Lisa's Blog from Estes Park, Colorado

Greetings from Estes Park! Winter and Spring are duking it out here in the Rocky Mountains. We woke up to another foot of snow the other day, and as we were getting ready for work and school, it was apparant to us that our snow shovel has had enough of winter. I think it was ready for a vacation ...

Greetings from Estes Park! Last Friday was the annual 5th Grade Marble Run Project day at the Estes Park Elementary School. This was our third project, and by my youngest son's estimation, by far the best! Chase and his partner came up with the idea for a fan powered by a small electric motor wit...

Greetings from Estes Park! My family got a head start on our holiday activities...we just took our 2010 Christmas photo. Full ski and snowboard gear standing in a foot of fresh snow. In our backyard. On April 24. Will I ever get to take off the thermals and put on a pair of flip flops? Not sure a...

Greetings from Estes Park! Yesterday, the Estes Park High School Jazz Band performed for the Estes Park Rotary Club. The kids were great and the Rotarians loved the jazz standards from "Opus in Chartreuse" to "A Night in Tunisia". It's cool to watch the kids learn to perform together and play ad ...

Greetings from Estes Park! We are having one of those spring weather patterns, that if it was a little bit colder, we would have 5 feet of snow on the ground. Fortunately, it's raining with those wispy clouds that hang on the mountainside. The Stanley Hotel is always a great subject for a photo, ...

Greetings from Estes Park! One of my favorite volunteer activities is to be a part of the "Band Boosters"...a group of parents that support the Estes Park High School instrumental music program. The kids are great, and they have a fantastic director, Mr. Chuck Varilek. I had the opportunity to go...

Greetings from Estes Park! I was at a trumpet rehearsal when we spotted this mountain lion in the next door neighbor's yard! They are magnificent animals...and here's a little advice if you happen to come across one of these big cats... Stay calm if you come upon a lion. Talk calmly yet firmly to...

Greetings from Estes Park! One of my favorite volunteer activities is creating the artwork for the Oratorio Society of Estes Park's posters and programs. (they let me have a trumpet part occasionally, too) The Oratorio Society of Estes Park has announced its spring performance of Brahms' "German ...

Greetings from Estes Park! Good news about the real estate market in Estes Park...for the first quarter of 2010, we had 28 single family homes and 16 condo sales for a total of 40 units sold...up from 13 single family homes and 13 condos sold in the first quarter of 2009. That is a 65% increase i...

Greetings from Estes Park! Sometimes we feel a little spring challenged here in the mountains, but everyone is so anxious to get outside and get rid of the wintertime cabin fever, that we will take what we can get! Once we all get outside, we need to watch out for one of our least favorite signs ...