"Sometimes a man hits upon a place to which he mysteriously feels that he belongs. Here is the home he
sought, and he will settle amid scenes that he has never seen before, among men he has never known, as though they
were familiar to him from his birth. Here at last he finds rest."
~ W. Somerset Maugham
This is exactly the way we felt when we first saw the Colorado Rockies in August 1987, and again when we first
set foot in the Roaring Fork Valley and saw Elk Springs in
1999.
One of our reasons for RVing full-time for four years, was to see as much as possible of this great North
American continent, and to decide where to live once our traveling days were over,
and we were back to making
hotel reservations! With total freedom to choose
the location of our next home, we were faced with a rare decision. Like most people, our "home town" had always
been decided by Mick's place of employment and, to an extent, by the local school district. This time, no-one but
us had a say in where we should live ... and this actually made the decision quite tricky: how do you decide?!
To cut a long story short, our list of possible states was quickly reduced to two: California and Colorado.
Finally the mountains won, and then we found and fell in love with Glenwood Springs and the Roaring Fork Valley,
which stretches all the way to Aspen and Independence Pass. The first time we saw Elk Springs...well, it simply
felt like home.
"Elk Springs" is the name of the
2000 acre ranch where Lot 42
is now called
"The Daly Homestead".
We hope you can see why we chose Elk Springs!
Nearby, Glenwood Springs is a lovely and very
interesting small town that has a fascinating history (Doc Holliday is buried here,
legend has it!) and lots to offer, including
the famous Hot Springs - a fabulous place to relax year round.
We LOVE this place, and it's
weather!
The route from Vail to Glenwood takes us west on Interstate 70 through the dramatic
Glenwood Canyon. To us this is one of God's great wonders, truly awe-inspiring.
From Glenwood Highway 82 runs south east (past the left turn up towards the Colorado Mountain College and Elk
Springs) and on down the Roaring Fork Valley past Carbondale, El Jebel and Basalt to Aspen.
This has to be one of the most gorgeous valleys in the entire world.
We invite you to return often to dalys.com and to our Log Home section, to
keep up-to-date with the current "leg" in our Journey of Discovery.
God bless,
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