I’m going to partially agree but also push back a bit:
Denver is not a mountain town, and people who are looking for a vacation in the mountains shouldn’t stay in Denver. I feel like this was your main point, and it’s true.
But if you are looking for a normal “city” vacation, Denver is pretty fun, especially for families. You mentioned museums, there’s good arts and culture (esp symphony and performing arts) and a lot of fun neighborhood venues. But Denver also has all the staples of a big city — beautiful city parks, a good zoo, amazing botanical gardens, a decent aquarium, teams in every sport, theme parks, etc.
It isn’t a tourist magnet, and it shouldn’t be, but that also means that it’s low key, less expensive, and not overrun with tourists. The weather is sunny and mild throughout the year, and especially stunning in October, with perfect blue skies framing vibrant fall colors.
So: not a mountain town, don’t come to Denver for the hiking. But if you live in the US and want a change of scenery that’s chill, affordable, and easy to get to, Denver is a solid choice (especially for families).
I agree and thank you for this thoughtful response!--I could have expanded on a line I had in the piece about if you like exploring cities then by all means go to Denver, though I worry about taking up too much time in the newsletter format. I have family there and always have a blast when in town. But I've seen all too often the misconception of it as a mountain town play out
love your substack, but the comments on air turbulence? I fly quite a bit domestically and to Europe and have not noticed this. I am thinking your experience is anecdotal.
Hi Dennis--thank you for reading! So the turbulence story is one that has been in the news the past few months because of the death and 70+ injured on the Singapore Airlines flight, and then subsequently every other week there has been turbulence-related injuries in the news. I've included recent ones in the past couple newsletters because it reached a point where I (a person who often would get annoyed when the seatbelt light flashes on and then nothing happens) found myself seeing it more and more. Now, some of that could be the media realizing there is interest after the Singapore Airlines incident and covering it more, but there have been warnings from scientists for years about increased and less predictable turbulence. However, like you, I haven't myself experienced anything particularly bad (fingers crossed).
I’m going to partially agree but also push back a bit:
Denver is not a mountain town, and people who are looking for a vacation in the mountains shouldn’t stay in Denver. I feel like this was your main point, and it’s true.
But if you are looking for a normal “city” vacation, Denver is pretty fun, especially for families. You mentioned museums, there’s good arts and culture (esp symphony and performing arts) and a lot of fun neighborhood venues. But Denver also has all the staples of a big city — beautiful city parks, a good zoo, amazing botanical gardens, a decent aquarium, teams in every sport, theme parks, etc.
It isn’t a tourist magnet, and it shouldn’t be, but that also means that it’s low key, less expensive, and not overrun with tourists. The weather is sunny and mild throughout the year, and especially stunning in October, with perfect blue skies framing vibrant fall colors.
So: not a mountain town, don’t come to Denver for the hiking. But if you live in the US and want a change of scenery that’s chill, affordable, and easy to get to, Denver is a solid choice (especially for families).
I agree and thank you for this thoughtful response!--I could have expanded on a line I had in the piece about if you like exploring cities then by all means go to Denver, though I worry about taking up too much time in the newsletter format. I have family there and always have a blast when in town. But I've seen all too often the misconception of it as a mountain town play out
love your substack, but the comments on air turbulence? I fly quite a bit domestically and to Europe and have not noticed this. I am thinking your experience is anecdotal.
Hi Dennis--thank you for reading! So the turbulence story is one that has been in the news the past few months because of the death and 70+ injured on the Singapore Airlines flight, and then subsequently every other week there has been turbulence-related injuries in the news. I've included recent ones in the past couple newsletters because it reached a point where I (a person who often would get annoyed when the seatbelt light flashes on and then nothing happens) found myself seeing it more and more. Now, some of that could be the media realizing there is interest after the Singapore Airlines incident and covering it more, but there have been warnings from scientists for years about increased and less predictable turbulence. However, like you, I haven't myself experienced anything particularly bad (fingers crossed).