Shout it from the mountaintops: We love Denver, and we love Colorado! The quality of people and life here in the Mile High City and the state at large is most definitely unmatched, and anyone who believes otherwise is just plum crazy. But you don’t have to take my word for it because we’ve got plenty of pictures to prove it. Here are 25 reasons why people from Denver are THE best!

1. We welcome one and all here in Denver and Colorful Colorado!
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2. We believe the sky's the limit.
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Dream big!
3. There is no celling!
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Shoot for the moon...
4. We're not afraid to take the road less traveled...
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5. ...or the route most challenging.
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6. We believe short cuts are overrated.
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7. We epitomize, "Work hard; play hard!"
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8. We also appreciate a quality moment of zen.
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9. Ah, yes, zen.
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10. We teach our children well.
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11. We have over two dozen libraries here in the Mile High City.
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(See No. 10.)
12. We never get to have any fun.
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13. Never.
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14. We support the arts - locally, regionally, and globally.
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15. We support local farmers and purveyors.
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There are more than a dozen local farmers markets in and around the metro area!
16. We appreciate cultural activities, and we've got hundreds of museums, galleries, historical landmarks, and other notable points of interest to prove it.
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17. We're passionate about critical and political issues.
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18. Seriously though, we care...
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19. ...and we're not afraid to show it.
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20. We've been friends of the earth for a mighty long time.
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(The proof is in this picture circa 1972.)
21. We will wake long before dawn just to experience this...
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Colorful Colorado indeed!
22. ...or this...
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23. ...or this.
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24. Just one more moment of zen.
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25. Yep, we sure are hospitable!
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Welcome to the...wait, what? Guess they don't have spell check.

Want even more to gush about? Here are 19 Reasons Why My Heart Will Always Be In Denver. Proud to be a Mile High resident!

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