And check this out….The Coolest Pop Up Camper Ever!

The Sylvan Sport GO is the ultimate adverturer's Toy Hauler and Camper.

Light enought to be hauled by a Mini Cooper weighting in at 800 lbs and can haul up to 700 lbs of your toys and gear. The trailer tilts to load your ATV or Bikes, there are Thule compatible racks that allow you to haul your kayaks or other gear on top. And when you arrive you can set up the Kelty tent that sleeps up to four adults. We thought this was just awesome!

For more information check out this Photo Slide Show and see what this cool and unique camper can do.

What Makes The USGS "Digital Map - Beta" Different From Other Electronic Maps?

• Richer content….more than a street map
• Can be used on the computer or plotted and printed to scale
• Looks and feels like the legacy paper USGS topographic maps with user selected layers
• Nationally consistent data; quality assured to standards
• Can be downloaded free from the USGS Store
• User interaction tools can be downloaded free
• Users can select from various reference systems: Latitude/Longitude, UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator), and MGRS (Military Grid Reference System)
• Direct "mash-up" capabilities with Google Maps®
• Will continue to evolve and incorporate additional data layers including contours

Here is what you will want to do to use these Topo Maps.

1. Download the Quick Start Guide http://nationalmap.gov/digital_map/quickstart.pdf

2. The go to the Digital Map Store

3. On the Right Hand Side of the page you can type in the Zip Code for Trinidad Colorado which is 81082, or for Weston Colorado 81091, Aguilar 81020 or Walsenburg 81089 and that will get to close to the area where you want. Just navigate from there on the Google Map to the area that you want the topo map of.

4. Just below the map on the left corner click the Yellow "Show DigiMaps" button.

5. After you find the location that you want on the map, double click on the map and a Red Marker will appear.

6. Click on the Red Marker and a popup window will tell you the USGS Map Quadrangle Name and give you some options for which maps are available for download. Click on the download link of the map that you want and save it to your computer.

7. You will want to also download the TerraGo Toolbar for Adobe Reader and it will give you more features to use with the topo such as the ability to view maps with multiple coordinate displays, measure length and area, turn layers on and off and search map attributes.

Hope you find this useful I sure have.

Charlie
Adobe Gold Properties
1-866-309-9919

Okay here we go with our new listings…..We have two new listings on Apishapa River Ranch and they are both extremely nice listings to go with Parcel 43 that we already have listed on this ranch.

Apishapa River Ranch Parcel 44 - $134,900 - 35 acres

As you can see it has awesome views of the Spanish Peaks. But it also has some amenities like an 14 x 36 RV Awning, water cistern, RV septic, frost free hydrant, RV power outlet, improved driveway not to mention rock outcroppings and tall Ponderosa Pines. Be sure to check out the website to see the photos of the turkeys, deer and ……the bear! Apishapa River Ranch Parcel 44

Apishapa River Ranch Parcels 49-50 - $240,000 - 81 acres

If you have been looking for more than 35 acres this 81 acre property is pretty special. It has a large open meadow surrounded by tall Ponderosa Pines where the ground gently slopes to the west opening up in to some of the most incredible views of the Sangre de Cristo mountains and the Spanish Peaks. I have added a really neat view of the property that was taken from Google Earth showing this property and how it borders the Apishapa River Valley. Come see Apishapa River Ranch Parcels 49-50

Spanish Peaks Ranch Estates Parcel 30 - $139,900 - 35 acres

Can you imagine driving through the aspen trees at 10,200 feet after just going through the San Isabel National Forrest down to your camp site. This property comes with a pretty new and barely used 2006 Travel Trailer that has an 8 foot slide and it is setup with a Solar Panel and I think I understand that it is waiting on you….<smile> Now is the most perfect time to check out our Spanish Peaks Ranch Parcel 30 listing.

Santa fe Trail Ranch Parcel E-1 - $145,000 - 35 acres

Santa fe Trail Ranch is located just south of Trinidad and it borders New Mexico and Ted Turner's Vermejo Park Ranch and this ranch has been a local favorite for many years. This ranch has the distinction of having city supplied water to over 445 thirty five acre properties in the mountains. Parcel E-1 is a premium property that is actually the highest elevation at approximately 8000 feet. The 360 degree views surround your senses with spectaclar views of nearly every mountain range that can be seen from this part of Colorado. You have views of the Raton Mesa with Fisher's Peak, Greenhorn Mountain, the Spanish Peaks, the entire southern Sangre de Cristo mountain range and you can even see the lights of Trinidad and down into the plains and mountains of New Mexico. Pretty darn Special! You just have to see this property because I can share that they photos just do not do it justice. Give us a call and let's go see Santa Fe Trail Ranch Parcel E-1 soon.

