The Huntington at Nashua


SOON AFTER RETIRING from the Army in 1980, Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Thomas moved to Texas, where he embarked on a second career in finance. When it was time to retire for good, he packed his bags and made a beeline for Colora- do. “Sure, people were nice in San Antonio,” he


says. “But it was really hot in sum- mer. There are no mountains and no four seasons. And I couldn’t ride my bike downtown.” Thomas settled in Fort Collins,


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Colo., where he previously had served as a professor of military sci- ence in the ROTC program at Colo- rado State University. He couldn’t be happier with his choice. “There’s so much to do,” he says. “[My wife and I] like to ski, and we have the moun- tains. We ride our bikes; we walk; we hike. It’s a university town with lots of things going on. My wife and I are members of the opera guild, and we love all the family-owned restaurants and brewpubs in town.” He starts to wax rhapsodic about Fort Collins — but catches himself.


“Wait a minute,” he says. “I really don’t want to encourage a lot of people to move here. I like it just as it is.”


Skiing and cycling, snow, and


great scenery might not be on every- one’s must-have list. But for active retirees who love the outdoors, it’s tough to top Colorado.


Something for everyone Though an outdoorsy lifestyle is the common denominator uniting all of Colorado, the state offers com- munities to suit just about anyone. Residences range from ranches to re- sorts and condos to country-club set- tings. Home prices vary from under $100,000 in rural towns to millions of dollars in high-end resorts.


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