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Evergreen Lake Concerts 2010

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:48:41 +0000

Wednesday, June 2
Josh and the Empty Pockets, Evergreen School of Music

Wednesday, June 16
Laurie D and the Blues Babes, Mark and Steve

Wednesday, June 30
Your Father’s Mustache, Megan Burtt

Wednesday, July 14
The Luv Brothers, Once Removed Blues Band

Wednesday, July 28
Matt Clark Band, Strike III

Wednesday, August 11
Hosty Duo, Avé Deep

Wednesday, August 25
Jakarta, The 3eatles

The Spirit of Evergreen tree carving

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:18:20 +0000

I finally had a chance to check out the tree carving at the entrance to Hiwan Hills the other day. It’s truly an amazing carving when you get up close and personal. I don’t have a ton to say about it, except that you should definitely stop by and have a look. Meanwhile, have a look at these photos of the detail.

Earth Day at Evergreen Lake House

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:22:05 +0000

The annual Earthday celebration at The Lake House seemed to be a nice success, despite the cold and early snow. It wasn’t nearly as well attended in the past, but even so, it was nice to see so many people out today, learning more about Earth Day. And it sure looked like a beautiful day!

Earthday at the Evergreen lake house

Thawing Evergreen Lake

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:32:37 +0000

I took a nice walk around evergreen lake today and saw it was melting pretty quickly. I took a hike up to near this Geocache and took this pretty interesting panorama shot with my iPhone (Pano app).

Evergreen Lake thawing out

It’s pretty much just a slush pond right now, but you can still see the remains of the ice rinks and on the near side, you can see the open stream that feeds the lake. I’m sure that before we know it, it’ll be frozen and we’ll be ice skating on Evergreen Lake again!

Three Sisters Hidden Fawn Trail

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:06:47 +0000

Hidden Fawn Train in 3 Sisters Open Space Park - Evergreen, CO - September 5, 2009.

A great hike today at Three Sisters around the Hidden Fawn Trail. As you can tell, it was a beautiful day! It’s hard to believe it’s September already and the Aspens are starting to turn. It seems way too soon for it to be September. Fortunately, the wonderful weather now is making up for all the rain we had earlier in the summer.

The Hidden Fawn Trail is 1.2 miles and is relatively flat and easy to do for small children. We had our 2 and they did awesome on it! It’s also a great mountain bike ride and we saw a lot of bikers going around it in addition to some other hikers. I think this will be my next warm up mountain bike ride this weekend. Then up and over the sisters for a bit more of a challenge. Then probably across the highway up Evergreen Mountain for a good work out of the day!

Evergreen Parade of Homes House

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:22:43 +0000

The Evergreen Design Center in Evergreen has a beautiful entry in the 2009 Parade of Homes “Luxury Home Tour” this summer. The Design Center is led by Mountain Home and Pangaea Carpets and are located in the old barn on Meadow Drive that used to house The Hardware for many years. They were asked to decorate the home by its builder, Landmark Homes, of Colorado. It’s a beautiful, 7,500-square-foot home located at 650 Golden Willow Rd, in the Upper Bear Creek area.

From Denver Luxury Home Tour:

According to Kay D’Evelyn La Montagne, owner of Mountain Home, Evergreen-area designers, merchants and craftspeople collaborated to create a contemporary mountain living environment that is both elegant and comfortable. The home uses geothermal heat, and designers sought to create natural warmth in the décor as well. Along with Mountain Home and Pangaea Carpets, Rocky Mountain Log Furniture and Mountain Kitchen & Bath gleaned from a range of styles to enhance the home’s modern lines and rustic, reclaimed materials. Stunning original art, distinctive home furnishings, hand-made carpets from the Far East, one-of-a-kind accessories, and first-rate fittings and fixtures were incorporated to accomplish their vision.

Other local businesses contributed to the home as well. Visitors will see everything from the signature, reclaimed barn wood and hand-wrought iron pieces created by Evergreen-based Cocopa, to a beautiful bed made of wood from Bromwich Castle in England. Spirits in the Pines, Wendy Lami of Material Things, Stems and Budget Blinds donated their time and creative expertise, and all bedding linens were custom made locally.

La Montagne is particularly proud that the home features more than 20 pieces of art, all original and all created by local and regional artists. Betsy Buckner, Tricia Bass, Margaretta Caesar, Victoria Thomas, “Mac” McEldowney, Tom Ware and Tom Woodward supplied oil and acrylic paintings, photographic art, sculptures of bronze and wood and mineral art. In addition, original rock and roll posters from the ‘60s dot the inviting recreation room.

The Evergreen Design Center is a cooperative association of four kindred businesses: Mountain Home, Mountain Kitchen & Bath, Pangaea Carpets and Rocky Mountain Log Furniture. The businesses serve as a one-stop shop for homeowners looking for handpicked and handcrafted fine furniture, exceptional carpets, original artwork, unique home accessories, lighting, window treatments, and kitchen and bath furnishings. The Design Center specializes in personal service, large selections and honest pricing. View the wide variety of merchandise and design services from the expansive showrooms in the old Barn and Bunkhouse of the historic Hiwan Homestead at 27965 Meadow Drive in downtown Evergreen.

For more information, call 303-674-3345.

The 2009 Parade of Homes “Luxury Home Tour” runs Fridays-Sundays, June 5-July 5. For details, visit www.denverluxuryhometour.com.

Cows in Buchanan park!

admin — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:23:31 +0000

Did anyone see the cows at Buchanan park Saturday? Did anyone get any pictures? It was very strange to drive into the Rec center and see two black cows lounging on the field… Post a reply if you have pics of them!

The ice is gone, when only a week ago there was still skating!

admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:00:28 +0000

I went for a walk around the lake today and the ice was gone! It was so very nice. Granted, I like ice skating and hockey as much as the next non-Canadian does, but when I can take my dogs and stroll around the lake in shorts and a T shirt a week after people were ice skating, I LOVE it! This means Spring is here and Summer’s not far behind! Then a trip to Stage Coach park with the kids and later, burgers on the Bar B Q and this has been a good day.

The Ice House Coffee Shop

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:25:54 +0000

This is a little known nugget of delicious food in Evergreen. It’s a coffee shop in addition to a breakfast and lunch spot. I’ve been sneaking into this wonnderful place for good coffee and especially the homemade breakfast burritos with homemade salsa. And their scones are the best in Evergreen and possibly the best I’ve had in a long time. They also roast their own coffee! I highly recommend coming here regularly for friendly service, delicious food and a great place to eat and drink…

Ice skating on the lake in mid March?

admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:58:18 +0000

I drove by the lake today, on yet another day well above freezing with the lake opening up and what ice that was left was marked with lots of puddles. The edge by the road where the ice fishermen usually are was wide open. Yet, out in the middle of the lake were 2 ice skaters skating around along with some ice fishermen on the far side.

Now, I understand the desire to stay out and skate and play, but with the ice as questionable as it is, is it really wise to take that risk? I’m usually one who is fine if people risk themselves, but in a situation like this, if for some reason they broke through the ice, they’d be risking the ives of many other people who would be coming to rescue them.