This was another quick stopover in Denver for a few days. Took care of the yearly registration for the green car (my monthly storage cost has increased by 300% over the past year) and had fun showing Marce Casa Bonita and Meow Wolf. Casa Bonita is a historic family restaurant with cliff divers, a music show, face painting, and a shooting gallery (among other attractions) that was recently restored by the creators of the television show South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, at great personal expense after the original venue shut down. The original Casa Bonita had been an iconic destination restaurant during my childhood (and many other Coloradoans, including Trey Parker and Matt Stone). The new owners did an impressive job of not only restoring but surpassing the decor, spirit, and environment of the original Casa Bonita restaurant – it’s much better than it used to be, and it was fun to go there with Marce and my friend Dan, who was there for his first time. Dan didn’t join Marce and me for Meow Wolf, a multi-story art installation you can spend a few hours in. It’s a great place to take photos.
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This past autumn I knew that I would be living in Colorado for a few months while I recalibrated my direction for 2018. In order to reduce the risk of state-side suicide I plotted with my friend Sam to spend three weeks skiing and working from the small ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado. We really lucked out because Sam’s friend happened to be renting out her very comfortable Breckenridge condo, 4 blocks from Main street. We booked it and Sam flew out from New York at the beginning of January for the month. The condo we lived in is located two blocks from the free Breckenridge shuttle bus that drives to the lifts. We would ski either in the morning or afternoon and in the evenings we worked, slow-cooked pot roast, watched ski movies, watched the NFL playoffs and enjoyed the Summit county, Colorado lifestyle: the USA equivalent to last year’s Swiss Lifestyle. A friend asked how the two compare — I told him that the people are more friendly in Colorado but the lift tickets more expensive. The second weekend I drove north two hours to Steamboat Springs, Colorado (two hours north from Breckenridge) to stay and ski with […]
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My tenant is moving out of my furnished industrial loft in Denver, Colorado May 13th, 2017. Subsequently I am offering it to friends who want to visit/stay in Denver prior to arranging for a long term tenant. If you are interested please let me know. Location: on the edge of Cole and RiNo I.5 miles to downtown Denver 3 minutes to 1-25 and I-70 Boulder is 40 minutes away, DTC is the same 1 bedroom, 923 sq ft 14ft ceilings concrete floors private roof deck accessible via bay windows Not pictured in the photos below is a fancy new oven and refinished bathroom and shower. Secured parking lot with one parking space. Walk-in closet and laundry & dishwasher. Surrounding area very bicycle friendly. Convenient walking to a Crossfit gym, microbrewery and sports bar. Photos by Tim Bungum
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I was unexpectedly alerted by my HOA that my bathroom was leaking water onto the adjacent, downstairs unit of my apartment building. Estimated costs on repair were high and it seemed like a very good probability of me getting fleeced were I not present to facilitate repairs. I returned back to Denver on short notice to remedy the situation and take care of other loose ends that had been unresolved in my hurried preparation to abandon home two months prior. I ended up not only repairing the bathroom but having it refinished — apparently improvements I make while it’s a rental property are tax deductible; in addition to learning that I’m also learning the pain of locating bathroom fixtures (what did people do before Google image search??). While I was back in the states I popped up to Wyoming and had some good Peryam Ranch times with the family and dog.
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