OurIslands.com: Colorado We've decided that Colorado will be our island in the sky as we divide our time between the mile high city of Denver, and 9,000 feet up in the front range of the Rocky Mountains at Roosevelt Ridge. Colorado en karen@keywestwebworks.com <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.7</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/index.shtml Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. Mon, 29 Jun 2008 08:59:00 GMT Summer Walks on the Mountain As progress on our new mountain home continues, we're already enjoying many of the benefits of living here on Roosevelt Ridge as we are spending many nights living on a trailer right on the lot. We thought you might enjoy a peak at the beauty of the mountains in summer as captured on a recent morning walk with the pups. Mon, 29 Jun 2008 08:59:00 GMT http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/mtnWalk.shtml http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/mtnWalk.shtml Mountain Gold.. Winter Loft View The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Enjoy a panoramic photo, displayed with zoomify of our early morning view. Fri, 17 Jan 2008 02:37:00 GMT http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/morningPano.shtml http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/morningPano.shtml Big Red Truck This big red truck clearly belongs up on the mountain roads, since it BARELY fits into the loft garage. Enjoy a few photos of Michael's newest toy. Wed, 09 Oct 2007 04:52:00 GMT http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/bigRedTruck.shtml http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/bigRedTruck.shtml The Beauty and The Beasts This past weekend we spent our first nights up on the ridge. We're pleased to report that progress continues under the watchful eye of the majestic Rocky Mountains. This page features a pano of our sunrise view and a construction slide show.. Mon, 21 Oct 2007 10:34:00 GMT http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/beautyandbeasts.shtml http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/beautyandbeasts.shtml It's all Falling Into Place on the ridge Autumn is Michael's favorite season and this fall will definitely not disappoint. Not only is the weather wonderful and the trees beautiful, but the HOUSE is finally really underway. Click the link and catch up with all of the progress out on the ridge. Mon, 23 Sep 2007 11:47:00 GMT http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/fallingIntoPlace.shtml http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/fallingIntoPlace.shtml Things are Popping Up on the Ridge it finally feels like it's happening... almost every day something new is being accomplished on the ridge. Sun, 28 Jul 2007 11:45:00 GMT http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/rrProgressUpdate.shtml http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/rrProgressUpdate.shtml Lot 17 Panoramic View Photos from Michaels trip on the forklift last July have been recycled to create this panoramic view of what we'll be seeing when we build our home on Roosevelt Ridge. Sun, 12 May 2007 09:45:00 GMT http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/lot17Views.shtml http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/lot17Views.shtml The Loft View Pano Isn't technology grand? I'm busy playing with my brand new version of Photoshop CS3. These images were shot off of our loft balcony on May 12. Thanks to zoomify technology you can zoom around our view in amazing detail. Sun, 12 May 2007 08:01:00 GMT http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/loftViews.shtml http://www.ourislands.com/colorado/loftViews.shtml Snow Melt Equals Seasonal Streams We were up on the ridge the other day and quite magically the snow melt has caused the seasonal stream we saw on the plot maps to appear on our property. Michael has posted some really nice videos on ZebulonWest.com Sun, 12 May 2007 05:42:00 GMT http://www.zebulonwest.com/site/a-ponds-beginning.shtml http://www.zebulonwest.com/site/a-ponds-beginning.shtml