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The range at the dump has been closed for a while, but there are a few around still, and there is always the Pawnee Grassland where you can shoot all day long.
I work not too far from Boulder, and go there as little as totally possible. The only exception really being the first Saturday of the month, which I can't make as often as I'd like due to my kids soccer and activity schedule.
Having known people that live in Boulder, I would say the housing market is a little bit pricey. There are also a number of pretty bizarre laws on books in Boulder, but coming from CA, your friend should be fine.
I really like it in Fort Collins, and since I travel a lot for work the commute doesn't bother me. I wouldn't want to live that far north and commute to Bouder though. I agree about Lyons, Erie, Longmont, etc. I would definitely go North, and not south, but that is just my preference. Of course, I also prefer to go into Wyoming for most of my outdoorsy type activities as well, usually because there are less people in the Snowy Range, with the exception being hunting, we do that in CO.
Is your friend going to get a chance to come out here prior to moving? He might want to rent someplace for 6 months or so, so he can really spend some time driving around.
Bill
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