Lisa's Blog from Estes Park, Colorado

Here in Estes Park, we are a little "Spring Challenged". It's kinda like Mother Nature with PMS...a bit unpredictable! We can have a foot of snow one day and 60 degrees with sun the next, which makes for what we call here the "mud season". There are, however, a few signs that give us hope here at...

Greetings from Estes Park! The Estes Valley Workforce Downpayment Assistance Program is pleased to announce it has helped the first local homebuyers purchase a home here in Estes Park, Colorado. The recipients grew up in town, attended school here and returned after college to work in local busin...

Greetings from Estes Park! It is a picture postcard day here, the sun is shining, birds are singing and the kids had a wonderful time in Rocky Mountain National Park for their annual field trip! Ha ha...it's snowing like crazy and the kids are taking CSAP tests. We WISH it looked like this today....

Greetings from Estes Park! It is a picture postcard day here, the sun is shining, birds are singing and the kids had a wonderful time in Rocky Mountain National Park for their annual field trip! Ha ha...it's snowing like crazy and the kids are taking CSAP tests. We WISH it looked like this today....

Greetings! I have always loved St. Patrick's Day. It's my little brother's birthday...and it was always a fun time to go out and celebrate! As far as the "Luck of the Irish"...those of us that are fortunate enough to live in a great place like Estes Park can consider ourselves lucky every day! He...

Greetings from Estes Park! I thought I would share photos from our third annual "Valentine's Day Road Show" in Estes Park. Jon and Marsha Sypher co-sponsored this event with my company, The Yellow Mailbox Real Estate Services. They provided the barbershop quartet "Senior Moments" and I supplied c...

Sunday, January 31 is the date for the annual "Frost Giant" races in Estes Park. Here's what their website says..."THE FROST GIANT WILL BE HELD NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER OR REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES!! IN THE EVENT OF TRULY VICIOUS WEATHER (100 MPH WINDS AND -80 DEGREES F), ONLY THE 5K MAY BE RUN. P...

Greetings from Estes Park! I awoke to a nice surprise this morning...my 14 year old son had whipped up a fresh batch of cinnamon rolls and stashed the dough in the fridge to pop in the oven this morning! He is quite an accomplished baker, that kid. We have lots of very talented home chefs here in...

Greetings from Estes Park! The dates and locations for "Savor Estes Park" were just released...this was a really fun event that premiered last March. Here's how it works...local restaurants offer small portions of specialties and cocktails to go with them for $3.00 per person per location. It's k...

Greetings from Estes Park! The First Annual Winter Festival in Estes Park was a lot of fun, and had unusually mild (50's) weather. The organizers had some cool events, like the Chili Cook Off, and a scavenger hunt that sent participants to shops on Elkhorn Avenue for clues...and maybe a little sh...