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MovieStar · 08-19-2005, 05:07 AM

I used to live in colorado outside of Vail. Vail BECAME Vail in the early sixties. The land prior to becoming a winter play ground was sheep pastures. Only ranchers lived in the area. Now the entire valley which is about 45 miles long is full of Multi-million dollar ski chalets. It is one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth. One day the world outside of the valley found out what a treasure it was and rushed in. Naturally those with the deepest pockets bought up what little land there was and brought their lavish lifestyle with them. Thats the way it is, like it or not. To this day there are people who try to cling to that way of life which is only 40 yrs old but are just way out of touch with what the valley has become, a tourist attraction. This could possibly be the begining of such a change. The world has found your little secret and it likes it, or maybe not. There are some positives though. The schools in that valley are some of the nicest schools in the country. The one highschool has a bio-building which has a fish hatchery and grows a variety of flowers with hydroponics. Not bad for a public school.

08-19-2005, 05:07 AM	#6
MovieStar Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sometimes things change I used to live in colorado outside of Vail. Vail BECAME Vail in the early sixties. The land prior to becoming a winter play ground was sheep pastures. Only ranchers lived in the area. Now the entire valley which is about 45 miles long is full of Multi-million dollar ski chalets. It is one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth. One day the world outside of the valley found out what a treasure it was and rushed in. Naturally those with the deepest pockets bought up what little land there was and brought their lavish lifestyle with them. Thats the way it is, like it or not. To this day there are people who try to cling to that way of life which is only 40 yrs old but are just way out of touch with what the valley has become, a tourist attraction. This could possibly be the begining of such a change. The world has found your little secret and it likes it, or maybe not. There are some positives though. The schools in that valley are some of the nicest schools in the country. The one highschool has a bio-building which has a fish hatchery and grows a variety of flowers with hydroponics. Not bad for a public school.