It’s snowing on the Continental Divide this morning and
Saturday is the autumnal equinox. Fall. Finally. This is the first year I have
ever felt like celebrating summer’s passing. Colorado had record-breaking heat
and raging wild fires this year.
Our house was built in 1883 so there’s no
central air conditioning, but we have window units in a couple of rooms that
make the house bearable. In an average year, there would have been an occasional break from the heat but it stayed hot from spring right on through the summer months.
Our cabin, located on the beautiful Poudre River, is still
half-buried under dirt deposited by a flash flood. The old cabin is from the
1800s and is historic. Special effort was made to save it during the High Park
Fire but now what? We are overwhelmed by the amount of work it will take to dig
it out, but there is nothing to keep it from being buried again every time it rains.
This is a big problem that urgently needs a plan. Winter is approaching and
will complicate the situation. The river is awesome and the meadow survived the
fire so the cabin must be saved.
We have one last trip planned 2012. The Moab area is a great
place to soak up some sun, see the stars, and float down a peaceful river. After
this year’s drought in the West, we may be walking the riverbed in parts but
that’s fine with me.
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