Mountain Home Tour~ Part 2

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn47fHb7HBaCgB1s0g3J4Gvf0Z72FJKbSqXCT-PUw-tfAoQyOMA5KL4edfWO_RDnatOMOQtbZb_CfJRsItI9CmTQwRR61umjFSSfYlHEqpCFfkOGRBOZisdmCAlpENhJYkiI0pT9qw9Y0/s1600/IMG_1524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn47fHb7HBaCgB1s0g3J4Gvf0Z72FJKbSqXCT-PUw-tfAoQyOMA5KL4edfWO_RDnatOMOQtbZb_CfJRsItI9CmTQwRR61umjFSSfYlHEqpCFfkOGRBOZisdmCAlpENhJYkiI0pT9qw9Y0/s640/IMG_1524.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Taken at the Continental Divide</span></span></span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I had so much fun sharing our <a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/09/home-tourour-mountain-home.html" target="_blank">Colorado Mountain Home </a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with you last week.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's so interesting to see the rooms in the eye of the camera, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">it makes me realize </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that I really need to step up the decorating there. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> It's just one of those difficult situations, I guess.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  I can never really spend enough time up there to get it done.  Anyway, on with the second part of the tour.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3KnJD4W8Fu8C_yt1nqpaYvsDImp7dBRA2lDYTkD_DWilQLisnSRlziT_2XYXboSMJLmVzZE3nlBIp7y2P-wy20bhXal4CRf38eBZGyOXZ8Cc5RjOjs5ir4WfYyH57Sv-SvU12SCJeFA/s1600/IMG_5469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3KnJD4W8Fu8C_yt1nqpaYvsDImp7dBRA2lDYTkD_DWilQLisnSRlziT_2XYXboSMJLmVzZE3nlBIp7y2P-wy20bhXal4CRf38eBZGyOXZ8Cc5RjOjs5ir4WfYyH57Sv-SvU12SCJeFA/s640/IMG_5469.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> The Basement level of the house holds the second living area that the kids mostly use </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">for game playing and lounging around.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  How BIG is that TV? </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> The previous owners left it there and if we ever decide to get rid of it we are going to need an army to move it!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKuRr57u6z6kwMKYEHm8_IwHFjegQsOy6_5Hg-ERQtNDPwqTv9Vo_qBAeEPjAdY44SFPbHCntqgcHN8ZcEPcSfloF9o8HchG4b995dajpbVISneV4YcTR61HMULBuEGYwsq9ttH7OVKo/s1600/IMG_5467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKuRr57u6z6kwMKYEHm8_IwHFjegQsOy6_5Hg-ERQtNDPwqTv9Vo_qBAeEPjAdY44SFPbHCntqgcHN8ZcEPcSfloF9o8HchG4b995dajpbVISneV4YcTR61HMULBuEGYwsq9ttH7OVKo/s640/IMG_5467.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can see the hallway that leads upstairs. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> There are three bedrooms downstairs and a laundry room that actually sleeps two! </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Hey, I say squeeze'em in!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We figured out that the house can comfortably sleep 13 people.  That's not counting couches either!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQywMoALIw67u9H6xBEmtlVIcvFmPC1_TK1-goRPYtFnNUFYyZAmHC9BpWwBc9eW3VaaT6tMe3n6UX-nbX3eMlbg3kLFsg4ZtORbB4C9hyphenhyphenblVnpj71VhHbipmdttssQW57LS3HpRb6cw/s1600/IMG_5463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQywMoALIw67u9H6xBEmtlVIcvFmPC1_TK1-goRPYtFnNUFYyZAmHC9BpWwBc9eW3VaaT6tMe3n6UX-nbX3eMlbg3kLFsg4ZtORbB4C9hyphenhyphenblVnpj71VhHbipmdttssQW57LS3HpRb6cw/s640/IMG_5463.