Lisa's Blog from Estes Park, Colorado
My blog is about Estes Park, Colorado, from local events to the real estate market
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2008
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Greetings from Estes Park and the Rocky Mountains! My family and I wish you and yours a beautiful holiday! Lisa VonBargen, The Yellow Mailbox Real Estate Services
12/24/2008
Greetings! Yesterday, my real estate company sponsored two groups of school kids in a Christmas visit to the retirees at Good Samaritan Village in Estes Park. My 5th grade son's class, with the efforts and support of his art teacher, Valerie Bowles and his home room teacher, Caroline Evans, made ...
12/18/2008
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Greetings! Our Estes Park Board of Realtors sold report came out yesterday for November. We experience seasonal slowness in our market during the winter...Estes Park is the location where Stephen King came up with the idea for "The Shining" during his stay at The Stanley Hotel, just as they were...
12/16/2008
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Greetings! Our Arctic blast rolled in on schedule, with the fahrenheit hovering around zero. Unfortunately, not enough snow for a snow day from school... We are lucky here in Estes to have a lot of local talent, and they are all very generous with their gifts during the holiday season. Last nigh...
12/15/2008
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Greetings from Estes Park! They say that elk are not the most intelligent of creatures...however, they do seem to be smart enough to hang out on the golf course when there are hunters around! Yesterday, on the way to school, the elk were crossing the highway on their way back to the golf course f...
12/12/2008
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We woke up this morning to a sunrise that had the entire Estes Valley lit up with bright orange and pink "alpenglow" (that's the technical term for sunrise hitting the mountain tops while the valley is still in shade) Estes Park is such a wonderful place to live...or to visit! If anyone would li...
12/10/2008
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Greetings from Estes Park! Even though Estes Park is a small mountain town with a year round population of 7000 or so, we have the benefit of many retired professionals residing with us. The Oratorio Society of Estes Park has among its members a former New York stage manager, Air Force band dire...
12/10/2008
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Greetings from Estes Park! We finally woke up to snow this morning...my boys were HOPING for a snow day, but, alas, not THAT much snow... Take some time for you and your loved ones this holiday season and rest up for the busy times to come! Lisa
12/09/2008
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Greetings from Estes Park! We live at the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park at an elevation of 7522 feet above sea level. The holiday season here looks like something out of a Christmas fantasy with lights up and down the streets and snow falling like powdered sugar decorating a ginger...
12/04/2008
Greetings from Estes Park! Our Holiday season officially begins with our annual day-after-Thanksgiving "Catch The Glow" parade down Elkhorn Avenue. This year, the weather was more than cooperative...cold, but no wind and just a touch of snow in the air. Our parade is small-town charming, with th...
12/01/2008
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