---
author: "Robert Pearce"
authorTwitter: "@RobertWPearce"
desc: "An update from my experiences in Colorado."
keywords: "colorado, denver, remote work, digital nomad, beer"
title: "Life in Colorado"
updated: "2023-02-04T18:00:00Z"
---

One month ago, with an entire world to travel at my fingertips, I chose to
temporarily move to Denver, Colorado. For years I have heard great things about
the people, hiking, skiing and beer, so I decided to give them a try.

## The People

The following statement may cause me a bit of flack in the South, but

> _&quot;Denver has the most welcoming population I've ever come across
> in my travels.&quot;_

Never in my life have I met such a warm, trusting, &quot;do good&quot; people
who have a blind affinity for strangers of all shapes, colors and creeds. Since
my first day here, I have questioned whether I simply haven't met enough people
or experienced enough of the city to see its faults. But my initial premise is
supported day after day and experience after experience.

One can tell much about the culture of a city by a few things:

* the attitude of its drivers towards foot traffic
* the treatment of and by service industry workers
* its beer

### Foot Traffic

Drivers consistently stop for pedestrians to cross the street. Who would have
thought this a novel concept? Additionally, if a driver pulls their car in to a
cross-walk, 9 times out of 10 that person will wave, apologize and attempt to
back their car up so folks on foot have space to walk. This alone speaks reams
about a community.

### Service Industry Workers

I am a harsh judge of patrons' character when it comes to their interactions
with service industry workers. Is it right to judge people? No. Does doing so
help me guage not only the person I'm speaking with, but a community as a whole?
Yes, for watching an unnecessarily rude man be put in his place by other
restaurant-goers is something special.

On the other side of the coin, I have yet to meet a rude person providing me
food & bev service. A great example is at [Renegade
Brewing](http://renegadebrewing.com/). The bar tenders here struck up
conversation while I was having a beer and burger, alone, on Valentine's Day.
After a few minutes of conversation, I was introduced to some of their friends
across the bar, and we had great conversation and beer before parting ways.

### The Beer

There are &gt;200 breweries in Denver. 'Nuff said. These people like to have a
good time.

## Remote Working

My employer, [Articulate](https://www.articulate.com/), has paid for me to work
three days per week out of the [Density CoWorking](http://densitycoworking.com/)
spot. Density is located in a fun neighborhood about one block from the [Marczyk
Food Market](http://marczykfinefoods.com/). You know a place is cool when they
have wall-mounted unicorn decor:

<img
  alt="Wooden unicorn wall mount"
  decoding="async"
  height="533"
  loading="lazy"
  src="./images/life-in-co-unicorn.webp"
  width="400"
/>

There are heaps of unique and delicious coffee shops to work from, as well. My
favorite, thus far, is the [Denver Bike Cafe](http://denverbicyclecafe.com) on
17th Street.

## Skiing

While skiing in Denver could be fun after a heavy snow, the mountains are nearby
and ripe for adventure. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

<img
  alt="Top of Breckenridge, CO; mountains in snow"
  decoding="async"
  height="667"
  loading="lazy"
  src="./images/life-in-co-breck-tippy-top.webp"
  width="500"
/>

<img
  alt="USA flag with me next to it at the top of a mountain in Breckenridge, CO"
  decoding="async"
  height="667"
  loading="lazy"
  src="./images/life-in-co-breck-america.webp"
  width="500"
/>

<img
  alt="View over the edge down a treeless skip slope"
  decoding="async"
  height="375"
  loading="lazy"
  src="./images/life-in-co-breck-edge.webp"
  width="500"
/>

## Wrap up

I have only begun to scratch the surface with all that Denver has to offer and
look forward to another month here.