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The first bedroom has a Queen bed that used to be in the Master.  The Master Beaux likes to sleep in a King sized bed.  So, we put the old bed down here and it's great for a second couple to sleep downstairs with their kids.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love this JCP bedding.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's from the American Living collection. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I'm sad now that they have changed their store.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The home department is really lacking.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Do you agree?</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJwuYhUWmVlI9lC6TIqzKV3a_rest-8DgP2rzZok_sgGzm8HeajsUtT5vLT_D-_7fS5Uu-wFjy6XNCtGtrwkUnOICf1GbT3AG8ezbJaUCCaI6KOwxPqJsNETgez-x43apntKBDlg8jMw/s1600/IMG_5464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJwuYhUWmVlI9lC6TIqzKV3a_rest-8DgP2rzZok_sgGzm8HeajsUtT5vLT_D-_7fS5Uu-wFjy6XNCtGtrwkUnOICf1GbT3AG8ezbJaUCCaI6KOwxPqJsNETgez-x43apntKBDlg8jMw/s640/IMG_5464.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The middle bedroom has two sets of bunk beds for the kids.  Miss Beaux always chooses this room with her friends and my niece.  It doesn't matter how old they get there is usually a <b>FORT</b> made in this room by the end of the trip!  We bought these beds up in Breckenridge one year on sale. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> We wanted as much sleeping room as possible.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuk1LzlebykV26Ck7e9Zr5NaZ9n9ERSE_0WfhdE4FexFbBUnO3FT19qQYU_8pEOKPqsSHWG0_d9mvbVTCvtG_q28udmx8Ju6COv3kM9GpKbVw__ekA0Hv4zA9jjxQUZ2jDnorYm4MuHA/s1600/IMG_5473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuk1LzlebykV26Ck7e9Zr5NaZ9n9ERSE_0WfhdE4FexFbBUnO3FT19qQYU_8pEOKPqsSHWG0_d9mvbVTCvtG_q28udmx8Ju6COv3kM9GpKbVw__ekA0Hv4zA9jjxQUZ2jDnorYm4MuHA/s640/IMG_5473.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The last bedroom is my favorite.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love the log beds. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I usually change the bedding out in the summer</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> to a lighter pattern.  The hollywood bath connects to the other bunk bed room leaving </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the hallway bathroom for the Queen room.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJkUYyDUxMacqmFPu3twsYURxKE9iED3CagrG6V2Zpb2aPDdJ3TuIuaDVENxkEg6wRnoaCi28X5Glz2gUvLPOlA1goZjJaF4yo-RmghNRKTN1MbQujnEA0T9AHRqREp8sXhXlfHwNd_U/s1600/IMG_5452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJkUYyDUxMacqmFPu3twsYURxKE9iED3CagrG6V2Zpb2aPDdJ3TuIuaDVENxkEg6wRnoaCi28X5Glz2gUvLPOlA1goZjJaF4yo-RmghNRKTN1MbQujnEA0T9AHRqREp8sXhXlfHwNd_U/s640/IMG_5452.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Master Suite is upstairs all by itself. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our private little getaway! </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's very bright and airy up here even though I had it painted in Latte by Sherwin Williams which is a pretty dark color.  The new King headboard is leather and wood with nailhead trim.  All of the other furniture was left to us.  But, hey I'm keeping it!  It is all mostly from Ethan Allen and very nice.