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2006 

If you haven't seen your home, your city, your market, from the sky, you should.  It's an illuminating experience.  Didn't go up in a plane today, but we did climb from Copper Mountain (9300 feet) over the Ten Mile Range (where we crossed over at 12300 feet) and down into Frisco.  Seven hours - r...
07/30/2006
Last week, my daughter and son-in-law, my brother-in-law, and a good friend, climbed Mt. Bierstadt, one of over 50 peaks on Colorado that are over 14,000 feet (this one 14,060).  It's not such a big thing - unless you haven't done it for years, or are not in good health, or have a prevailing fear...
07/29/2006
If you are a writer, consider youself an author, can't let the pen and paper get far away, then you know what I went through.  Since I was a kid, I have thought I had a book in me (perhaps several).  Had a wonderful creative writing class as a senior in high school, and that is the only teacher w...
07/29/2006
Founded in 1960 by the late Walter Charles, the National Repertory Orchestra (NRO) performs in residence at the Riverwalk Center in the heart of Breckenridge, a Victorian town high in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.The NRO, a non-profit organization, has as its primary mission the training of talen...
07/28/2006
Affordable housing is crucial.  We are a resort.  We attract people who love to recreate here and who can afford second (or third or fourth) homes.  And in the process, we are squeezing our workforce, people who make all those recreational systems work, because they cannot afford to live here.  I...
07/28/2006
I like this kind of guy.  Self effacing, but focused and dedicated.  Rainer Hertrich of Copper Mountain today skiied his 1000th day in a row.  He did it in Portland, Oregon, which still claims snowpack at Timberline Ski Area.  Now, he doesn't just take a run and add another day to his record.  He...
07/28/2006
There is an organization that I belong to that is little known in the real estate community.  In fact, I represent my board as a trustee of the Rocky Mountain Resort Alliance (RMRA) and also serve as its Treasurer.  This organizaiton was formed by a few Realtors from Rocky Mountain ski resorts a ...
07/27/2006
A real estate buyer's agent represents the consumer who is purchasing the property in the real estate transaction - YOU. This agent owes full fiduciary responsibilities, duties and loyalty to the real estate buyer. The buyer's agent works for and is an advocate for you and has your best interests...
07/27/2006
One of the serious problems faced by anyone living on the I-70 corridor in Colorado is the increased congestion.  The problem has been addressed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) - late, and to the dismay of many, ineffectively.  The CDOT plan is simply to widen the highway by a...
07/27/2006
Last year, I was asked to give a talk to the career planning class for our local high school seniors.  It was fun, and while I did not want to scare anyone off, I did want to impart what it truly takes to be in this profession and be successful.  Here is my outline: •1.  What I do . . .          ...
07/26/2006
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