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the small town of westcliffe

there are simple beauties that you pick up from living in a community, that you simply don't get from vacationing there. i experienced it this summer in the beautiful state of colorado. there wasn't a day i wasnt amazed by the beauty of the mountains, i was still speechless from the beauty when i was flying away that painful day in august, the same way i was at first glance. but, besides the mountains i also got to know the little town of westcliffe. a town that i would have driven through and not thought twice about. but, instead i had a chance to take in the small town: candy's local coffee shop and "the hot spot" the bowling alley. i love knowing a city inside and out. knowing its quirks and short cuts. i am finding that i am developing this kind of relationship with blacksburg. i now know the best roads to take to pass main street traffic on game day. the best coffee shops: if you are looking for a pumpkin spice blended coffee go no farther than the daily grind, but if you want anything else stick to mill mountain coffee, which happens to be located on the corner of my street, conveniently. when it comes to restaurants, you can't go wrong with gillies vegetarians cuisine, i have never had a desire to be a vegetarian, before tasting the deliciousness that is gillies. you need to live somewhere to really take in its traditions, culture and beauty. i would never of thought that blacksburg had anything to offer this girl, but i am finding that is far from true.