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The Neighbors & Tour De Flood

No matter who is staying in our rental cabin, we refer to them as The Neighbors because for that little bit of time they are here, that's their home. We leave them alone unless they invite us over for a sandwich or a visit. Most of them come back every year, and there is one family for whom I always bake a pie.

The current set of neighbors flew in from Winter Park, Florida to visit their son in Estes Park. He has a tiny apartment so they wanted to find an inexpensive place for the rest of the family to stay - two adults and two older teenagers. They are gone most of the time, and haven't spent any time on the screened porch or back patio. Partly this is the fault of the weather - we've had heavy rainstorms almost every day, sometimes more than one rain event a day. It's nice for us that they haven't used the barbecue or fire pit - less cleaning. They will leave tomorrow afternoon sometime, and the new neighbors move in on Wednesday.

The new neighbors are the young couple from Omaha who came this spring to help with flood recovery projects. They are staying 6 days, and I won't charge them. We had a good time cooking meals together when they were staying here at my house, so we'll probably get together for a meal while they are here.

Yesterday I found out about a flood-related tour to look at revegetation efforts at high altitudes. It is a 2-day event involving school buses the first day, and tour buses the second day, both days from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants will visit various locations and hear from various experts, and at the end of each day, free catered food.

Sounds grueling. Most people I've talked to aren't going to sign up, even for one day, because it is such a long day. The organizers aren't known for having common sense. I going because I'll learn a lot about what happened during the flood and what was done and needs to be done to restore the rivers.





posted on July 15, 2014 10:12 AM ()

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That sounds like a tour I would enjoy even if grueling. I have an interest in our environment and ecosystems.
comment by dragonflyby on July 17, 2014 11:11 AM ()
Yesterday I talked to someone else who is going, and she'd planned to drive her own car behind the tour bus so she could bail out and go home when she gets tired. She's going to let me go with her, so I have an escape plan.
reply by troutbend on July 20, 2014 3:45 PM ()
reckon it would be an interesting day , and a free feed with it
comment by kevinshere on July 16, 2014 8:30 PM ()
Hope you report back on what plants are good for high altitude and for holding rivers in place.
comment by drmaus on July 16, 2014 7:24 PM ()
Busy days tend to pass quickly. I'd go for the food, but that's just me.
comment by jjoohhnn on July 16, 2014 5:12 PM ()
Tough day but you do what you have to do.
comment by elderjane on July 15, 2014 1:23 PM ()
It's always nice to make friends even out of desperate situations and you are showing your appreciation by not charging the young couple. You have, apparently, a great deal of energy for getting involved. I so admire you for it. Let us know how the tour goes.
comment by tealstar on July 15, 2014 1:20 PM ()
Eek... But I bet it would be interesting. I'm all for less cleaning! Enjoy the fun neighbors.
comment by kristilyn3 on July 15, 2014 11:05 AM ()

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