You can contact us at 1-866-309-9919 or of course email us from this website. We look forward to sharing these beautiful properties to you as well as all or any of our other listings. Also just so you know we have excellent local financing available and we specialize in many properties that offer easy Owner Financing and terms. Hey talk to you soon! Can't wait.

Charlie and Barbara

Adobe Gold Properties

View of the Spanish Peaks from Parcel B-86

And this is one of those properties that has views of both the Sangre de Cristos, Spanish Peaks and Fisher's Peak and Raton Mesa. And we think with a home placed in the right location you can get them all.

One of the things that we love about this property is that it has ranch roads on two sides of the property and one is a cul-de-sac road. This gives great easy access to your property and its easy to know your boundaries.

Click here to check out this awesome new listing Santa Fe Trail Ranch B-86

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope that you contact us again soon. Everything seems to be fixed and working good now. Thanks.

Charlie and Barbara

Adobe Gold Properties

Elk in the Round Pen

This was pretty interesting...but they didn't stay long.

There they go....

Over the next few days we noticed they would hang out across the road waiting on us to feed our horses, then they would come over and run the horses away from their hay. We were feeding our horses more because of the snow yet the elk was eating it.

When I lived in Florida and was fighting the traffic back and forth to work I dreamed of a quieter lifestyle such as this. When they were eating all of our horses expensive hay I was dreaming of elk meat in the freezer….oh well dreaming is fun. But an interesting fact is that you could be living your dream on 35 acres in the Colorado Mountains too.

Hope you enjoyed the photos, please leave us a comment and share your elk story.

Charlie

This 35 acre parcel does have an existing water well on it and excellent views of the Spanish Peaks and Sangre de Cristos!

In the mean time if you have any interest in this new listing contact us for more information.

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We will tweet about our new listings and other information about Colorado Land for Sale in the Southern Colorado Area near Trinidad where we market. So expect some good things from us on Twitter!

Charlie

Adobe Gold Properties

http://www.adobegold.com

The Spanish Peaks are pretty close by...just incredible views from this property!

View of the valley's near the Spanish Peaks

Lots of Tall Pines and even some Douglas Fir

We have the full write up and other photos here on our site Delagua Canyon Ranch Parcel #47 so come and take a look at all it has to offer. Oh I almost forgot the Owner will finance also.

Our specialty at Adobe Gold Properties has always been vacant mountain land even though we have had a few homes over the years. The bottom line is that we do "Big View" mountain parcels better than anything else. Homes are just different and more difficult because so many of them are in that $400-500,000 price range where if someone can afford them they can also afford to build their own dream.

One thing that really surprised me about 2008 in our land sales is that with the state of the economy I really felt that many people would need to sell their property here in Colorado in order to "survive" back home. That just didn't happen especially towards the end of the year when things started getting much worse with the economy. I am really happy to see that too since so much of our property is purchased for future retirement plans it tends to be subject to life's changes.

A lot of the property that we have sold over the last 8-12 years has been financed from customers taking the equity out of their home and since this has almost come to a complete stop this has certainly affected our market. But on the other hand we also have not seen any "fire sales" here trying to get rid of their property.

Over these years many of our customers came from markets like in Florida or California where property values have hit extreme highs and lows during this time while our prices have held their value. We have seen slow steady increases in property value. No bottoms falling out or rapid increases either. Just solid and steady.

We have always shared with our customers that they really need to plan on holding onto their property for 8-10 years to see a significant increase in value. And that if they come back in a year or two needing to sell they would most likely lose some money after they paid commissions and Title Insurance. That is because our market just doesn't react that fast. Our market has been very predictable and not so risky as many other markets.

Its been interesting over the years to see how other faster and more volatile markets were acting and reacting while we just stayed consistent here in Southern Colorado near Trinidad in western Las Animas County.

So with the stock market and other real estate markets on their roller coaster ride that Colorado mountain property, that you have been dreaming of all these years, might just be the perfect place to put your money….

But you need to make the right choice in the property you select and that is where we come in and that is why you should call us so that we can share our many years experience with you.  To help you understand our market and what to look for in a property that will hold its value and have a quicker resale if you ever need to.

Give us a call or send us an email today and lets start the process of sharing knowledge. There is nothing more that we enjoy then to help our customers find that perfect Colorado Mountain Property!  Sure the commissions are how we make our living but the "Reward" is helping you find that perfect property and then watching you build a new more peaceful lifestyle watching the deer, elk and turkey pass by instead of frustrating bumper to bumper traffic.

Don't wait any longer, pick up the phone or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you!

Charlie and Barbara

Adobe Gold Properties, LLC

719-941-9919