Espresso Evergreen drive through coffee

It’s nice to see that Espresso Evergreen is open again!  It’s also nice to see that this drive through coffee shop is doing well enough to build a more permanent building!  They certainly do a great job at coffee and the smoothies, which my kids LOVE!

Thanks for coming back!

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!

It’s also too bad that whoever did this can’t draw…

Turns out the old owners got it back from the new owners (for some reason) and are building it new again!  It won’t be Paragon Sports anymore though, the new name will be Boone Mountain Sports.  So get over there now to help them out by buying up their current inventory at great discounts so they can get new stuff!  They’re great people with great stuff and I know they’ll do well!

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.

The trail we were on was the Bluebird Meadow and Wild Iris Loop from the upper (west) parking lot off of Buffalo Park Road.  This is a great place to start hiking as it pretty gentle and out in the open and you have good access to the 3 Sisters and the Brother.

The Alderfer/Three Sisters Park has 770 acres of open space and over 10 miles of trail for hiking and mountain biking and connects to the Evergreen Recreation District property.   There are some really nice short loops that you can do late in the day after work and some longer loops you can do for a good half day experience.

The spectacular views from the Sisters and the Brother include views of town, and Evergreen Lake.

To contact Jefferson County Open Space:

Open Space
700 Jefferson County Parkway
Golden, CO 80401
303-271-5925

Office Hours:
7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday

For a copy of the Alderfer / 3 Sisters trail map from Jefferson County Open Space, Click here.

June 3 – Something Underground, Evergreen School of Music

June 17 – Oakhurst, Hippogriffs

July 1 – Catfish Kray Blues Band, Red

July 15 – Kamikazi Klones, Avé Deep

July 29 – Judge Roughneck, Kathleen and the Bucktones

August 12 – Jessica Sonner, Once Removed Blues Band

August 26 – Jakarta, Jeremy Dion

Learn more at: Evergreen Lake Presents