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Is Colorado Too Cold for Homesteading? Search for Warm Microclimates

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Ranch country near Walsenburg, Colorado has fairly mild weather in comparison to most parts of the state.
Ranch country near Walsenburg, Colorado has fairly mild weather in comparison to most parts of the state.

A reader left a comment the other day about how they love Colorado but said it’s too cold to live there. That comment was the inspiration for this blog post, which is about finding relatively warm areas in a cold climate.

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Moving to Scenic Tourist Towns

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Scenic tourist towns such as Gunnison, CO are common in many parts of the US
Scenic tourist towns such as Gunnison, CO are common in many parts of the US

We all know the US economy is not the greatest right now. Many people have lost their jobs and can’t find new ones. Many people are thinking about moving elsewhere. One possibility is moving to a popular scenic tourist town.

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Salvaged Timber Trusses

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Custom kitchen with recycled wood timber trusses
Custom kitchen with recycled wood timber trusses

Salvaged wood timber is an excellent option for building roof trusses. If you buy salvaged timbers through an architect for a custom home like this they will be pricey of course. But timbers like these can also be obtained cheaply or even for free if you do the work yourself.

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