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY05egq4DU4p-0J5964eepkoNq7PoBT4yfOcQIjakOv898zW5NOJ0eTpJTNQJ8CG5oB3GSP-sHQS_zrAvniin8Qf-Raan7kbVTakPJBMBP-35TO23mHqOag4ItjG61J3kamaPzz1hrFzU/s1600/IMG_5457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY05egq4DU4p-0J5964eepkoNq7PoBT4yfOcQIjakOv898zW5NOJ0eTpJTNQJ8CG5oB3GSP-sHQS_zrAvniin8Qf-Raan7kbVTakPJBMBP-35TO23mHqOag4ItjG61J3kamaPzz1hrFzU/s640/IMG_5457.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love all of the interesting architectural angles in the roof lines.  There is a beautiful wood beam that runs across the top that you can't see in the picture.  The room has wood floors with a custom rug that was made to span the length of the room.  It keeps it warmer in the winter. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> We actually have radiant heat flooring all through the house and it gets pretty toasty.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JdX-1qH4KsKurQ_2fosYYX8M87tiVewJ2tN2sK21mBuK_rvHY8bD_0e8UKZxJMdeCWVQmRQcVfQbrEYuoqycqCB-2yLPWw1XxPUBSMgHIyelL_6QdtGSEqnM7RA2h_8S81RdUH_jotw/s1600/IMG_5460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JdX-1qH4KsKurQ_2fosYYX8M87tiVewJ2tN2sK21mBuK_rvHY8bD_0e8UKZxJMdeCWVQmRQcVfQbrEYuoqycqCB-2yLPWw1XxPUBSMgHIyelL_6QdtGSEqnM7RA2h_8S81RdUH_jotw/s640/IMG_5460.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> There is my little <a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/02/alpine-cutie.html" target="_blank">Alpine Cutie </a>chest that I repainted. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> It finally made it's way up the mountain.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  Now I just need to accessorize it with a lamp and a painting!  I'm really beginning to feel Amish with my minimal decor when I look at these photos!  No offense to the beautiful Amish people of course!  We have two huge closets up here.  One in the Master Bath and the other is the door that you see here.  We keep most of our things locked up in the closet while we are gone.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqAccWwvPk7oHkJLysSMnLRWz2s-m3jn_IEtoNUjEnikUn15BhWiRRBV4gaJbRitEBKWCEFhbF2fjkNraBL3kFqzhvLtX_y4aOUztDUGtHAxMBUlnczi6BvX-q5j6q5KAvdeka1_ZBVE/s1600/IMG_5455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqAccWwvPk7oHkJLysSMnLRWz2s-m3jn_IEtoNUjEnikUn15BhWiRRBV4gaJbRitEBKWCEFhbF2fjkNraBL3kFqzhvLtX_y4aOUztDUGtHAxMBUlnczi6BvX-q5j6q5KAvdeka1_ZBVE/s640/IMG_5455.jpg" width="546" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> But here is my favorite part of the room!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  The view when I wake up!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I never get tired of looking out through the trees.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's beautiful all through the year!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8Z_eNncd4OsslZ0c7Sjnmt4wpW7WTVi1lUyR9hr4cHByiLowSp_5uJPkOKqVCjbgeQAWR3r6v1Elf9TQLJtXZ8vlh_WnfxK8yO8bYbW6ALwS4socIUdjOWMxsCEK4y258hRHKVqXa5I/s1600/IMG_0695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8Z_eNncd4OsslZ0c7Sjnmt4wpW7WTVi1lUyR9hr4cHByiLowSp_5uJPkOKqVCjbgeQAWR3r6v1Elf9TQLJtXZ8vlh_WnfxK8yO8bYbW6ALwS4socIUdjOWMxsCEK4y258hRHKVqXa5I/s640/IMG_0695.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My favorite pastime is to play with my camera.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mzFkb03mLM1qJsi0zpG78WsTXwiZDIV7eFUIEnp0C5aO4hDCifl8bhMXCy5SpxFrBMZPXbRcR0DOqJAeWECkkXjSs7S9cSxBFypw7wG_ksZEdDnsOpXxIx8QHLiSqp_vnD_9YHDnhz4/s1600/IMG_1548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mzFkb03mLM1qJsi0zpG78WsTXwiZDIV7eFUIEnp0C5aO4hDCifl8bhMXCy5SpxFrBMZPXbRcR0DOqJAeWECkkXjSs7S9cSxBFypw7wG_ksZEdDnsOpXxIx8QHLiSqp_vnD_9YHDnhz4/s640/IMG_1548.