Is Sunshine Canyon a nice place to live if one needs to commute to Boulder every day?
Hi NYC Transplant: Sunshine Canyon is a great place to live. And the commute usually is not bad, even in the winter. Boulder County does a great job of keeping the road clear, partly because this is a school bus route. Additionally, the canyon has few high walls, so the sun helps complete the job by melting remaining snow on the road. You might, however, want to consider how far up the Canyon you would like to live. The curves do slow you down some but you never have the traffic of even a modest commute in NYC. Personally, I lived on Sunshine Canyon Drive for 12 years and loved every minute of it. My family recently moved to Pine Brook Hills and we love our new mountain community as well. Pine Brook offers smaller lots, but has its own water system. Natural gas lines are in and fire hydrants offer an additional level of safety. Not maintaining a water well and a propane tank are real advantages. Both Sunshine and Pine Brook have great volunteer fire departments and the neighbors are ex
