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Eric and MaryJo's Colorado Rocky Mountain
Neighborhood
Marble, Colorado, Elevation 7,950 feet, Population 85
 
Slab of Yule marble about
a mile from
our cabin. Yule marble from Marble was used in
the Lincoln Memorial, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and
the
Colorado State Capitol. Thanks to
some Girl Scouts, Yule
marble is now
the official Colorado state rock.
Read the
story. |

Front of our
cabin in front of Chair Mountain. And that's our friend Gail,
an archivist at NYU in New York City. Helped
MaryJo unpack a few things and do some exploring in Marble, Redstone and Carbondale. Sorry, no
links for New York at this Web site.
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Back of our cabin and large deck. The small
red blob in the kitchen window is our busy humming bird
feeder, and the large second story window is MaryJo's office
window with its year-around spectacular view! When not
gazing out the window, MaryJo prepares
Brain Gym
classes in her office, is working on a book called
"Brain Boosters for your Kids" , and
writes an e-zine to which you can
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Stephen eating ice cream in Marble before heading back to
New Hampshire after driving the U-haul to Marble and setting
up the computers so Mom can run her business, Eric can surf
the Web, and both can do e-mail. Find out lots more about
Marble
including terrific pictures |

Chair mountain, altitude 12,721 feet, aka Eric and MaryJo's
backyard, which is much closer to the mountain than this
picture. For the uninitiated, the light green
trees in the foreground are aspen and will turn gold in the
fall. Marvel at
aspen on Chair
Mountain in the fall. |

Looking toward our cabin from the Crystal River
and two feet of snow in most places. In the
summer you can see "Milton Falls" tumbling down the mountain--the very falls on
the Coors Light beer can.
Check out the Milton-Falls-on-Coors
Cans story. If you want to do some ice
climbing,
Milton
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Winter from our back yard with Chair Mountain and a neighbor's
cabin. Despite our preference for Chair Mountain, Mt.
Sopris, elevation 12,965 and just a measly 244 feet taller, appears on more post cards. Driving back to Marble
from the grocery store/bank/post office in Carbondale, you
see Mt.
Sopris. Carbondale's home to ranchers,
artists, and folks who work in Aspen but can't afford to
live there plus construction and painting crews from Denver
who fill up the motels. Eric drives through Carbondale
every morning on his way to work in Basalt, an Aspen wannabe
town. The
Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce would love for you to read more.
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An old bridge over the Crystal River next to an abandoned
fishing cabin. The bridge separates our cabin from our
mailbox. Just a short hike down the road. You can look at more
pictures of the Crystal River Valley including
what is rumored to be the most photographed site in
Colorado--the Crystal River Mill. It's in
Crystal, an old ghost town just beyond Marble and
accessible only by 4-wheel- drive (no drive in the winter).
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The historic Redstone Inn. A few miles from us and the
closest place to "eat out"--Sunday brunch and holiday
dinners. MaryJo stayed here many times as a child. It was
her father's favorite Colorado "getaway." You could "rough
it" in the Rockies and still have white tablecloths at
dinner. Read some more about the
Redstone Inn and
the village of
Redstone.
(Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on history.
Redstone wasn't always a sleepy little mountain town.)
Redstone even boasts a castle. You can read about the
Cleveholm Manor
in "USA Today" to find out how it was
almost auctioned off after a shady investment scheme and tax
swindle.
No worries. Concerned citizens recently saved the Redstone
Castle and it's now on the National Historic Register.
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A winter oddity in Marble: a snow
"curtain" stuck on the carport roof. We watched it for a day
or so before it slid to the ground. Eric shovels our
driveway and a path to the satellite dish so we can brush
the snow off to keep the internet running. Good-hearted neighbors plow our lane, and the
county takes care of the road to and from Marble.
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Mid-December and looking out at
a snowy back yard with more snow predicted. But we're cozy
and warm inside. Log cabins have great insulation. Cool in
summer. Warm in winter. Who could ask for anything more?
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Fall was so spectacular we forgot to take pictures
but several of the links above and below have lots of autumn color.
Some folks say that the Colorado aspen are the most spectacular on
McClure Pass. If you miss the turn-off for Marble, you'll end up
going over McClure Pass. Or skip the drive and just look at a
picture
(Actually, our back yard was just as stunning. Next year we'll remember to take it's picture.)
Here's everything you ever wanted to know about
McClure Pass.
Still want to know more about
Marble? No pictures but
intriguing history.
Or you can look at pictures of Marble
instead of reading.
Eric Alexander and MaryJo
Wagner * 334
Meadow Lane * Marble, CO
81623 * 970-963-4077
copyright 2006
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