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Fri, May 02, 2008

Log Homes, Buy or Build? by EdKirkland

I have built a few custom homes as my own contractor over the years and feel pretty confident about my ability to plan, organize, budget and generally build a quality home.  Having said this I assumed that building a large custom log home w...

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Thu, May 01, 2008

Dry Spell by EdKirkland

So far this spring we have had a less than average snowfall. Our area of southern Colorado relies on springs snowfall to encourage plant growth and reduce the fire hazard level. We had a pretty typical winter but we are a little behind this spri...

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Sat, Apr 19, 2008

Ski Resort To Reopen? by EdKirkland

Reopening the Cuchara Ski Resort? I thought it was just a rumor when I first heard about it. Then I kept hearing about it. Then news started to trickle in about a plan being formed to open and run the resort as a non-profit organization. There ...

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Thu, Apr 17, 2008

Last nights snow by EdKirkland

Spring snow in southern Colorado is really special. We had about 14 inches out at the ranch last night. It was extremely wet snow, not at all like the powder snow we get in the winter. There must be ten time the amount of water per inch in this snow ...

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Wed, Apr 16, 2008

Spring In the Cuchara Val... by EdKirkland

What a great time of year. The last of the snows are falling on southern Colorado's Cuchara Valley. The great thing about the snow this time of year is that now since the ground is no longer frozen the snow melts usually the next day. The nights are ...

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