Do you have any idea what it means for our ski resorts to be wind powered? I visualized many big wind turbines sitting on top of the ski mountains. We get enough wind sometimes that it could work! Can you see wind turbines all across the top of the Ten Mile Range? It makes me […]
Hotel Frisco; the Friendliest Hotel in Town
Hannah, the resident yellow lab, and her sidekick Buddha, a fiercely happy chihuahua, are the welcoming committee at the Hotel Frisco, a small boutique hotel on Main Street in our mountain town of Frisco, Colorado. Mark and Mary Waldman, refugees from Silicon Valley California, are the inn keepers, and you will not find better hosts! They and […]
A Frisco Glassblowing Studio; The GatherHouse
The GatherHouse is a glassblowing studio in Frisco, Colorado. Run by John Hudnut and his wife Kate, they have demonstrations and classes on a regular basis. You can watch as John makes vases, tumblers, lighting or bowls, every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 7pm or by appointment. The GatherHouse is a popular place, especially […]
The Face of Frisco, Colorado is Changing
Where once we had little cabins, today we have huge condo buildings. Yes, they are designed nicely, and have a mountain feel, but the town is losing a little of its charm and quaintness because of Frisco development. Frisco Development at First and Granite One example is the half acre site at First and Granite, […]
Summerwood in Dillon; Home For Sale with Character
Summerwood is a unique little subdivision at the edge of Lake Dillon. The very top of Summerwood is on a ridge that overlooks Lake Dillon, and the views are spectacular. Of course, there are not a lot of homes on the Ridge. The majority of the homes in the subdivision also have spectacular views, and they look […]
Frisco Land That Can Never be Developed; a Rarity!
Last week I was talking with a friend of mine about a parcel of land called the Giberson Preserve. It is one of Frisco’s last truly beautiful parcels of privately held land still in its original state. The Continental Divide Land Trust (CDLT) holds a conservation easement on it so that it can never be developed. When I told my friend that […]