Pat’s Meadow – Off the Grid $85,000

Pat’s Meadow, is named, I am told, after a shepherdess who grazed her sheep in this beautiful meadow in the middle of the Tahoe National Forest.  You can have your own piece of paradise in Pat’s.  You can build a cabin, off the grid, and avoid being bothered by the hustle-bustle of city or even small town life.  Here are 5 acres that stretch across the meadow and up onto a sheltered swail that presents a perfect building spot.  This is no place for convenience lovers, however, there is no winter access except by snowmobile over 6 miles from the end of a paved and plowed road.  There is no electricity or natural gas here.  Maybe you just want a place to park your trailer and horses in the summer.  Consider the possibilities!!  This parcel is a unique opportunity for a really special Thoreau-like person.

Social Networking

I am taking a web class to try to teach this old dog new tricks with regard to the internet.  Boy this communication instrument has really advanced (I guess) at super speed.  So, I am working on Twitter and Facebook and Linkedin and trying to figure out how to integrate that into my business.  I can see that it is really addictive.  I seem to learn something every time I get on the internet.  So, here is the coincidence.  One of the people in my social networking group is from my home state of Michigan, near my home town of Detroit.  She has a relative that lives in my little town of Truckee, California and of course, because it is a small town, I know her relative.  What are the chances of that?

This week the class was totally overwhelming.  After I got off the phone I was mentally exhausted.  This stuff is really for young brains.  I’m not saying that I won’t learn it, but it won’t be easy.

It also has become apparent to me that John McCain doesn’t really embrace the internet and web 2.0 like Barack Obama does.  You can see how the age groups line up with these candidates.  Mr. McCain is virtually absent from all of these social networking groups while Mr. Obama has advertisements all over the place.  I must say that he really has done a great job of promoting himself.  Now all his supporters have to do it go out and vote.  Wonder if they will. . . . .

 

Here is a couple of pictures I took of a scene in downtown Truckee — the cones are because the public works department is doing some sidewalk construction in Brickletown.  The guy with the witch is my brother-in-law.

Wandering in the Martis Valley-Fall 2008

The weather has really turned fallish and so on Thursday, because I had not had a chance to get to the gym I asked my brother-in-law to take a walk with me in the Martis Valley.  It is funny, you can live in a place for 18 years and never realize that there is this awesome path out in that valley.  We rush by so quickly in our cars and never stop to check it out.  So we took an hour before dinner to get a little fresh air.  There were lots of people out there with doggies, walking by the creek.  We met one guy who had a sort of modified bike that was a 2-wheeler but it had no pedals, only brakes.  Attached to his bike were 2 very atheletic looking dogs, short haired retreivers of some sort.  They were pulling him across the valley on the trail.  At first I thought perhaps he had a problem and could not pedal but come to find out that this too is a sport and that he and the dogs were training for a competition which is to be held in Washington State in a week or so.  The stuff that we humans do to entertain ourselves — it is amazing, huh? 

Here are some pictures of the Valley.  Sure enough last night (Friday) it got extremely cold and snowed.  This is not the real thing yet, but it is good enough to be the beginning of the real thing.  Really makes me appreciate every day that it doesn’t snow.

Sweet Home Truckee – 15076 Donnington Lane $355,000

Quite possibly the best buy in Truckee.  Located on a large lot, backing to a huge greenbelt in the Glenshire subdivision, you get the best of all worlds.  Picture yourself and your family relaxing on your private deck, watching wildlife and the swaying trees — or enjoying your coffee in the morning sun in your garden.  Here is a place to raise your children or have your grandchildren visit.  The property boasts three bedrooms, two baths, a two car garage and fully fenced backyard.  The interior has recycled knotty pine walls — removed from the old lodge at Ice Lakes, a bay window, wood laminate flooring and an EPA compliant woodstove for warm winter nights.  Check it out, this could be Your little piece of Heaven.

Perfectly Priced at $355,000

Beautiful Billy Mack Canyon! $1,299,000

You’ll have unlimited privacy on 52 acres of pristine natural forestland located between Donner Lake and Donner Summit off of highway 40.   Out the front door of this thoughly modernized chalet sits Frog Creek, for a quick fish or an invigorating dip on a hot day.  Nearby, more strenuous recreational opportunities await you on the Pacific Crest Trail.  Get in now and watch winter settle down around you. 

• standup basement
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
• zoning Single Family Forest Recreation
• Propane & Solar
• Roof in 2007
• Backup generator
• Dual Pane Windows 2007
• Siberian Larch Floors

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