used to live there, and i can confirm: it is awesome. cept for all the extremely rich californians. and people who have no idea what the eff they are doing with anything. besides those people it is pretty sweet and the girls are real easy on the eyes. however, to put it into perspective, it is the KU of Colorado. Much rather go to CSU.
oh and sys is right on this one, hiking sandals are extremely useful, even on long hikes and especially when doing multiple river crossings on a trail.