Buena Vista a natural for the season

Mal Sillars — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:13:44 +0000

‘Tis the season here in the Rockies. Although there is no snow on the valley floor, the high peaks surrounding us are covered with snow. The town Christmas lights are strung across the highway and the light poles all have their decorations. Houses throughout Buena Vista have hoisted their seasonal decorations and this little town in a high valley in the Rocky Mountains is looking just about right. If there is any doubt as to the time of year, the annual equine parade has announced that the Christmas season is in full swing!

It will be a while before Santa and his eight…well nine…reindeer show up, but for those of us in Buena Vista, there are always the mule deer in the backyard.

Christmas Wonderland

Mal Sillars — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:53:18 +0000

I was sitting here in the kitchen this morning looking out the window and the thought came to me that the view reminded me of Switzerland. Then I realized, this view that I see everyday, is really my Buena Vista view. The sky was clear Colorado blue; the air was a crisp 11 degrees; the new snow on Mt. Princeton just made that massif stand out as if it were pasted on the sky. One is just compelled to stare.

There are days when there is not enough hustle and bustle here in this town for me, but when I stop and look at the surroundings, I am always awed at the majesty of this valley. There are other impressive views that I have seen in my travels, but these are particularly so. I finally realized that views here are different because I have hiked the trails and climbed the peaks and know the back country. Elsewhere, a view is a view, but each one here has a memory or two for me.

If ever there was a little town, nestled in a valley, surrounded by snow covered peaks, that made you think of a Colorado Christmas, Buena Vista could be the one.

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Buena Vista a natural for the season

Christmas Wonderland