Remembering the eastern plains of Colorado

Metropolitan areas attract tens of thousands of new, young residents. Across vast plains and through mountain enclaves, the population grows smaller and older. Demographic shifts like these underscore the many cultural, economic and political disparities between the state's urban and rural communities -- a chasm that defines the Colorado Divide. In a series of reports, The Denver Post takes a closer look at how rural Colorado adapts to an evolving environment.
Video by RJ Sangosti and Lindsay Pierce, The Denver Post
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[@zcindylouz]

The Eastern Plains of Colorado; some of the most beautiful countryside I've seen - along with some of the most beautiful folks I've met. I hope one day to return. I'd trade the urban life for that lifestyle any day.

[@nativepursuits6446]

1:32 to 1:44 is my home town Genoa, Colorado. I was raised there and my folks still live there today!

[@marinathornton6462]

This gave me so many chills and I kinda feel like crying

[@matambale]

Beautiful work, RJ

[@tylertorrez3744]

Im proud to say im from eastern plains of Colorado 😊

[@nealandersen4867]

Brilliant

[@stevengn7245]

James Michener's novel Centennial brought me here

[@edwincancelii2917]

I can hear a little bit of the Southern accent, or a Southern drawl, as far as Eastern Colorado goes.

[@jenniferbrdar4605]

I'm from Eastern Colorado and that is classic High Plains dialect and speech patterns. I'm from Peetz,CO

[@DawnH123]

Feeling done with Denver and ready to see open land and a lot less people.

[@RealColoradoProductions]

@Chet Muggins Erie, Windsor, and Firestone are a recommended place And weld county gets the most tornadoes out of any counties in the country. But most of em are F0 or F1

[@rickrose3476]

if your not farming ,whats the attraction?

[@chewy18252]

The attraction is good, hard working folks that still believe that their word is everything and a hand shake is better than a contract. Also remember that eastern Colorado is one of the largest ag and beef producing places in the country, so if you ate today, thank a farmer or rancher. How's that for attraction?

[@19dan99]

chewy18252 Good answer, I moved to Julesburg from Denver a couple of years ago & every morning I watch sun rise & say thank you Lord for getting me out of that hell hole of a city.

[@chewy18252]

Nice, I'm only a few miles from you in Sterling, moved here from Pennsylvania and love it out here, good, hard working folks that I love to be around!!

[@19dan99]

chewy18252, I am also originally from Pa. , Milford, the gateway to the Poconos!

[@chewy18252]

19dan99 Nice, Tamaqua boy here, I know Milford well, you were about an hour and a half north of me!!! Small world!!