Author: Lee Riley

It has been a good summer. Almost everyone I have spoken to says they were very busy. I am constantly surveying the local hotels, restaurants, and my fellow Realtors to see how things are going economically. Almost everyone I meet is putting out a good vibe. The weather has also been excellent. There were no […]

Hello From Pagosa Country… …By way of North Carolina! I’m out here celebrating my son-in-law’s graduation as a Green Beret. It was a very moving ceremony. We are all very proud and excited for him. I’m a military brat myself; my dad served for 30 years in the Air Force, so I know what it’s […]

Happy 238th birthday, America! Let’s get ready to party! Pagosa is the perfect small town to come and play on Independence Day. We hit all the bases in a big way. We start with the parade at 10:00 a.m. downtown. Then there is a huge arts & crafts fair in the park by the river. […]

Here comes summer! Temperatures in the 70’s and low 80’s are now the norm. The San Juan River is running high and muddy as the snow in the high country is melting fast. The school year is over, and my wife Laurie has just retired after 25 years teaching special education. Her new priority is […]

April, also known as mud season, has come and gone with little fanfare. There was less mud than usual since we had a dry spring. There wasn’t much snow down low to melt. I hope that May will bring us a little extra moisture. The real estate market is soft so far this year. Residential […]

Spring has arrived. Most of the snow in town is gone, except for on the north side of the house. March was a mild month, although we did get about a foot of snow at Wolf Creek in recent days. The snowpack is at 85% of normal for this time of year. The Spring Break […]

March came in like a lion, which is great news for our winter sports enthusiasts and the water table. The ski area has received 40 inches of snow in the last couple of days. Down here in town, we got the biggest snow that we’ve seen in the last couple of months. I’d say it […]

I just returned from a CRS conference in San Diego. For those of you who don’t know, CRS stands for Certified Residential Specialist, and it represents the top 4% of all the Realtors in the country. The conference was an enlightening time for me. I brought back some great ideas to improve my business. The […]

Happy New Year From Pagosa Country! The skies are sunny in Pagosa Springs. The weather for the past two weeks has been great. There were no travel issues over the holidays. The downside of this is there is no new powder for the skiers. I understand that there is still 60+ inches up on the […]

Winter is upon us. The good news is we’ve got a bunch of snow up in the mountains. As of today, the snowpack is at 150% of average. This should keep all the skiers and snowmobilers happy. We got a pretty good dump here in town last night as well. I called the Chamber of […]