Estes Park, CO

Greetings from Estes Park!

Tonight is the second performance for the Estes Park Oratorio Society's Christmas concert. "The Magnificat" by John Rutter as well as "Five Christmas Carols" is the program this afternoon at 3PM, with a reception to follow. Click on OratorioSocietyofEstesPark.info for all the details. It went great last night, and I expect that this afternoon will be even better!

Greetings from Estes Park!

We have our Christmas tree from our forest again this year. We choose a tree that needs to be thinned, so our trees always look a little, shall we say, weird? It always amazes me how we can cut a 12 foot tree out of a group and by the time you look back, you can't even tell a tree was there. The surrounding trees have more water and light and seem to fluff up and fill up the space. Creative forestry, that's what i call it!

If you aren't lucky enough to be able to cut trees out of your yard for your holiday decorations, Troop 8 of the Estes Park Boys Scouts will be selling both farm raised and native cut trees in the parking lot of Estes Park Lumber on Highway 7. Stop by and pick one up! (Address: 400 South Saint Vrain Avenue, Estes Park, Colorado)

Greetings from Estes Park!

OK, the headline sounds a little more dramatic than it actually was...After my sons were disappointed that they could actually get the busses started when it was below zero this morning, the high school had a water leak that sent a waterfall down the main staircase of the high school. Naturally, my son was texting me this info as I was in the middle of running the Board of REALTORS meeting...

So, my high school student had an unplanned day off school. We took the opportunity to drive down the hill to do a little Christmas shopping for some "Bright Christmas" kids on the Board of REALTORS list. On the way home, the frosty pastel colors on Never Summer Range behind the Estes Park sign coming into town was too much for me to pass up! AJ was a good sport about posing in sub zero temps...Good thing I bought him some new jeans to replace those drafty ones he was wearing!

Greetings from Estes Park!

Here at 7522 feet above sea level, we see a lot of extreme weather and some pretty spectacular sunrises and sunsets. One of my favorite cloud formations is called "Lenticular", or "wave clouds". These form as stable air with a little moisture moves over our mountains. On the downwind side, these stationary clouds form in smooth, lens or saucer shapes. The reason I love these is the stationary part...it makes it a bit easier to drive to a spot with a camera! (I happen to live on the downwind side of a mountain range, too...)

Greetings from Estes Park!

Tis the season...so I thought I would share one of my favorite shops in Estes Park called "Simply Christmas". I have loved collecting Christmas decorations since I was a kid, and for those who share my passion, this store is worthy of a trip to Estes Park all on its own. They have collectibles such as Charming Tales and December Diamonds as well as fun and funky decorations, too. Nothing makes a better souvenir than one of their hand lettered Estes Park decorations! (And I LOVE stores with dogs...) Click here to check out their website! they are located right in the middle of Estes Park in one of the old original log buildings...,