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I don't think you can take a bad photo up here!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzwS4a0aPNqVF2JARXKNhWyoybHw5n8SP5f_q56mJXp8xjDrrL5Ls81puTU9i36U2IkCPZjuaAout2KW-4wxiqqjy5Ymwf32qJK3P3NNYvgG7dsAqJZ0I2mKk7-SpFi8tzv76fypetQI/s1600/IMG_0658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzwS4a0aPNqVF2JARXKNhWyoybHw5n8SP5f_q56mJXp8xjDrrL5Ls81puTU9i36U2IkCPZjuaAout2KW-4wxiqqjy5Ymwf32qJK3P3NNYvgG7dsAqJZ0I2mKk7-SpFi8tzv76fypetQI/s640/IMG_0658.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Especially when your subjects are this <b>CUTE</b>!!!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thanks for coming along on the second installment of our Mountain Home Tour.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></span><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i> <span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I'm linking to <i>Kim at <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" target="_blank">SavvySouthern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays </i>  </span></i></span></i></span><br /><i> </i><i>Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></i></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><i> <i> </i><i>Sherry at <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here</a> for the Open House Party on Thursdays</i><br /><i> </i><i>Gina at <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a> for Transformation Thursdays<br />  </i><i><a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">From My Front Porch To Yours</a> for Treasure Hunt Thursday</i><br /><i>Poutpourri Friday at <a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/">2805</a></i><i><br /> Cindy at <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a>for Show and Tell Friday<br />Courtney at <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a> for Feathered Nest Friday<br />Heather and Vanessa at <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/">At the Picket Fence</a> for Inspiration Friday <br />Diann at <a href="http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/">The Thrifty Groove</a> for Thrifty Things Friday<br />Debra at <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Common Ground</a> for Vintage Inspiration Friday</i></i></i></span></i></span><br /><i>Sherry at<a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/"> The Charm of Home</a> for Home Sweet Home Friday</i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></i></span></span>  </span></span></span></span></i></div>

Mountain Home Tour~ Part 2

Taken at the Continental Divide  I had so much fun sharing our Colorado Mountain Home  with you last week.   It's so interesting to see ...

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Take A Hike!

<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">~Welcome to Dillon, Colorado~ </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite place on earth.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I love our Mountain home and wish </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">we were able to spend more time here.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjeEeUIfcRolLFhYg3mfxUvR5h6pUuniujdAQMHWgvY6K9ctK-m9_xPwvT6TMKXzFmSpU53GuWZLnMs55ckUOPcXtG9XNclwtBa_stzHt-JVDl4gUGVSPdtkBgvS8hZGJ3LxvbU57Yw8/s1600/IMG_4905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjeEeUIfcRolLFhYg3mfxUvR5h6pUuniujdAQMHWgvY6K9ctK-m9_xPwvT6TMKXzFmSpU53GuWZLnMs55ckUOPcXtG9XNclwtBa_stzHt-JVDl4gUGVSPdtkBgvS8hZGJ3LxvbU57Yw8/s640/IMG_4905.