Estes Park Trails will Link Fish Creek to Lily Lake

October 24, 2010

Estes Park has pedestrian trails that connect downtown to Lake Estes and then continue West to Fall River Rd and also South to Carriage Hills.  This includes the Riverwalk trail along the downtown river corridor and also the trail around Lake Estes.  Locals and visitors alike take to our town trails to enjoy our outdoors, exercise […]

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Getting Your House Sold-Timeless Advice

October 20, 2010

Fielding a Lowball Purchase Offer on Your Home Consider before you ignore or outright refuse a very low purchase offer for your home. A counteroffer and negotiation could turn that low purchase offer into a sale. Check your emotions A purchase offer, even a very low one, means someone wants to purchase your home. Unless […]

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I think it’s good news–Sales Slow But Remain Above Last Year

July 23, 2010

Just had to reprint this article  I saw today in REALTOR magazine. With the scheduled closing deadline for the home buyer tax credits, existing-home sales slowed in June but remained at relatively elevated levels, according to the National Association of REALTORS. Existing-home sales which are completed transactions that include single-family, town homes, condominiums and co-ops, […]

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Loving Leadville at 10,200′

July 23, 2010

Spent the 3rd weekend  of June at Leadville just hanging out soaking up the high altitude rays. No, this was not a training run or LT100  race prep for my husband. We just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and thought Leadville would be great getaway. Perched in between the high mountains of Mt. Sherman, Mt. […]

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Historic Rocky Mountain National Park 1920’s

July 2, 2010

I have been doing a lot of research for a historic listing of mine on Virginia and came across this old video. This historic Rocky Mountain National Park video shows old lodges from the 1920’s time period and is fascinating. If you know where these are located it is fun to explore these sites and […]

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Historic Craftsman Residence

July 2, 2010

This lovely Craftsman style home turned 100 years old this year.  Owning this home is a chance of a lifetime. This home was built by Miss Elizabeth M. A. Foot, who also went by the name of Emma Foot. She operated one of Estes Park’s general stores called Foot’s Utility and Curio Shop. This home […]

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Mountain Gardening

June 27, 2010

When I lived in central Kansas I had an acre of land surrounding my house with lush flower gardens, a vegetable garden and an herb garden. From April to October there was always something in bloom. I couldn’t really grow grass, but anything else did well in my yard. I really miss playing in the […]

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Alberta Falls to Loch Vale

June 21, 2010

You start this hike from the Glacier Gorge Trail Head.  Parking this time of year is starting to fill up, but this Monday it was fine.  Shuttles are running from the Park-n-Ride if you need them.  Slightly overcast and warmer than the cold weekend weather I was able to get by with a fleece and […]

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A Rainy Estes Park Marathon

June 19, 2010

This week in June our community comes together under the co-direction of Terry Chiplin and Belle Morris and puts on the Estes Park Marathon, one of the premier high-altitude races in the country. This weekend of events includes a fun run, 5K, 10K, half and full marathon.The courses are all beautiful, if you love to […]

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Trail Ridge Road Opening Weekend

June 18, 2010

We missed the first day of the Trail Ridge Road opening, but we drove up the next day. This has become a tradition of our family to drive over to Grand Lake opening weekend. We stop and act like tourists at all the overlooks and play in the snow.  If it’s not too snowy my […]

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