Yea, we lived in IA and wanted out,she applied for anything out west. We wanted elk and mountains. CO hired her and she went to two months of banking school in Denver. We went down to NM fora weekend to visit my sister and bro-in-law. He showed me a big game hunting pamphlet for the state, we loved the weather and thescenery, and we got back to CO and she applied for a promotion down here. She landed a job in the same city as where my sister and bro-in-lawhave lived for 12 years.After 4 months in CO we moved 12 hours south and love it. We loved CO but NM has the same scenery, but is much warmer with less snow and more big game to hunt.No flying insects. Awesome trout and other fishing.Booming economy as well. We are at 5200 ft, the same elevation as Denver, so it gets cool at night and warms up in the day. Air conditioning is optional here due to the low humidity and cool nights. No flying insects.Open your windows at night and close them in the am. The sun shines over 300 days a year here too, and that is awesome compared to what we had in IA.