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">This is Lake Dillon where we hiked today.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  C'mon with us on our hike.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDKSXGm904EMsYkme3Mtb0mzCqvyCORU2KJ365qzlnaWyngQNAGDc7ye8uJZDHZtcMFiI9u_HWsWH79vIavsx9VeMCoRUgEbr94pbJRrX_TAfxcv64QG0nIGE_9vyY9qAINuHBpjmg8Y/s1600/IMG_4887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDKSXGm904EMsYkme3Mtb0mzCqvyCORU2KJ365qzlnaWyngQNAGDc7ye8uJZDHZtcMFiI9u_HWsWH79vIavsx9VeMCoRUgEbr94pbJRrX_TAfxcv64QG0nIGE_9vyY9qAINuHBpjmg8Y/s640/IMG_4887.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">We start out in a meadow that is about four houses down from our house.  The dogs LOVE walking with us and they zig zag on the trail sniffing the whole time.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">You can see a corner of lake off to the right of the photo.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n73LXaQkA7e1HQ_9GtX6KfoM46oyp66Q0GRJdbDeVwhnm9JbG8JKbU8S7X2O2p1qC2Gj2Sjee0QEmsEeEA8fJS8Ai1aF7HtYGYRdgaypPT50LjU7YVZ6IiSXbqNkR2OXIX3iUeAnDY0/s1600/IMG_4888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n73LXaQkA7e1HQ_9GtX6KfoM46oyp66Q0GRJdbDeVwhnm9JbG8JKbU8S7X2O2p1qC2Gj2Sjee0QEmsEeEA8fJS8Ai1aF7HtYGYRdgaypPT50LjU7YVZ6IiSXbqNkR2OXIX3iUeAnDY0/s640/IMG_4888.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">How beautiful is that?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The lake is really quite large. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> There is a marina nearby where lots of sailboats are docked.  The lake is actually man-made.  It was a small finger-lake until they built a Dam in 1961 and flooded over the original town.  They saved a few of the buildings and one is a cute breakfast restaurant. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfepDs_dfNVy5vQZLCr-Pnjev9aXjX_h3PtNnHu_rNEtw1Rdwz19a7jERErCl9ag2vLvToEGuByC2t246k1mr1mH6j1F7D2a-DYSd2jJ040nPfNhTOq9ZIVKnukWC-ocBZCh-vbrzEyso/s1600/IMG_4902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfepDs_dfNVy5vQZLCr-Pnjev9aXjX_h3PtNnHu_rNEtw1Rdwz19a7jERErCl9ag2vLvToEGuByC2t246k1mr1mH6j1F7D2a-DYSd2jJ040nPfNhTOq9ZIVKnukWC-ocBZCh-vbrzEyso/s640/IMG_4902.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> The surrounding land is all a preserved state park so no houses are built directly on the lake.  The girls are heading up the mountain to the lookout point.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It's about 1.5 miles up the hill.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP10O-vniCD5xt8aig1y1039V8R49keoYhmh4cLVpjcmCWn4nLmEZ8f7tb29-v6cYjs_eoQhuKXEzQNwjLHezLpOPSwc0Zi8FeEnbciISizT9V50IOCUrYvrYK2wEVm89Tv6nZrdF7Rg/s1600/IMG_4898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCP10O-vniCD5xt8aig1y1039V8R49keoYhmh4cLVpjcmCWn4nLmEZ8f7tb29-v6cYjs_eoQhuKXEzQNwjLHezLpOPSwc0Zi8FeEnbciISizT9V50IOCUrYvrYK2wEVm89Tv6nZrdF7Rg/s640/IMG_4898.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I love being surrounded by all of the trees and the brilliant blue sky.  It's nice and cool up here, temps in the </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">low 70's and mid 50's at night.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Ahhhhhhhh, it's the perfect respite to the scorching heat we have been experiencing.