Let me tell you why I love it here. The weather is fabulous! We get sunshine 300+ days per year. Even if we get snow, it melts quickly when the sun shines. What's neat is my husband will call me and complain about the overcast skies down in Colorado Springs where he works, but up here we'll have the deepest blue skies. That's why we're called "The City Above the Clouds."

Our elevation is 8,500 feet so temperatures rarely rise about 85 degrees. Now when the sun goes down at night, even in June, you'll need a jacket. It does get chilly at this elevation.

We recently had a Wal-Mart built so it's not necessary to go "down the mountain" for necessities. Other popular shopping include Safeway, Denny's, McDonalds, Sonic, Wendy's, Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut, Papa Murphy's, Dominoes, etc. as well as other local shops and restaurants.

In this area, we see a lot of wildlife...bears, fox, squirrels, mule deer, the elk herd, and the elusive mountain lion (haven't seen one of those yet).

Check us out! We are a short drive up the mountain from Colorado Springs.