ABOUT MOSS ROCK
Why Moss Rock Exists
Owning property in the Colorado foothills teaches you a lot, usually one problem at a time.
I own cabins west of Denver. They're older buildings, and mountain property has a way of always giving you something else to figure out.
Every project seemed to lead to another question. What's the right way to handle this? Who actually knows what they're doing? What matters up here that might not matter somewhere else?
Moss Rock grew out of those questions.
Learning the Property
Owning property in the Colorado foothills means learning about a lot more than the house itself. Trees, weather, drainage, septic, wells, wildfire, winter, contractors, and the land around you all eventually become part of the job.
“You learn a mountain property one problem at a time.”
The trees have been one of my biggest educations. Pine beetles hit our property hard, and over the years my wife and I have cut down hundreds of trees ourselves. I was also lucky to have an uncle who helped me learn a lot about the property and the work that comes with taking care of it.
At one point, my family operated a mink farm here. So for me, this place is more than somewhere I happen to own. There is history here, both personal and local.
That connection is a big part of why Moss Rock exists. When I run into a question about the property, the land, or the history around it, I want to understand it properly.
WHAT SHAPES MOSS ROCK
MOUNTAIN PROPERTY
First-hand lessons from owning and maintaining cabins, trees, and land throughout Colorado’s foothills.
PROPERTY EXPERIENCE
Decades of practical property knowledge focused on caring for homes, land, and the problems that come with them.
PROPERTY SYSTEMS
An IT background applied to monitoring, connectivity, sensors, cameras, and automation for mountain properties.
LOCAL RESEARCH
Newspapers, maps, county records, and archives used to uncover the history and stories behind the foothills.
Welcome to Moss Rock
Moss Rock came out of questions I kept running into on my own property and around the foothills.
Sometimes it starts with something I need to figure out at home. Other times it’s a road, an old building, or a local story that makes me wonder what happened there.
I dig into it, sort out what’s actually useful, and share what I learn here.