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bluedigger

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32. You might look at Durango if you are interested in a college town on the West Slope.

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 02:27 PM

Jan 2013

It's a long way from Denver and arena rock acts, but the economy is okay and prices don't carry the cache tag of Boulder, Aspen, Telluride, etc... Close to the Four Corners. All I know about the music there is that they have a bluegrass festival, I think. It really depends how urban you want to be. Durango was too big and too busy for me (after four years in New Orleans ) so I went even smaller and moved to Cortez. But Durango has an active commercial district and nightlife, and is small enough to get around in by bike. It's a pretty cool large town/small city. Great outdoor rec everywhere! It's just on the other side of the San Juan's here:

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