Be very careful you are living the "frugal mountainman/woman badasses" lifestyle right now where you are at. If not, then don't expect to just become that way simply due to moving.
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My job relocated me to Denver in 2011 from the DC area (was living near Fairfax, VA). Moving is not what makes you more badass. Denver is still a solid 45min from most outdoor stuff. Sure you can bike all over the city bike trails and kayak in Confluence park or live in Golden, but realistically skiing, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, kayaking are all at least 45 min away from Denver. I can think tons of places to do similar things within 45 min of Northern Virginia. If you're not trying to do them now, it is unlikely you will try to do them after you move.
There certainly may be other reasons you want to leave. The traffic/commute was what did it for us. DC traffic was unbearable. That being said though, Denver is in many ways Just Another City. For instance, Denver is #7 in the country for worst rush hour traffic.
Denver has awesome people who try hard to encourage others to get outside, ok food, a rush hour that is steadily getting worse as more people move here and a medium sprawl problem. It is also a REALLY LONG WAY away from almost anyone's family. It is really flat and really brown. And the traffic to go skiing has gotten so bad this year (likely because of pot tourism) that most of my friends wont go skiing on the weekend anymore.
I guess what I'm saying is recognize that coming to Denver will not solve all of your problems. Figure out what problems you really do have and keep sending out resumes while you figure it out.
*Note: I do have a vested interest in keeping people out of my lovely state.