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Living in the Colorado Springs area or in many of the surrounding cities, us “locals” are used to living at an 
altitude. In fact most of the time we completely forget about it. But tourist season is just around the corner; and many of us have friends and family that came visit us during the summer time. Also, it’s starting to be the time of the year that many people think about relocating to the area. Consequently I felt it may be a good time for a refresher course on the affects of high altitude.
Colorado Springs is considered one of the “highest” cities in the United States – an altitude of 6035 above sea level , 755 feet above Colorado’s “Mile High City”, Denver.
Here’s the scientific description of what happens to our bodies at higher altitudes:
The concentration of oxygen at sea level is about 21% and the barometric pressure averages 760 mmHg. As altitude increases, the concentration remains the same but the number of oxygen molecules per breath is reduced. Read the rest of this entry »
High Altitude Adjustment for living in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is located in a high altitude
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and this requires adjustments when making your favorite recipes!
Love your Grandma’s chocolate cake or love to bake bread? If you’ve recently moved 
to Colorado Springs and tried to make your favorite tried and true recipes, you may have found they didn’t meet your expectations. If the bread didn’t rise or the cake didn’t turn out or even if the beans wouldn’t ever get done, its probably due to the fact that living in Colorado requires some adjustment to your lowland recipes, especially when baking. Even when making a boxed mix or a pasta dish be sure and follow the high altitude directions. You’ll find that beans, pasta and brown rice all need longer cooking times as the water boils at a lower temperature here.
I hope you find these adjustments helpful: Read the rest of this entry »
