Huge, clear aerial of metro Denver

[Cirrus]

Via reddit user jrodicon

[Orlando]

Wow. Denver looks huge!

[Zmapper]

The picture really gives perspective as to how minuscule "mid/high-rise" buildings are in comparison to the mountain backdrop.

[ToysNoiz]

wow, your city blocks are tiny!

[Cirrus]

^
Other way around. Denver's are normal. SLC's are obscenely large.

[DenverInfill]

By my very quick estimation, I'd say we are seeing in this photo approximately 25% of the metro area, not counting Boulder County.

[Cirrus]

That's true. It's really just Denver and Lakewood.

[bunt_q]

I can't help but think how fun it would be to get up early one of these Saturdays, take the W out to Jeffco, and walk Colfax from there all the way to Fitzsimmons (or a little farther maybe), and 15L it back. It's only a shade over 20 miles, certainly do-able in a day.

[Cirrus]

Approximate view:

[EngiNerd]

That must have been taken last Wednesday, it was incredibly clear that day from the air (I also flew and got a pretty good shot of Pike's Peak, but not Denver unfortunately).

[RyanD]

Originally Posted by bunt_q

I can't help but think how fun it would be to get up early one of these Saturdays, take the W out to Jeffco, and walk Colfax from there all the way to Fitzsimmons (or a little farther maybe), and 15L it back. It's only a shade over 20 miles, certainly do-able in a day.

I'm game. A Colfax photo adventure day!

[bunt_q]

Originally Posted by RyanD

I'm game. A Colfax photo adventure day!

Only if you wear two rigid knee braces and flip flops. Otherwise, I can't keep up with you for twenty miles. I'd be better off running an Ironman.

[RyanD]

Originally Posted by bunt_q

Only if you wear two rigid knee braces and flip flops. Otherwise, I can't keep up with you for twenty miles. I'd be better off running an Ironman.

Oh I can walk slower.. It might just take me a few blocks to get used to shorter people pace

19.4 mi, 6 hours 21 mins

Walking directions to E Colfax Ave Via W Colfax Ave

This is from W Colfax and 6th Ave to E Colfax and Potomac..

[bunt_q]

Originally Posted by RyanD

6 hours 21 mins

Ha, you're funny. How many good dive bars do you think there are in that 19.4 miles? And how many of them do you think ol' bunt will just have to check out?

[ue]

Very cool aerial. Photos like this just reminds me of how much Denver resembles Calgary.

[Derek]

I've only been to Denver a couple times, but I never realized how flat it was for being so close to the Rockies. Awesome picture!

[RyanD]

Originally Posted by bunt_q

Ha, you're funny. How many good dive bars do you think there are in that 19.4 miles? And how many of them do you think ol' bunt will just have to check out?

That's the time quote Google said.. I'm sure there are some aweseome dives none of us know about.. I bet the best and grittiest one's are in Lakewood and Aurora..

[Boisebro]

Originally Posted by Cirrus

^
Other way around. Denver's are normal. SLC's are obscenely large.

if you want to see tiny blocks, check out boise's.

yesterday i tripped and fell walking downtown and skipped 2 blocks.

[bunt_q]

Originally Posted by Boisebro

if you want to see tiny blocks, check out boise's.

yesterday i tripped and fell walking downtown and skipped 2 blocks.

Still bigger than Portland and their cute little 200x200 blocks. Boise blocks are still double their size in square foot terms (and actually, about the same as Denver's, just that ours are rectangular - so smaller than Boise one way, but longer the other).

[RockMont]

Great Scott! Great shot!