I'm in love with tiny houses!

Lots has happened since my last post.  Kent and I found a lake front property near Durango, Colorado that we're very interested in potentially purchasing.  I toured the property with the selling and buying agents 2 weeks ago.  Now, Kent and his daughter Hannah drove back there from Houston to check it out further.  We could start our own tiny house, intentional community in a beautiful part of the world with an incredible lake view.   There's work to be done and we're not sure about the winters there.  It'd certainly be no fun if they turn out to be just as brutal as the summers in Houston.  There is lots to consider so we'll see how it all turns out.

Meanwhile, I made another visit to the Hummingbird intentional community between Santa Fe and Taos New Mexico for a long weekend visit.  I had an opportunity to spend more time visiting with several of the community members for a deeper dive into what they're all about.  I enjoyed the volunteer work weekend I participated in back in May.  I really like the community members I've met and love the 500 acres they live on though it is quite remote--about 45 miles from Taos.

When I left Hummingbird, I headed north again towards Colorado Springs for the Tiny House Jamboree.  On the way, I visited the Sprout Tiny House manufacturer to see how their houses are constructed.  It was interesting to see how their manufacturing process compares to Winnebago.  Sprout can build in a home in about 3 weeks while Winnebago builds about 40 units a day.  Obviously Winnebago is a much, much larger outfit.  Check out the Sprout website to see what they do.

Last weekend, my good friend Barbara joined me in my travels. We had fun filled weekend together at the Tiny House Jamboree in Colorado Springs.  She flew up from Houston last Thursday night and we stayed in my RV at one of my favorite places--the Pike's Peak RV park in Manitou Springs.  We rented a car and drove up to the Jamboree Friday, Sat, and Sun.  We had an absolute blast.  The weather was gorgeous, the people low key and friendly and the idea of living in a beautiful tiny home in a beautiful part of the country has got me excited.

Barbara and I at the Tiny House Jamboree

Granted I've been living in a tiny home and traveling around the country visiting beautiful places and people.  I love the coziness of my home on the inside but the outside leaves a lot to be desired.   The tiny homes we saw were so interesting looking inside and out---so much more charm than any RV I've seen.

So, my mind is awash with tiny house ideas.  Will I continue my tiny house adventure in my RV and/or buy some property near Durango, CO with tiny cabins already there...or, do something else entirely?  One idea was to buy a tiny house and put it on land next to the Hummingbird community to further explore a relationship with that group of warm and interesting creatives.  Another is to buy two, live in one and rent out the other for income.  Time will tell how it'll all play out.

As I'm writing this, I'm sitting in my RV listening to it rain outside.  I had a long drive from NW Denver where I had some preventative maintenance done on the Navi at the Mercedes dealership to a quaint RV park near Wolf Creek Pass.  I plan to get up early and drive to Lake Vallecito to meet up with Kent and Hannah to discuss the cabins now that they've had a chance to see them.  These are exciting times to be in search of a simpler life.