Greg.......... you gonna have one of these in the new house?

[GregWeld]

Stuart....


One of the biggest attractions for US ---- is that people WANT to come here. You want to ski? Let's go skiing.... you want to fish...(fly)... there's 1400 lakes and a half a zillion creeks.... You want to Mountain bike? There's ten gazillion miles of single track trails and only 2 gazillon miles of flat double wide... You want to Golf?? I live on a 27 hole golf course (Trail Creek and White Clouds - you can mix and match your 9's)... You want to hike? OMG... step off the patio and head out. Valley View trail cuts a corner off the property. See ya when you get back... or I'll meet you in town at the Starbucks (my buddy Rizzo owns it - one of 6 privately owned in the country).

We are building the house with KIDS -- and ACTIVITY -- and long term (meaning more than a weekend) guests, in mind. We have a spare set of wheels (if you don't mind driving a new Land Rover)... TOWN is 2.2 flat miles of beautiful walking on a combo bike pedestrian path. The golf lodge is across the street -- and the Sun Valley Lodge and "mall" is half a mile. Galena lodge is 23 miles up the road and has fantastic snowshoe trails from beginner to expert...
Jackson Hole is a 4 hour drive... Salt Lake City is 4 1/2 hours.... Boise is 2 1/2 hours.... and Thunderhill is 10 in the rig... Same as from Seattle... only a prettier drive. The Costco is in Twin Falls -- 2 hours straight down the hi way - you don't turn the wheel or touch the brakes... and really? How often do you go? It's an adventure. Oh - almost next door is the Freightliner dealer where I get the rig serviced. Last time I went down - we took the Range - and while the rig got serviced we did Costco and Home Depot and all the "city crap".

And all winter long you'll wake up to bluebird skies and a view of the mountain that will draw you in like a moth to a flame... Oh -- it's 5* this morning -- but hey! It's a DRY cold! LOL

[Stuart Adams]

Greg, that's awesome.

[Ketzer]

Are you taking reservations yet, GW? The wagon is all packed...




Jeff-

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Ketzer

Are you taking reservations yet, GW? The wagon is all packed...




Jeff-

Give me two years.... 18 months from this "spring" should we have one..... until then -- I'm "camping" in the 1200 sq ft condo from hell...

After that! BRING IT ON!


I'm serious when I say the entire thought process of this house has been with the thought of tons of people in a continuos stream.

That's why Charley's room is completely separate from anywhere kids might inhabit.

[Che70velle]

18 months is perfect. By then, maybe Rob will have the Torino done. Of course I have no room to talk, as I haven't touched mine in 3 months due to my workload, but I did get a bunch of fancy new parts for christmas.
Wait a minute...is that garage big enough for a Torino, and my Chevelle?
Can I bring my dog?

[Ketzer]

Maybe my wife will have forgiven the TSA by then, otherwise it's a several thousand mile drive... I'm too old to spend more than 6-8 hrs driving to get somewhere.


Jeff-

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Ketzer

Maybe my wife will have forgiven the TSA by then, otherwise it's a several thousand mile drive... I'm too old to spend more than 6-8 hrs driving to get somewhere.


Jeff-

There's a way to beat the TSA.... It's called a Global Entry card.... You have to apply on line -- fill out 70 forms that ask redundant questions -- pay $100 -- and have an interview with the Customs guys.. Then you go straight to a different checkpoint -- leave your shoes on - leave your computer in your bag and bingo bango... walk thru.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Che70velle

18 months is perfect. By then, maybe Rob will have the Torino done. Of course I have no room to talk, as I haven't touched mine in 3 months due to my workload, but I did get a bunch of fancy new parts for christmas.
Wait a minute...is that garage big enough for a Torino, and my Chevelle?
Can I bring my dog?

The garage is deep enough for my truck but not a Torino... I'll have sold and moved by then anyway....



Heck yes you can bring a dog! This is the only place in the entire UNIVERSE where if you leave your dog outside the store... They yell at you to go get 'em and bring 'em in.

We have one nut job named Stella -- and Gwen says she's getting at least two more Labs when the house is done. We're going to name the dump -- Menagerie Manor.

[INTMD8]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

The garage is deep enough for my truck but not a Torino... I'll have sold and moved by then anyway....

Oh man I love it LOL

Amazing setup btw!