Spring Time in the Rockies - Grand County Style

This morning as I sit in my kitchen drinking coffee I start to remember all the spring events that are so exciting in Grand County. We watch the ice melt on Lake Granby and Grand Lake, anxiously waiting to throw out a line and catch a rainbow trout.

View of Grand Lake looking South from Western Riviera Events Center

We wait for all the wildlife starting to move around. On the drive home for work every night I see a herd of mule deer crossing the road; even a few young ones.

We look to the sky awaiting the return of red tailed hawks and eagles. My favorite author David Gessner calls the raptors the sex symbols of all the bird kingdom.

There is a sign in many homes I know that say, Home is Where Your Story Begins.

When you visit Grand County, I hope your vacation slogan will be, On a Mountain Vacation is Where the Story of your Family Continues.

And as the snow begins to melt a new world unfurls. At 8,000 feet and higher, the new world is slowly revealing itself. I walk the mountain trails behind my house each morning and am able to stay on top of the snow. My dogs run ahead and smell the new earth after it being frozen and I swear, they are smiling as their tails wag in excitement.

This afternoon I’ll walk them on the same trail and it’s a bit harder to walk on the mush but it’s so fun to watch my yellow lab roll in it, oftentimes for several minutes; I nudge her on to keep walking.

Spring is a great time to be in the mountains: quiet, uncrowded roads and trails.

Hope to see you soon.

April showers bring May flowers. However, in the Winter Park Fraser Valley, this year it’s April Snow bring More Snow.

The skiing is still great, so if you’re looking for a winter weekend getaway in April, we have a great place for you.

Rendezvous Cabin 1324, is a beautiful 3 bedroom home located in the Rendezvous subdivision, just outside the town of Winter Park, and minutes to Winter Park Resort.

The best aspect of this home: everything to make your vacation a wonderful experience, including a TV in every bedroom, satellite TV, washer/dryer, and a private hot tub. Sleeps 8 with 2 king beds, 1 full bed, and a queen futon.

So if you need to get a last minute fill of powder skiing in April, give me a call, mention you saw this website, and I will give you the best deal going: up to 40% off the nightly rate.

Since April is National Poetry Month, here’s an ode to April and her surprises bestowed on us up on the mountains:

"Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!"

- Wallace Stevens