JaimeGordonLannister t1_iu1zbxs wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:24 PM

I live in Littleton. If you enjoy outdoor activities like skiing, mountain biking, hiking, or gravel biking, you'll probably like it up here.

If you enjoy clubbing, bar hopping, ubering around big cities between fancy restaurants and cocktail places, museums, or any other stuff that's exclusive to big cities: it might not be quite your speed.

FWIW I'm not sure why so many people claim it's totally car centric up here. I've lived in plenty of places around the country with larger populations, and Littleton is among the most walkable because the town is dense with housing and there are ample sidewalks. And the trail networks by Littleton, Bethlehem, and Franconia are top-notch, rivaling trail networks on the edge of much larger cities. You can bike to a lot of stuff in Littleton; maybe a bit less in Bethlehem.

I'm not sure if you'll want to live here forever, but it's a great place to spend a couple of years and build up some outdoorsy hobbies. It could get lonely if you don't have a partner who will move with you, though.

Feel free to DM me if you have any other questions.

DeerFlyHater t1_iu2dwdz wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:16 AM

Only disagreement I would have with your post is the car centric piece. While Littleton is not car centric and probably has one of the most walkable downtown areas out there, if you want serious grocery shopping you need wheels. In Bethlehem they'll need wheels to get anything other than beer or coffee if they live near downtown.

JaimeGordonLannister t1_iu50wnm wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:27 PM

Good point. You can do a lot on foot, including go to the co-op, but it's not quite close enough to downtown to justify most days. And the street crossing by the co-op kind of sucks. If they added a back way to the co-op for bikes and pedestrians, preferably off the rail trail, it would massively improve my quality of life.

And of course if you want to ever go on a hike, check out other mountain biking trails, etc., you're totally dependent on a car. Not that different from most US cities, but you couldn't use public transit even if you wanted to here.