That makes sense, it's inexpensive. Depending on where the rest of the family lives, it is closer but it's probably 4 hours to the front range, possibly a lot

That makes sense, it's inexpensive. Depending on where the rest of the family lives, it is closer but it's probably 4 hours to the front range, possibly a lot more in the winter. Was this before school age for you? I've heard interesting stories about some of the mountain schools, Saguache might even bus kids to a neighboring county, I don't know. did you live there for fairly long stretches or did you travel with your folks? Any stories about "the locals?" I assume it's mountain ranch country so the neighbors probably have a good dose of "I don't want anyone messing with me" mixed with the neighborly that ranchers tend to be and they'd help each other out. I live in the Boulder/Denver area. Last summer we stayed in Cimmeron for half a week and then went to Lake City on our way home. I want to say the paved roads were about 100miles and 2 hours between the two, there was also a 50mile unpaved road that took about 10-12 hours and it was amazing. No cell coverage that I can recall, there were a few times where it hits you, if I broke my 4Runner, we are stuck here probably for days and it could be a real situation. If you love the outdoors and you look at it as an adventure, the place could be a fun place to have a cabin. If you live there all the time and want to be "normal" i can't imagine how it would be. Colorado is fascinating, the front range is like many small urban areas in the country, an hour away and it's like a different country in ways.