Road Trip Part 2

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Jennifer and Cade

The second stop for our road-trip was the Homestead Tower and Home Museum.

Since the last two house have not worked out. We decided that a historic home maybe the way to go. The tower and home was built during the 1930′s era. Jenn and I have always enjoyed historic museums and homes.

http://cumberlandhomesteads.org/history.html

The New Deal was a program for the country to help stimulate jobs, provide opportunities for affordable housing and restore hope. It was started by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Homestead project was picked as a project of the New Deal.

The house was about a mile away from the Homestead Tower.

The history behind the project is fascinating. We had a great time seeing and talking about history.

That’s it for the road-trip.

Cade and Jenn

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Road-Trip Part 1

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Jennifer and Cade

It’s the last full week off before school starts. We decided to take a road-trip. We went to Crossville, TN. to see the famous minister’s tree house.

We were looking for some vacation property since the house in Aspen did not work out. We thought that it was important to look at a cheaper and more eco-friendly house. This one was well within our price range but had no indoor plumbing and it would be hard to move around at night.

The tree-house was built by Horace Burgess. The inspiration came to him one day in a vision at 1993.

Here are some facts about the tree house:

It about 8,000-10,000 ft.

258,000 nails used give or take a few hundred.

10 floors each about 9-11 ft. in height.

It rises 97 ft.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-07-29-treehouse-church_N.htm

This was an excellent little road-trip for us. It allowed us to see the world a little bit differently.

The Road-trip is not finished yet. There will be a part 2 tomorrow.

Cade and Jenn

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Our Colorado Home

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Jennifer and Cade

When we were in Aspen on our last full day of sightseeing. We decided to attend a open house. It was a small property with a great view. We decided to look into this property and see if it was in our price range. We felt it would be ideal because of the easy ability to entertain. It was on a quiet street and just seemed like it good be a good fit for us.

The house is at:

1590 Silver King Dr.

Aspen, CO. 81611

  • $5,500,000
  • Beds:5 Bed
  • Baths:6 Bath
  • House Size:5,202 Sq Ft
  • Lot Size:0.36 Acres
Property Features
  • Status: Active
  • County: Pitkin
  • Area: 01-West Aspen
  • Subdivision: West Aspen
  • Approximately 0.36 acre(s)
  • New construction
  • 5 total full bath(s)
  • 2 total half bath(s)
  • Type: Single Family
  • View
  • 2 car garage(s)
  • Golf course lot/frontage
  • Forced air heat
  • Cooling features: Cooling
  • Inclusions: Dishwasher, Dryer, Freezer, Microwave, Range, Refrigerator, Washer, Window Coverings
  • Lot features: Views
  • Lot size is less than 1/2 acre
  • Utilities present: City Water, Sewer, Natural Gas
  • Spa/hot tub(s)
  • Fireplace(s)
  • Laundry room
  • Parking features: 600.00 Garage Sq Ft

We always like to keep our options open.

That is all from our Colorado vacation and I hope you have enjoyed the journey with us.

Cade and Jenn

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Colorado Stories

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jennifer and Cade

Here are some stories from our journey.

On our way up the Rocky mountains, we stopped at one of the lookout points to take pictures.  This lookout point had some wildlife just posing for the tourists. Many little chipmunks and birds were just playing and posing for the camera. One of the birds did something really weird. It just laid down and played dead as everyone was taking pictures and after about 10 minutes, it then pulled itself up and started just walking around. It was pretty weird.

On another note my brother and his family like to take stranger kids pictures or lurker pictures. It was funny to see my brother’s kids act like little lurker kids. You look at the pictures and you see two little faces just sort of in the picture. It was quite funny.

A photographer must always experiment in order to get a good shot. Here is one such experiment with a big mountain and a weird tree.

Jenn is in a good spot but Cade looks like a blue colored branch here.

Jenn always runs into people in just all kinds of places. This trip was no different. We reached the top of Pikes Peak and she runs into someone from Martinsville, Indiana. Yes at 14,ooo ft., Jenn knows someone from her hometown. We rode the Cog railway and they allow 40 mins on top and that is not enough time up there at all. Jenn always amazes me on how she always runs into someone wherever we go.

Cade and Jenn

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More Colorado Tidbits

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Jennifer and Cade

Here are some more glimpses of our trip to Colorado

Day 8 pics

A very high (elevation wise) waterfall.

Different view of Colorado Springs

Day 9 pics

Love the view of the Rocky Mtns.

Day 10 pics

More pics of Red Rock

There is more to see.

Cade and Jenn

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Colorado Tidbits II

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Jennifer and Cade

The more tidbits of our Colorado journey.

Day 5 on the Rio Grande Trail.

Aspen as it was.

Day 6 led to the Maroon Bells.

Here is some of the ground level beauty.

Day 7 is the road to Colorado Springs.

Aspen culture

Continental Divide Snow

The true beauty of the vacation.

My Wife

More to come later.

Cade and Jenn

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Colorado Tidbits

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Jennifer and Cade

Our Colorado vacation was filled with a lot of sights and fun. Here are some more adventures.

On day 2 of our journey, we went to horsetooth reservoir and here are more pics from that trip.

My brother, his two kids and I decided to hike down to the water. Now that was a interesting hike.

My niece playing in the water.

My nephew as King of the Rock.

Our wives watching from a distance.

On day 3, these are some more fun pictures from the mountains.

Day 4 had lots of roadside adventures.

Leadville Chamber of Commerce

There is still more to come.

Cade and Jenn

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