We had some snow fall last night. About 2” (4cm) of snow this morning and bright sun with blue skies. Our weather here is strange. It can be almost 50F (10C) in the middle of winter and dry. Then, every once in a while, we’ll get some snow. It always melts and the sun comes back. We have over 300 days of sun here a year. And at 8,400 (2.560 m) feet above sea level, that means a lot of (warm) UV light.
Our house is slowly being finished. The drywall guy has a couple of days left. The floors are completed and we need our power. The local energy company (IREA) said we should have the power installed in about 6 - 8 weeks. We just entered week 9 - hopefully soon. The holidays didn’t help our timeline and COVID hasn’t helped either.
The “struggle” (waiting for our house to be complete) is good in a lot of ways. We’re so used to having things “immediately” or “now!” that when you come back into reality (move to the mountains), you find things take longer up here. Sometimes, a lot longer. For example, there is no such thing as “two-day” delivery here. On average it takes a week to get an Amazon package. There is no “cable” here or “fiber” internet. There are a lot of places here where your cellular phone is a doorstop; there’s very little or no phone connectivity. We are very rural. So, having your house completed when you want it takes a little bit longer. Patience has never been a strong suit for me, this has been good for me that way. Jeanne handles it a lot better than I do.
December 29, 2020 - The mountain home and snow.
We designed the house. The layout and arrangement of everything. It’s perfect for us and our needs.
Entering the garage. We only have one truck. The other side is for my forge.
This is our “guest house” - a 24’ Wildwood Lite camping trailer. We lived in it when we first moved here in June. It’s very nice. This shows the views (from the back of the trailer) of the mountains and their elevation. Looking south-west.
You can’t see them here, but you can from the house and coming into the property. These are the “views” we have here. They are AMAZING!