Reasons We Live Here

Elk in Estes Park

The Smithsonian Magazine put together a short video about the Elk in Estes Park during Elk Fest this year. Enjoy the Video!

A new addition has been placed in the sidebar to the right that connects you to my Facebook Fan Page for Real Estate in Estes Park. This new page on Facebook will allow you to get an inside look into Estes Park Real Estate right in your Facebook News Feed. On the page, you can interact with me and other fans sharing stories, asking questions, and following along with interesting tidbits about Real Estate in Estes Park and the reasons people choose to live here.

The Estes Park Duck Race is coming up this Saturday, May 2nd, 2009! Every year, the duck race raises money for local charities. This year, 66 local charities will benefit from the proceeds. Over $6,000 worth of prizes will be given away this year including 2 huge flat screen TV’s, a HP Laptop, and a whole lot more. The festivities start at Nicky’s Resort at 11:00 with the ducks dropping at 1:00. The rest of the afternoon, the ducks meander through town to the finish line in Riverside Plaza.

Estes Park was hammered with more than 2 feet of snow within the last couple of days. Late Spring snows like this are fairly typical in March and April. This just happened to be a bit bigger than normal! The snow fell thick and heavy with rates of accumulation as much as 1 to 2 inches per hour. One nice thing about heavy spring snow storms in Estes Park is the snow doesn’t last long. We are predicted to be in the 60s next week! Now that we had fun in the snow for hopefully one last time, I’m ready to enjoy Estes Park’s spectacular summers!

Landscape Architecture Magazine ran a great article about Estes Park’s Downtown area in this months edition. The article explains in detail the history of the attractive landscape architecture surrounding the downtown and the river walk and how it has increased tourism to the town.

A few weeks ago, at the height of the holiday season just before Christmas, my wife and 3 kids (all under the age of 5) were out running errands around Estes Park. After a trip to the Post Office, my wife and all three kids were excited to have received the little red cards in [...]

Kids are a blast, aren’t they? My 4 1/2 year old daughter commented on how beautiful the Continental Divide looked yesterday in a way that only a child can capture. She exclaimed “The mountains look like they have sugar on them!” This picture was taken from near the intersection of Marys Lake Road and Moraine [...]

Top 25 Reasons to Buy a Home NOW in Estes Park, Colorado

Your significant other wants a new home in the Rocky Mountains for Christmas. The mountains captivate the imagination by looking different every day. Wildlife is not affected by economic difficulties. Elk, deer, coyotes, mountain lion, bobcat, bear, badger, bighorn sheep can all still be found around town. The election is over and at least 53% [...]

Halloween Downtown Estes Park

If you missed Friday Nights Halloween celebration downtown Estes Park, the Hazeltons of Estes Park News took a little video to show off what being downtown is really like on the night of Halloween. To get a good picture of how popular it is, look in the background at how many people are are milling [...]

Wildlife is All Over Estes Park – Even In My Back Yard

So, I was hanging out around the house Saturday afternoon when this friendly elk decided to wander through our Yard. I thought I would share a few pictures. This really isn’t that rare of an occurrence to homeowner’s in Estes Park. Our yard is often frequented by Mule Deer, Elk, and sometimes Bobcat. My wife [...]

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