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Originally Posted by dc_denizen
Denver has horrible weather?
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Denver's climate is more "high desert" than "great plains." It only gets about 15 inches of rainfall per year, just barely more than LA. It's a cool, dry and mostly barren place. The area around the airport gives you a good idea of Denver's natural landscape:
https://goo.gl/maps/Fh6yNGLSPuau4QCx9
Thankfully, that's just the immediate area around Denver. You don't have to go far to experience something completely different. Just an hour outside of town you can find yourself in a lost world of misty pine forests and secret waterfalls. And you're only 5-6 hours from hot desert like Moab or Albuquerque. Even if the city itself doesn't have the best weather, outdoorsy types will appreciate the diversity of landscapes and climates that you have access to within a days drive.