Colorado Springs

This was my second time in Colorado Springs – both times in winter. I have to say that I don’t really care for the city. It is too spread out – you have to take the highway to get from one side to the other. Also the houses are very small and have no land. I saw more homeless in the city than I did in Manhattan – something you wouldn’t think. The people are also very strange. One minute they are very friendly even to strangers and say “Hello” to you and the next they act as though they march to their own “special” drum. It is very hard to tell how they will act from one minute to the next. Maybe it has something to do with the high altitude that messes with their brains.

I have lived and been to many military towns around the world and Colorado Springs doesn’t have the same feel as all the others – even though they have numerous bases including NORAD – I did keep an eye out to see if I see the Stargate, but I didn’t.

There are many Russians and Russian-speakers in the Springs (as locals call it.) Maybe it is because they are all spies for NORAD or maybe because it is a big training place for the Olympics.

One good thing about the city is that unlike here in NH most places were open 24 hours (here only gas stations and a few fast food places are.)

Despite the 24 hour stores and the mountains surrounding the city I don’t think I would ever want to live in Colorado Springs.