Video- you probably won't make it in Wyoming
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I had some time on a trip I took to Cheyenne years ago and took the city trolley tour. One of the stats the guide gave was annual snowfall. I don't remember the number but it was large, and then she added "but due to the wind here, most of it actually lands in Nebraska."
Here's a scenic view of Wyoming, over the snow bank in the middle of the pic...
A lovely June Wyoming day!
The way I see it, I won't be spending much and making much in retirement to need the low sales tax and no income tax, but on the other hand there are not much economic activities for me to still make a living if I want to, say I am bored. If I just want a low cost of living there are even cheaper countries on earth that's right next to a major hospital as well, so unless I want to move next to my grandchildren I wouldn't want to move there. If not because of that I may want to keep working till 75 in some capacity, not sure what is there for my kind of work there.
I'm sure one day I would fall and break my hip, and then have to call 911 to get to an ER. I wouldn't want the ambulance say no to picking me up just because of some wind condition.
I'm sure one day I would fall and break my hip, and then have to call 911 to get to an ER. I wouldn't want the ambulance say no to picking me up just because of some wind condition.
No joke, that is May 16th, last year. It was another month, before the view was unobscured by the snow bank. That snow bank is looking about the same this year, I just haven't taken a pic. Wyoming is about 10 miles away in that pic. I know it's hard to tell...
I live in Colorado at 8,000 feet elevation and I am about 150 miles from the Wyoming border. For all intents and purposes, I live in a Wyoming climate and I love it. Yep, I have snow to clear in the winter, but it is a workout and keeps me young. Wish Colorado had Wyoming's taxes, but not happening and the wife will never move north.
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Isn't Cheyenne considered a very far northern suburb of Denver?
you can add extremely cheap car insurance to the list of Pros, I have been here since 2014, and did move away for work (Chicago, absolute garbage of a place and taxes are not worth) during the pandemic for 3 years but I maintained my Wyoming residency (had to for my wife's in-state tuition costs) as my work was remote and I was working a long term contract with United Airlines.
I love this place (Laramie or even Jackson, WY) it is not depressing like the rest of the state, I would not move to any other city, and I don't see how raising kids here would be an issue, people here leave you alone and it is extremely peaceful, you can leave your doors unlocked and your packages can sit outside delivered for weeks on end without anyone, ever disturbing or taking them.
I have traveled to most states, when I factor in cost and everything, I don't see myself making a permanent move to any other city/state.
I have done probably 100k miles on that road in cars like Corolla/Matrix/Avalon, and now ES350, I don't mind it at all, most of my driving was during Fall to Spring.
From my experience, St. Louis and Kansas City, MO were worse places to drive because they were not prepared for icy road conditions, and things were not cleaned efficiently as compared to Wyoming.
End of May to September is absolutely beautiful around Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, makes everything you deal with in other months, worth while.
Wind and more wind was my two day impression from a camping trip in 69 Bus camper. I thought it was going to flip over all night.
No ocean no thanks for me.
No ocean no thanks for me.
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GON
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Thanks,
Our grankids lived in Windsor, CO for 18 months while our Daughter was building a home. Windsor is just east of Fort Collins.
My comment on Cheyenne was a bit of sattire. IMHO, the challenges of Wyoming to start until one is West or North of Cheyenne.
I agree, Fort Collins is nice but Colorado isn't worth the cost to me.
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