Currently viewing the tag: "D. West Davies"

This is a fabulous property in Navajo River Ranch with mammoth mountain views including Navajo Beak and the Banded Peaks. One of my favorite pieces of vacant land in Archuleta County.  This is a must see. Easy to preview with driveway to building site.

[idx-listing mlsnumber=”657981″ showextradetails=”true” showfeatures=”true” showlocation=”true”]

More 35 parcels in Navajo River Ranch

[idx-listings tract=”Navajo River Ranch – 09 Cnty Cod” propertytypes=”81,84″ orderby=”DateAdded” orderdir=”DESC” count=”250″ showlargerphotos=”true”]

Piedra Road is a beautiful drive in Pagosa Springs from HWY 160 all the way up to Williams Creek Reservoir.   Below are pictures I took on New Years Day 2001 after a heavy snowfall.  Enjoy the pictures and be sure to watch the videos as well including our latest “Driving Pagosa Springs” video showing the massive amounts of snow up near the lake.  More “All Things Pagosa” snow-related stories.

You can also check out this area in the fall in our Pagosa Springs Fall Colors — Upper Piedra Road post.


Read Full Article →

Pagosa Springs Relay For Life — 2010 Pagosa Springs, Colorado St. Patrick’s Day Parade Photo

We all enjoyed a gorgeous day in Pagosa Springs today for the 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The temperature rose to the high 50’s with crystal blue skies and a festive atmosphere.

My pictures are never too impressive with this parade because of the position of the sun in the late afternoon. I’m hoping the organizers will consider reversing the route so the parade runs east to west from now on. That way the sun will be at the viewers’ back with the mountains behind the participants. Read Full Article →

I started the “Driving Pagosa Springs” video series one after hearing time and time again from Pagosa property buyers about what an area looks like.  And I was pretty sure that Google wasn’t going to bring their Street View team to our little town anytime soon.

I’ve had mostly favorable reaction to the series — mostly from Pagosa diaspora.  They comment about how much they miss Pagosa and watching the videos help feel like they are home again.

I got the idea based on the popularity of our Pagosa Springs web cams.  Believe it or not, I regularly get calls telling us that a particular camera is not working properly (mostly in the winter when the snow weighs down the camera and makes a repair difficult) and the caller needs it up right away so they can get through their day in whatever office cubicle they want to momentarily escape from.

Click on the tab to the right of the play
button to feature more video choices.

Read Full Article →

5484 SqFt, 8 bedrooms, 5 baths, 1/2 CFM water rights from Little Stick Ditch. 1/4 mile river frontage. Located in coveted Upper Blanco Basin in gorgeous Pagosa Springs Colorado. Call D. West Davies at 970-398-0022 for more information.

SKI GUIDE 2010
Affordable Skiing: Wolf Creek

Jonathan Bell skis through heavy snow at Wolf Creek Ski Resort near Wolf Creek Pass, Colo.

I have been writing the travel writers at The New York Times for two years asking why they never write about Pagosa Springs and the Wolf Creek Ski Area. After all, our ski area consistently gets the most snow in Colorado.

Well today I got my wish. Click here to view the article they will run tomorrow’s Ski Guide 2010.

La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) offers a variety of rebates for their members to improve the efficiency of their homes/facilities. Rebates are available for a variety of Energy Star appliances, the recycling of a refrigerator or freezer, electric water heaters, permanent electric heat, energy efficient motors, and heat pumps.

The Energy Star Appliance and Refrigerator Recycling Program offers rebates for clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, and refrigerator/freezer recycling. Customers have 180 days from date of purchase to apply for the rebate. Following purchase, customers must submit an original proof-of-purchase along with the completed rebate form to the LPEA office in either Durango or Pagosa Springs. The rebates will be credited to LPEA customers’ electric bills within the following billing cycle.

The Energy Efficiency Credits program offers rebates for water heaters, domestic solar water heaters, electric thermal storage heaters, resistive heat systems, electric motors, air-source heat pumps, and geothermal heat pumps. Equipment must meet certain efficiency standards listed on the program website. For these incentives, customers are required to provide LPEA an itemized receipt and/or work order as evidence of purchase before receiving the check/bill credit.

Additional Rebates & Credits From LaPlata Electric

Pagasa Spring Snow from Pagosa Springs on Vimeo.

I shot all this video within 30 minutes within 100 feet of my office at Jim Smith Realty in downtown Pagosa Springs, CO. By D. West Davies. Pagosa Springs Realtor. 970-398-0022

I was surprised to see it snowing so heavily today so I threw caution to the wind and ventured outside with my video camera. I shot all this video within 30 minutes and edited it real quick in the office. It turned out to be one of my most popular videos. This is video is hosted on my Pagosa Springs Vimeo channel.

Pagosa Springs Downtown

Here are  some pictures I took this morning of downtown Pagosa Springs — beautiful September morning.  Click on the bottom image to view these photos in my Picasa album along with picture description and map location.