Welcome

To The Wet Mountain Valley

"I Found This Valley Many Years Ago…"

…and when I thought of retiring early, I remembered Westcliffe, a small town in South Central Colorado, off the beaten trail, in a rural ranching area, where people wave at you when you drive down the road.

There are only 3500 people in Custer County and 40% of the land is a part of the San Isabel National Forest or owned by the government.

Wildlife and wildflowers are in abundance. Lakes and streams are numerous in the 13,000/14,000 ft. peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains that dominate the western horizon.

The valley floor contains 100 year old homesteads, founded by a German Colony after the Civil War, and some of their descendants still raise cattle and horses here. Fishing, hunting, hiking are enjoyed by many and the activities during the summer, from the rodeo to western/jazz/bluegrass music festivals, make this a very nice place to live.

“Our climate, with over 330 days of sunshine, is very mild and resembles that found in northern New Mexico. The low humidity makes this an ideal place to live...cool in the summer and very comfortable in the winter. Most of our snow falls in March and April and it melts very quickly. My winter coat is an unlined fleece jacket and I can go outside with a foot of snow on the ground and be perfectly comfortable.”

I firmly believe that for me

"Life is too short not to live in Colorado."

Most of my life was spent in a rural farming community in eastern Kansas where I worked for many years as an elementary librarian/teacher. Every year during summer break my family and I would head for Colorado.

I never thought I would leave Kansas but my love for the mountains and the climate in Colorado was just too great and I moved here permanently 10 years ago. I have not regretted it. I bought a small gift shop (The Sunflower Patch) in the heart of the business district and I sell real estate full time as an independent broker. I have met so many wonderful people in this valley that it is now home.

If you are interested in buying mountain property, check out www.outwestmls.com, www.custerguide.com, or www.martinandtope.com. All the agencies in the county are listed on "outwestmls.com" If you have any questions about anything listed by any agency, please give me a call. I'll be more than happy to help you.

I am in the office most days, but if for some reason I do not respond quickly to an email/telephone call, I am out in the boonies working on a Passport in Time project for the Forest Service. I help restore old cabins in the National Forest and these projects are dear to my heart.

Sharon Attebery, Independent Broker
Sharon Attebery Realty

210 Main Street
 Westcliffe, Colorado 81252
719-783-0916
 866-783-0916
slattebery@co-isp