If you want the ease of home ownership that condominium living offers, but want a detached unit? This is the condo you have been waiting for. This natural private setting in the Black Canyon area will not disappoint. Three bedrooms, two baths and over 2000 SF of comfortable living space.
Here are the details and a map to the property Link
Pick of the Week
January 12th, 2010December 2009 Live In Estes Park Hotsheet
January 5th, 2010I get website MLS summary sheets every month. I thought I would start sharing these with you. This hot sheet shows the top ten properties on my website in December of 2009. I was super busy with clients all month which surprises people because they think this town sleeps all winter, which it certainly does no such thing. Estes Park is a year round destination for many people. I had clients visiting family, snow shoeing, skiing at Eldora, going to the casinos in Black Hawk/Central City, shopping, playing in the snow and finally buying houses. I think January will be busy too with buyers wanting to take advantage of the home buyer credits that expire in April and with our Winter Festival in two weeks. The chili cook-off is going to be awesome so please visit us soon. Check out what Estes Park buyers are looking for here.
If You Don’t Buy a House Now, You’re Missing the Opportunity of a Lifetime
December 28th, 2009If you are planning on buying real estate in the next two years I implore you to consider the advantages of buying today. Home ownership is an investment in your future. With each mortgage payment you are building your wealth. Owning a home builds wealth over the long term, and it provides significant social benefits. Did you know home owners are are happier and healthier than non-owners? And what about the tax benefits of home ownership? In short, you can deduct interest charged on a loan used to acquire or improve your principal residence in the year that it is paid. Check with your tax preparer and account for all the benefits of home ownership.
For more information don’t miss this article http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/dec2009/bw2009127_753974.htm
What is an Estes Park Snow Day?
November 3rd, 2009What is an Estes Park Snow Day? Here it means that we have a foot of snow on the ground, it’s still snowing and quite possibly the weatherman is going to be wrong, but we aren’t sure which way. Last Wednesday was our first day of canceled school for the year. You can check your calendars again, yes it was October. I can never get my kids up in the morning, but at 7:30 am they were outside with me shoveling snow and for the rest of the day sledding and building forts. Fortunately it stopped snowing that evening so we missed the 3 feet that was forecast. Across the rest of the state it continued to snow that night and the next day with up to 2.5+ feet in some areas.
In Estes, we have our own little micro-climate. We are completely surrounded by mountains and usually that works in our favor. When big storms come through we almost always get less snow than the Front Range. It was a regular work day for me so I headed to the office, later at the grocery store it was a social occasion I saw so many people I knew. The snow didn’t keep most folks home. There was school on Thursday, all the roads and paths were cleared. The park department is so great usually the walking paths are cleared before the roads are.
walking path
I could have gone snowshoeing or hiking, but decided since it was so pleasant on Thursday I was going to take Haley for a run and we ended up at the dog park. She loves the dog park and pulled me the last quarter mile. When we got there she was so sad, there were no other dogs there. She really didn’t know what to do with no dogs to chase.
She loves the snow and dove into a snowbank on our way back.
snowbank
Mt. Olympus
Elk on 18 hole golf course
Well now as I write this almost a week later it was 60 degrees and breezy with beautiful blue skies. Other than the January winds there is not much that keeps us inside. Please visit us in the winter, you will be not be disappointed!
In the Backcountry-Lawn Lake
October 17th, 2009Spending time in the RMNP back country is one of life’s simple pleasures. I try to plan a couple trips per summer with my family. It allows you to enjoy places further into the park because you can spend the night and venture out on day hikes. A place we have wanted to go is Lawn Lake and Crystal Lake. The only draw back is all the tons of gear you have to haul in, especially when camping with children. Three days of food for 5 people is hard to pack for, it took two bear canisters to hold it all. My husband and I try to load our packs the heaviest and then let each of the kids carry their own clothing and snacks. We have a rule: The person with the heaviest pack gets to whine~and that’s usually my husband and he doesn’t whine.
The Big Pack
There are three individual campsites and one group site located right East of the lake in the trees. The sites are private and the trees protect you from the wind. We choose the second site so we could set up two tents and there was a large tree stump to cook on.
Filtering water at Lawn Lake
It was cold and rainy the entire weekend. We passed a lot of time in our tents waiting for the rain to stop. Some of the wildflowers were still blooming, but many were already done. We did a little exploring between rain storms and I spent the first night mostly awake after something large walked right between our tents.
New friend we met on the way to Crystal Lake
The second day my two youngest daughters and I headed up to Crystal Lake and my husband and my oldest daughter started scrambling up Mummy Mtn right behind our campsite. All of us were caught in the nasty thunderstorm that hit in the afternoon. My group turned back, but the other group was able to summit successfully. These two photos were taken 10 minutes apart, the first one we were just minutes from Crystal Lake hoping the weather would hold. Unfortunately, a nasty boomer came over the saddle of Mummy and gave us a scare.
Sweeping Views above Lawn lake
Taking Cover coming down from Crystal Lakes
Stormy Summit
This is my second time being in this area, the most attractive feature to me is the diversity of the wildflowers. We saw Indian Paintbrush in all colors of the rainbow, yellow, light green, red, orange, pink, coral, and lavender.
Pink Indian Paintbrush
We made a slideshow of our photos and our favorite part of camping-Jiffy Pop over the stove.
This is a beautiful area, I hope you can make there someday. See you on the trail!
Luxury Mountain Estate-Backs to RMNP
October 1st, 2009Reaping the Rewards-Hiking to Big Pool
August 7th, 2009We are reaping the rewards of a very wet Rocky Mountain Spring in Estes Park. I recently hiked to the Big Pool on the North Inlet trail leaving from Grand Lake. It was 10 miles or so round trip and the wild flowers were the best I have ever seen. The first mile or so of the trail is a jeep road because there is a private cabin along the trail. Once the trail narrows we saw fields of columbine in varying colors of rich periwinkle and light blues. On the East side I have seen clumps of columbine, but these fields were amazing. I also saw my first Calypso Orchid in a top secret location. Along the trail further in we saw red columbine. The vegetation was lush and we had to keep moving to ward off the mosquitoes. We stopped at Cascade Falls on our way to The Pool and took a break on the huge boulders and listened to the roar of the water.
Blue Columbine
Calypso Orchid
Red Columbine
Lush vegetation along the trails
Cascade Falls
I know many visitors to our area in Estes Park choose to remain on the East side of the park, but I would highly recommend exploring the trails in the West section of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Fantastic Five Bedroom Home on .75 Acre Wooded Lot
July 21st, 2009Mountain Cabin in Glen Haven
July 21st, 2009New location-Same Service
July 8th, 2009
I am excited to announce my big news of the summer. I have moved to a new real estate agency right here in Estes Park. I am now working for First Colorado GMAC Real Estate at 523 Saint Vrain Lane in EP. We have 12 helpful, experienced, knowledgeable local real estate experts in this office. Whether it is Estes Park residential homes, condominiums, or commercial real estate you can be assured of a quality buying or selling experience as my commitment to my clients remains the same even though my location has changed. There are some great values in the summer inventory right now~cabins, single family homes or condos. Don’t hesitate to give me a call today!
