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Trail is great...business is great...how good is this!

Every year I help work on the further development of the Continental Divide Trail..one of my passions. Last week I spend four days above 12,000...how great is that! The first two days were spent walking the proposed new trail. Some of that is in and some just sited. With that effort we now have a GPS trace of the proposed trail between Cottonwood Pass and Tincup. The second two days were spent cutting in new trail along with 25 other volunteers. When done the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail will stretch 3100 miles from the north to south...border to border. (www.cdtrail.org)

And then it was time to go back to real estate...buyers everywhere and I haven't been this busy in months. A couple million in deals can make one feel pretty good. I think I might try sneaking up to the trail again.

Posted by Mal Sillars on 08/11/2007 11:00 AM

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6 Comments on Trail is great...business is great...how good is this!

Hi Mal, what a project to work on. I'm sure it was beautiful. That is really high. Years ago we camped at the timber line and woke up the next morning with a head ached and headed back down to flat land. That was the last time we camped that thigh.

08/11/2007 12:22 PM

by Marchel Peterson Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro ABR (Results Realty)

Hi Mal,

Sounds like your having a good time working on the trail. I got to do a little hiking above timberline yesterday, it is a gogeous time of the year to be out in the Rocky mountains. Sounds like business is good too. Send some a little bit South will ya!

08/11/2007 05:58 PM

by Chris Liverett Pagosa Springs Real Estate (Associated Brokers Of Pagosa)

Wow! Sounds like you have a lot of fun out there!!!

08/12/2007 02:52 PM

by Barbara-Jo & Bill - - Florida Realty Professional - AHWD (Charles Rutenberg Realty)

One of my favorite things to do is hike, and I really appreciate the volunteers that get out there and swing a pick axe, move rocks on or off the trail and cut away blown down trees. I wish more people walked in single file though! Sometimes the erosion is pretty awful after a rain. Thanks Mal for getting out there and getting our trails in good shape!

08/12/2007 05:15 PM

by Summit County, Colorado Realtor l Joanne Hanson (Coldwell Banker Colorado Rockies Real Estate)

WOW Mal! What a project to be involved with. Thanks for all the hard work!

08/13/2007 02:38 PM

by nwRealty.com

What a great project? I assume you have no problems breathing at 12,000 feet? I've lived at 7000 for 12 years and still get a bit light-headed when I go to the top our our local mountain -- just above 12,000 feet. But maybe it's the view and not the lack of air!

08/13/2007 10:22 PM

by Ann Heitland, Associate Broker, CRS, GRI , ABR ~ Flagstaff Real Estate/Community (Team Heitland at RE/MAX Peak Properties)