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Teresa's Daily diary of Teresa and Andrew's travels. This blog is targeted at a general audience who is interested in our day-to-day happenings. As the traveling slowed down, so did the blog entries.
June 2006 - Posts
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We packed up the truck this morning and this afternoon, we went over to Ellen Arnovitz house in Avon. Andrew's mom, Ellen, flew in yesterday with Ellen Arnovitz. Later this evening, Andrew's mom went to the Eagle airport to pick up Andrew's dad, Jack, Read More...
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Andrew's mom, Ellen, is coming in today with her dog MeeToo. She is flying into the Eagle airport on a friend's private plane. We went down to pick her up and we all drove out to Spruce Basin. Ellen wanted to check out our property. She enjoyed the beautiful Read More...
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We got out this morning to meet up with Jay and Claudia from across the street for a hike. They are camping about an hour from here, so we headed up to meet them for a hike to Missouri Lakes. The trail starts at 10,000 ft and goes up to 11,500 or so. Read More...
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We ran some errands this morning and by afternoon we were back at the house, cleaning up, washing floors and vacuuming. Andrew's parents are coming in this weekend and we're heading out to resume our traveling, so we are preparing for departure. Jack Read More...
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We spent this morning unpacking and doing laundry. We packed some of the stuff back into the truck. We had taken everything out of the truck because we were leaving it at the Denver Airport (Park & Ride) for a couple of days. Read More...
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Yes, more food this morning. We all grazed for several hours while Rob played some old super 8 (8mm) films of the family from the 40's and 50's. It was kind of neat watching Andrew's mom and aunt as children. We several films until we had to head out Read More...
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Zoe and Carter are having a baby naming ceremony for little Opal Rose this morning, followed by a lunch hosted by Howard and Susan. Rob, Ericka, Andrew and I went back to Susan and Howard's, where we are staying. We met up with Todd and we went out for Read More...
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We had to get an early start and drove to Denver to catch our flight to Chicago. At the airport, we met Andrew's parent's and brother Todd, their plane was just a few minutes behind ours. We drove out towards Highland Park where Andrew's Aunt Susan and Read More...
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We got up this morning and went to check out the lot again. We marked several things with the GPS; rocks, aspens, possible building site and the location of an old road. We stopped and spoke with Lynn for a minute and went to see our realtor, Cathy, in Read More...
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Cordillera offered a free fly-fishing class this morning, so Andrew and I went to check it out. It was fun, but I think we'll go with a guide a time or two before shelling out a thousand bucks on gear for a new sport. After the class, we headed out for Read More...
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We had time this morning for a short hike nearby at a subdivision in Cordillera called "The Ranch". It was a nice hike with views and wildflowers, but we ran into another trail closed due to elf calving. We got back and Ken and Laura had to get packed Read More...
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We took off for a long hike today. Laura has recently recovered from a knee injury and is excited about hiking again. So we've got a longer hike planned to Lake Constantine. However, when we got there, the area was closed due to elk calving. Instead, Read More...
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Andrew and I got up and soaked in the hot tub this morning. After driving for several day looking for land, yesterday's 8 miles of hiking had us a little stiff. We soaked while Ken and Laura slept in, then we got out to make breakfast while they soaked. Read More...
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Ken and Laura got in really late and are sleeping in this morning. Andrew and I took a 3 mile hike on Camino del Norte, a hike we can take from the house. I made brunch and we headed out to Minturn Market, a local farmer's market with lots of good stuff. Read More...
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We took a lazy day with laundry, cooking and a little shopping. We're both catching up on a few emails and computer work. Ken and Laura are coming in late tonight. We're really looking forward to seeing Ken again and meeting his new girlfriend, Laura Read More...
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We went to brunch with Terrie and Alan, but Alan had to go to work (he's a doctor). Terrie took us to a Chinese grocery in Boulder and we got a few things. We went back to the house and chatted for a while. Andrew and I left to head back to Edwards. Friends Read More...
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We took off this morning and went back into Canon City (the county seat) and got some info at the county offices. We got as much info as we could on the property at Spruce Basin, along with info on permitting, wells, septic, etc. We also found the name Read More...
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We heard several cars driving up CR 12 last night, but no one came up the four-wheel drive Basin Drive. We continued the loop back to Homestead Drive, the location of the land we looked at. We checked out this lot and another lot close by and walked both Read More...
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We left this morning and headed for Fairplay/South Park, CO. This little town was loosely used as a model for the cartoon South Park (we didn't meet Eric Cartman). We spoke to a realtor there and got another handful of MLS listings to check out. We drove Read More...
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We have an appointment with a realty agent in Buena Vista at 9:30 this morning. We had breakfast at the hotel and drove 30 minutes north from Salida. We got there early, so we just drove around the town for a little while. It's much smaller than Salida Read More...
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We didn't sleep well last night, altitude can do that to you sometimes. We left our beautiful campsite and headed into Salida, CO to see a United Country agent there. We've been using United Country because they specialize in land, not just houses. We Read More...
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We packed up after a shower and headed off for Pagosa Springs, CO . Pagosa Springs is known for hot springs (Pagosa means "healing waters") and hot springs spas and soaks are everywhere. The town was much larger than Chama, perhaps 12,000 people, and Read More...
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It's raining this morning. It started last night, just a light all day drizzle. We drove around Durango and visited the United Country office there. We got info on the area, but we're not sure if it's anything we want. We drove thru a couple of subdivisions, Read More...
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Ugh! An awful, sleepless night in a terrible camp spot. We went back into Paonia to talk with a United Country Realty office to see what they may have listed. The town had an unusual number of Holistic and Vegetarian merchants for such a small town. Some Read More...
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We headed out this morning for our jaunt around Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. We were up late last night visiting with Jay and Claudia, so we're moving kind of slow. We got the truck packed up, locked up the house and took off. We drove to Read More...
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We hated it, but Gautam and Donna had to leave this morning to catch their flight out of Denver. Andrew and I have some errands to take care of before we leave. We're taking off for 9 or 10 days and looking at parts of Colorado and New Mexico that we Read More...
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Another beautiful day in Colorado. We took a local hike to Stag Gulch trail in the White River National Forest, up the road from the house. The yellow daisies that Andrew and I had seen a few days ago were still not fully blooming, but Gautam and Donna Read More...
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A lazy morning catching up with good friends. We drove thru beautiful Glenwood Canyon and on to Aspen, CO. Donna is a huge John Denver fan and we had to stop at the John Denver Sanctuary Park in Aspen. We went up to the Maroon Bells , an exquisite set Read More...
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We cleaned up the house and waited for Gautam and Donna to arrive. The got to the house in time for Happy Hour. We chilled out and chatted for a while. It was great seeing them again! We then went into Edwards to the Gore Range Brewery for dinner. Read More...
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We worked on the computer most of the day. We went up to Cordillera Market to take advantage of their high-speed internet connection. We uploaded lots of photos that I'd been preparing for the last several days. Andrew has been working on putting Google Read More...
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