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Scientists cannot identify the disease that is killing numbers of our aspen trees.  It's not quite as serious as it is in southern parts of our State, but it is serious nevertheless.  Think we have a big enough problem with lodgepole pines.  Now our beautiful aspens are giving it up.  These are w...
08/08/2006
Our trees are dying.  That's a shocking thought, since our mountains are known for their trees, the evergreens, aspens, and a myriad of others.  But, the primary tree growing in our forests is the lodgepole pine.  Interestingly, these trees were all planted at around the same time in the late 180...
08/08/2006
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Well, yes, you can imagine.  We live in the mountains.  Our homes back to national forests, open space, hiking trails and habitats.  So, we do have wildlife.  Counted among the living are foxes (frequent visitors to our home), porcupines (also frequent visitors), moose (only occasional), deer, el...
08/08/2006
I might have forgot to mention, but rodeos are another great sideline event in Summit County.  Colorado sports many cowboys.  Lots of those are urban cowboys, the dress-up, look-for-the-ladies kind.  But, we also have the real kind, the ones who actually ride the bulls, the broncs, and who put li...
08/07/2006
You might see this name and think it is a disease.  And some participants might agree.  But our version of Montezuma's Revenge is actually a bicycle race - a long one.  It's a 24 hour race.  And one interesting point - it requires riders to start and finish on the same bike (any and all parts can...
08/07/2006
We live in ski country.  Everybody knows that.  Shushing down the hill is what it's all about.  It doesn't get any better than that.  Or does it?  Actually, here in Summit County, we are a four season resort.  And we are lucky enough to have within our boundaries the highest fresh water sailing l...
08/07/2006
How many ski areas are in Colorado?  Well, that depends - on whether you are asking about open resorts or if you want to include all those that used to operate but are now closed - what are known as ghost resorts.  To answer the first is easy.  There are 23 resorts and areas currently operating. ...
08/06/2006
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We watch indicators.  Some are remote, some sort of global, and others very specific.  On the specific side, the traffic to our own office gives us a indication of what might be happening in our market in general.  (Of course, it may just be a weather vane for how successful we might be, but . . ...
08/06/2006
Interestingly, if you want the best service, Sunday is the day to stop into our office.  It seems to be the quietest day of the week.  This contrasts to my experience in Denver, where Sundays were always busy.  But, in Summit County, Colorado, home to four ski resorts and the highest fresh water ...
08/06/2006
The real estate market may be cooling off nationally.  The Denver Metro area may still be flat.  But, none of that has affected sales in Summit County, Colorado.  Our sales are hot, our inventory is down, and prices are climbing.  Difficult to control.  Everyone wants a piece of this affluence.  ...
08/04/2006
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