It's that time of year when it is not uncommon to see multiple people in one day with fire engine red noses and cheeks and white eyes and foreheads!! Don't forget your sunscreen when you are out enjoying Spring time in the Winter Park area. At higher altitudes, the sun rays are not filtered as well by the atmosphere. The result is cooler [...]

March madness is almost behind us and there are lots of great things happening at the new Grand Park Community Recreation Center as we approach spring and the shoulder season. The hours are changing again (they were extended hours in March) . Monday-Friday the rec center is open from 6am to 9pm, Saturday is 7:30 to 9pm and Sunday is 10am to 6pm. The new fitness class schedule is out for April and there are a ton of fun new adult and kids classes. I look forward to trying some new classes and sticking with my old faves. Ive really enjoyed Mias Wheel Jam spin classes this winter. She offers such a fun and challenging workout. Ill hopefully avoid the lung burning and saddle sores that spring mountain biking in Winter Park always brings. Ill be sure to try my friend Maras new spin class on Tuesdays and Real Estate of Winter Parks own Sue Seemann is teaching a Shift and Lift class on Sundays which sounds like fun!There are also water fitness classes, pilates, martial arts and aerobics type classes on the schedule as well. If you need daycare while you enjoy a class or want to sit and soak in the hot tub alone, they offer that with limited hours at the rec center as well. Check out the April class schedule, Playful Penguin child care hours and save me a bike now that Ive let you in on my favorites but if thats not your thing Ill see you at the pool!!

Currently on the Grand County MLS there are a total of 30 Bank Owned properties in the Winter Park, Granby and Grand Lake areas. In each area there is a variety of homes, vacant land, and condos available ranging in price from $29,900 for a vacant lot in Innsbruck Val-Moritz in the Granby area to $708,750 for an unfinished home located in [...]

Recently, a friend and I were discussing interest rates and how long it would take to double your money. During our discussion he introduced me to the Rule of 72. It is a simple and fairly accurate formula to determine the number of years it takes to double your money at different interest rates. You simply divide 72 by the average annual [...]

What a great event! Did you know there is a celebration for spring? Really for Lifeat Grand County's Daffodil Days. The event in the Winter Park / Fraser Valley is being held at the FraserValley's Grand Park Recreation Center Winter park (AKA the Rec Center).Sunday, March 21^st from 12-5. Purchase a spring flower, the daffodil, a symbol [...]

What a great event! Did you know there is a celebration for spring?

Really for Lifeat Grand Countys Daffodil Days.

The event in the Winter Park / Fraser Valley is being held at the FraserValleys Grand Park Recreation Center Winter park (AKA the Rec Center).Sunday, March 21^st from 12-5.

Purchase a spring flower, the daffodil, a symbol of [...]

It's that time of year again - MUD SEASON in the Fraser Valley! Mud Season officially starts on St. Patrick's Day (or within a couple days) and lasts for about a year... yes, about a year. Confused? I was confused for the first 5 years of living in Winter Park, but now I see as clearly as my front windshield on a good day... we'll ignore the [...]

Winter Park Resort will host the 2010 Nature Valley NASTAR National Championship beginning Wednesday, March 25^th through March 28^th. A celebration of alpine racing the event has free concerts, ski race clinics, VIP events and much more. Developed by SKI magazine in the late sixties, NASTAR provides an entry into ski racing and is the [...]

I left off last time with how the wolf hadstartedinteracting with humans and how evolution started to change. Humans, in effect, replace nature's process with our "man-made" one. With almost 14,000 years of man's meddling, a new animal evolved. These animals, thanks to domestication and diet, had smaller brains, heads, and teeth compared to [...]