors and the like. It's not cheap, but it's a bit rougher.

My family lives in Erie, which is in the next county. It's also not cheap. Erie to me seemed to be just suburbia with mountains in the background. It seemed nice enough. And their bike trails now connect with Boulder County, so you can ride for miles with your only concern being coyotes.

My new granddaughter was born in one of the above mentioned medical complexes. They seem nice.

I myself would love to move out there, but I wouldn't if we didn't have family. Loovul is a nice place. I don't worry about crime too much. Virtually all the homicides are drug/gang related.