Just got back from our build site. The weather is great so far this winter with 60 degrees plus today! This is the part of our house that faces west, towards Mount Mestas.

Mike is facing our solar gain side, directly south with a perfect view of the Spanish Peaks! Here he’s either contemplating his future or perhaps just his navel…

And here’s the future view from our bedroom, a great view of the snowy Sangres southwest of us!

Yes, the meaning of life IS A SPECTACULAR VIEW!”

To learn more about how we ended up here, going solar in the Colorado outback, check out:                                      A Memoir of Retirement: From Suburbia to Solar in Southern Colorado

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