I grew-up in the hills 5 minutes outside Boulder and am currently living there now with my family- lots of normal people still live here!

Boulder is a beautiful town, with great food and activities on the Pearl Street Mall. Boulder Canyon is a great access point for the Front Range- go to Nederland and cruise the Peak-to-Peak Highway from Central City/Black Hawk to Estes Park. Make sure to visit Gunsport Colorado, one of the finest gun shops in Colorado, right in downtown Boulder.

And sorry the statement "Also, although the state provides for CHL, there are local limitations such as carrying a handgun into an open park. Beautiful land, goofy handgun rules" is completely WRONG! Concealed carry, with valid permit is fully allowed, in all parks and non-K-12 public property.