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyFLbcOVPUpz5X0O6-Df8xyZSBWlgaFv3OaCBYy4oNy2VmGE75cPhuZVe3v4smK6iKXthlGsrsPgQsPZ-nuxgB7SBvfC-ewGnO90mOM0hwbehvIgUw8g1n2J7THYkv5TNF4SugL6KN4E/s1600/IMG_4900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyFLbcOVPUpz5X0O6-Df8xyZSBWlgaFv3OaCBYy4oNy2VmGE75cPhuZVe3v4smK6iKXthlGsrsPgQsPZ-nuxgB7SBvfC-ewGnO90mOM0hwbehvIgUw8g1n2J7THYkv5TNF4SugL6KN4E/s640/IMG_4900.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, the Japanese Pine Beetle has killed a lot of trees in the last few years.  It's sad to see so many dead trees.  Where we live they try to control it but you can't control a whole forest.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxFN_zClgoanDwI3tudZ2gTrkojQ1Q-4T5oMR62Z3ayQsi7rWhPhKTGGCN_Z7iub5aKsxhHz3mnRyRle1CXXJyOkealbLC0yj0Q3WSGzcCgY1ffRnKyLi1j1YsQZhDxva20TaofTQ9Ng/s1600/IMG_4904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxFN_zClgoanDwI3tudZ2gTrkojQ1Q-4T5oMR62Z3ayQsi7rWhPhKTGGCN_Z7iub5aKsxhHz3mnRyRle1CXXJyOkealbLC0yj0Q3WSGzcCgY1ffRnKyLi1j1YsQZhDxva20TaofTQ9Ng/s640/IMG_4904.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It's certainly worth the hike to see this view!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1c7iQoldGhjznV7w4JPXk3-Q44NZ5d3vSguZPkdjlpe84pzRIfz7-8E8KZMAU8CZIPptPkOtd-1z7SF7iLLwHoeNmiAJ9bJWYAFFwV6dir6XTkuOeXvf-6_qSf5Vhyphenhyphen-NHNmMdAodpY0/s1600/IMG_4906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1c7iQoldGhjznV7w4JPXk3-Q44NZ5d3vSguZPkdjlpe84pzRIfz7-8E8KZMAU8CZIPptPkOtd-1z7SF7iLLwHoeNmiAJ9bJWYAFFwV6dir6XTkuOeXvf-6_qSf5Vhyphenhyphen-NHNmMdAodpY0/s640/IMG_4906.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">On this side the Snake River feeds into the lake.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8ztqRk2ARAgukfqpdbuT2EeaJZw0XYnJdwOH2jjeg_36xKDyGkRSVJBhBpBS1YzsVTMcW9FiwpEBFeggxmh-X__FDbqhTSwdmLG1r3jMxC-OSj4vYj5lzcEXGx1iJ64kNxwxAIvU7_s/s1600/IMG_4911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8ztqRk2ARAgukfqpdbuT2EeaJZw0XYnJdwOH2jjeg_36xKDyGkRSVJBhBpBS1YzsVTMcW9FiwpEBFeggxmh-X__FDbqhTSwdmLG1r3jMxC-OSj4vYj5lzcEXGx1iJ64kNxwxAIvU7_s/s640/IMG_4911.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Some folks take life a little too seriously. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Here's my baby always on guard and protecting her brood.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB87yEn8DJ8vnpRWbqycdldYWM-BIZh5vlPToF3Mrs_J3gY1bIU4niVB93M0kqeMITIK-9yCe4MgueCrGV9xU0JIOR9yY2Bb9EAsPcA7n3IQSwpvHil4AVD7tnR_SknA4xt42KFocOJ0s/s1600/IMG_4910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB87yEn8DJ8vnpRWbqycdldYWM-BIZh5vlPToF3Mrs_J3gY1bIU4niVB93M0kqeMITIK-9yCe4MgueCrGV9xU0JIOR9yY2Bb9EAsPcA7n3IQSwpvHil4AVD7tnR_SknA4xt42KFocOJ0s/s640/IMG_4910.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">While some are just happy for a short break from the hike.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bbrt6xJHJQWPmkFXr-KKpGjdW6rYLqyY5NzqiFMiguWQR9dbUmmCfFfgk66nJ96ANPFGEUdtVhBjXZVpSmVuhP8JSG7GOrRZrKwqUCPzCGP45jSLQD86W-k9-GgcCuQR_zv0scSro_k/s1600/IMG_4907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bbrt6xJHJQWPmkFXr-KKpGjdW6rYLqyY5NzqiFMiguWQR9dbUmmCfFfgk66nJ96ANPFGEUdtVhBjXZVpSmVuhP8JSG7GOrRZrKwqUCPzCGP45jSLQD86W-k9-GgcCuQR_zv0scSro_k/s640/IMG_4907.jpg" width="640" /></a>Time to head down the trail. </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> We have hiked a total of about 4 1/2 miles.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for tagging along with us  on our hike.</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br />We'll be here enjoying life for the next week!</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></i></div><br />

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