It is true. Jesse and I have fallen in love with Estes in all seasons. Of course everyone loves Estes in the summer (what is there not to love? Great hiking, critters everyone, no humidity :)
FALL was just as good. The aspen leaves looked like they caught on fire and the Elk were roaming around all over the place making their Elk noises and chasing each other. The weather was surprisingly nice too!!
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| Just another day at PPLC in the fall |
WINTER hit with sudden force...but from what we heard all of the U.S got hit with a pretty hard at the beginning to November. I think the low got down to -12 and it snowed for 3 days, but the ground was too warm for much to stick the first couple of days. It was cold, but beautiful. The mountains turned white and it looked like you were walking around in a snow globe. The weather has warmed up since, but we get a lot of windy days in the mountains...our only complaint.
The town is coming alive with the Christmas spirit. We went to the day after Thanksgiving glow parade (a night parade) and plan on taking advantage of the ice skating rink they created in the middle of downtown Estes. Every tree and lamppost downtown is covered with lights, all the shops play Christmas music. It just seems magical. Estes is proving to be just as lovely of a town in the off season as in the bustling summer time.
I realize as I write this blog that we have been terrible about bringing our camera out to take pictures...the house has kept us busy, busy, busy. Don't forget to continue to check out our house blog and I will try to be good about not forgetting to post!
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