Cabin in the Pines

Cabin in the Pines

History and Happenings of Pinehaven in Cuchara, Colorado

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Welcome to Cabin in the Pines,  a blog dedicated to preserving history and building community in the Pinehaven Cabin Community and Cuchara, Colorado. Click the “Start Here” to view the content of this digital time capsule. To help you explore Cabin in the Pines, we’ve made it easy to find stories in a few different ways.

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Journal 1: Why We Created This Blog

Journal 2: Flags Over the Forest

Journal 3: Cuchara Camps, Catalyst for Growth

Journal 4: From Battlefield to Backwoods: Homesteader John L. Powell

Journal 5: John Vories and the Beginnings of Pinehaven

Journal 6: Steve Pierotti: Architect of Pinehaven

Journal 7: Lower Slopes Development and Filing #1

Journal 8: Mid-Mountain Development and Filing #2

Journal 9: Country Road Take Me Home

Journal 10: From Lanterns to Lighbulbs

Journal 11: From Mountain Stream to Cabin Tap

Journal 12: Cabins, Covenants, and Community

Journal 13: Pierotti Pavilion

Journal 14: Close as It Gets: Pinehaven and the Spring Creek Fire

Journal 15: Pinehaven’s Historic Timeline

Journal 16: Poem – John L. Powell: Union Veteran of the West

Journal 17: Poem – A Touch of Heaven in the Pines

Journal 18: Poem – Steve Pierotti A Pioneer of Pinehaven

Journal 19: Poem – Flags Over the Forest

Journal 20: Bend Creek: Pinehaven’s Ripple in the Cuchara Watershed

Journal 21: Bears, Bullets, and Backbone on Raspberry Mountain

Journal 22: Rediscovering Raspberry Mountain (Part 1: Precambrian – 1876)

Journal 23: Rediscovering Raspberry Mountain (Part 2: 1876 – Present)

Journal 24: Fire Road vs. Limited-Access Roads—What’s the Difference?

Journal 25: Pinehaven’s Limited-Acess Road, It’s Origin and Challenges

Journal 26: Fire Road, Life-Saving Takeaways

Journal 27: Bi-Annual Forest Debris Pick-up Q&A

Journal 28: Pipes, Progress, and Partnership: How CSWD Enriched Pinehaven

Journal 29: Tribute to Bob Pierotti, Patriarch of Pinehaven

Journal 30: Where Does Pinehaven’s Water Come From?

Journal 31: Wild Neighbors: Living Close to Nature in Pinehaven

Journal 32: Where We Come From: A Map of Pinehaven Cabin Ownership

Journal 33: How Cuchara Influenced Scientific History

Journal 34: Four Faces of Pinehaven

Journal 35: Why the Red Dirt?

Journal 36: Ten Things That Make Pinehaven Unique

Journal 37: The Four Seasons in Pinehaven

Journal 38: Pinehaven, The Realities Behind the Beauty

Journal 39: How to Drive Safely During a Wildfire Evacuation

Journal 40: Ravaged and Restored; The Logging History of Raspberry Mountain

Journal 41: Why Pinehaven’s Blog Matters

Journal 42: Memorial in the Pines: The Forgotten Bomber of 1943

Journal 43: Hidden Gems Less Than a Mile from Pinehaven

Journal 44: Cabin Styles in Pinehaven

Journal 45: Let Us Help You Tell Your Cabin’s Story

Journal 46: Pinehaven Historic Timeline

Journal 47: Understanding Cuchara’s Governance

Journal 48: Onboarding Your New Cabin

Journal 49: Inside Pinehaven’s HOA

Journal 50: How the Great Depression Changed Cuchara

Journal 51: The Mouache Story and the Cuchara Valley

Journal 52: Buckskin Charley on Leadership

Journal 53: The Relevance of the Mouache Ute

Journal 54: The Outhouse at the Gap (time-slip fiction)

Journal 55: The Outhouse and Spanish Colonialism (time-slip fiction)

Journal 56: The Outhouse and Bear Hunters (time-slip fiction)

Journal 57: Pinehaven’s Firewise Program

Journal 58: A Biography of George Alfred Mayes

Journal 59: George Mayes’ Enduring Legacy

Journal 60: Wheels of Change: The Truck That Drove Cuchara’s Future

Journal 61: The Outhouse and John L. Powell (time-slip fiction)

Journal 62: The La Veta Fire Auxiliary

Journal 63: The Cuchara Camps Outing Club

Journal 64: Re-Creating the Cuchara Camps Truck

Journal 65: Cuchara Connections: Influential People with Ties to the Valley

Journal 66: The Ever-Evolving Road to Pinehaven

Journal 67: Music Video: “He Painted His Dreams on the Side of a Truck”

Journal 68: Epic Snowfall Pinehaven’s Greatest Hits

Journal 69: The Outhouse and Cucharan Resiliency (time-slip fiction)

Journal 70: When Snow Turns Dangerous (Explainer Video)

Journal 71: A Walk Among Pinehaven’s Trees – Part 1

Journal 72: A Walk Among Pinehaven’s Trees – Part 2

Journal 73: A Walk Among Pinehaven’s Trees – Part 3

Journal 74: What’s Your Favorite Mountain Tree? (survey)

Journal 75: A Conversation with Jim Chamberlain, Cuchara’s County Commissioner

Journal 76: Six Lesser-Known Facts About The Timbers

Journal 77: An Interview with Timber and Jerrilynn Wood

Journal 78: From Ranch Driveway to Main Street: The Origins of Cuchara Avenue

Journal 79: Untangling the Confusion About the Cuchara Camps Land Purchase

Journal 80: Parallel Pioneers, Steve Peirotti and Alfred Mayes

Journal 82: Why Should I Join the Cuchara Association?

Journal 81: Methodology, Sources, and Use of Research Tools

Journal 83: More Than a Countdown: The Story Behind Cuchara’s Pine Cone Drop

Journal 84: From the Gap to the Pass, Nine Neighborhoods of the Cuchara Valley

Journal 85: Why Rent Your Cabin? Part 1

Journal 86: Why Rent Your Cabin? Part 2

Journal 87: The Mountain Money Loop: Why Sharing What We Love Helps Preserve It

Journal 88: The Roosevelt Effect – Part 1: Courageous Conservation

Journal 89: Roosevelt Effect – Part 2: San Isabel National Forest

Journal 90: The Roosevelt Effect – Part 3: Is Teddys Peak Really “Teddy’s”?

Journal 91: The Roosevelt Effect – Part 4: Principled Pragmatist

Location: Cuchara, CO 81055, USA
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