New Snow!

Well, there is no question now, it is winter.  Snow is falling, it has laid down an inch in the last hour and it is still coming down.  Just perfect for a white Christmas here at the lodge. 
The wildlife report for the day: 13 turkeys were spotted crossing the road just west of Twin Lakes yesterday as we were headed up to the lodge.  I always love seeing them because in our part of the country they are quite reclusive.  I think I've only see turkeys around the lodge 3 times in all the years we have been here.

The Twin Lakes, seen from Hwy 82 with clouds settled over our valley.

We still have some openings for the Holidays, check our website and make plans now to come up and enjoy the mountains this Christmas or New Years.

Hydro Electric News

We have been working on installing a hydro electric generator here at the lodge for quite awhile.  The dream has been there since we purchased the property back in 1993 but this year we finally got all the pieces moved into the proper places and in May we started installation.  In the process we had to send parts back for repair which took forever but today we successfully generated some power.  Once the power company comes up and inspects next week we will be officially underway.  Wheeee!

Update on our little corner of the world.

Scott says we have about 5" of new snow at the lodge so it is looking like winter but even more interesting is the Colorado Department of Transportation's announcement that Independence Pass is closed for the season.  That means it is time for us to print out a bunch of our Aspen maps showing how to get from Twin Lakes to Aspen in the winter.  We must give out at least 200 of them over the course of each winter.
This also means it is time to start getting the winter gear ready and time to plan your winter excursions to the mountains.
  See you soon.

4th of July

Whoo Hooo, It is another beautiful day in the mountains and as soon as I let you all know we have a last minute opening tomorrow night I am headed out to play.
Beaver Lodge has a 1 night opening tomorrow, July 5th, just waiting for some lucky person to claim it.  A cabin in the aspens, by the creek with an east facing deck and incredible views.  What could be better?  Call now.

Hummingbird fun.

Summer is here; one of our guests had fun taking these pictures.

Attached are the pics you saw me taking on the Cinnamon Bear porch a couple weeks ago. The hummingbirds were really amazing. I was impressed that it took them less than a minute to start drinking from the hand held feeder only inches from my face and the camera. I could feel the breeze from their fluttering wings and I couldn't stop blinking as they hovered in front of my face.This was our third stay at your place and once again we had a fabulous visit. Thanks a lot, CG

Last Minute Special Summer Specials

Last minute Summer Special: If you can fill one of our last minute openings (arriving within 24 hours of booking) Call us and we'll give you a very special rate. Please mention you'd like to take advantage of our Last Minute Summer Special.
And yes, even though we had snow yesterday it really is summer.

Word on the street, the pass will open today at 2pm.

Yep, that is the word on the street and this morning great big pieces of equipment were rolling down the highway past the lodge.  This means that summer is officially here and we welcome it.  There's still plenty of snow on the peaks so the drive up here is just beautiful.  Our aspen trees, while thinking about it, haven't leafed out yet; that should happen the next couple of days.