
Orient Land Trust 2009 OLT Raffle ticket sales end on Thanksgiving, this Thursday, Nov 26th! Prizes include $5000 cash and a free year at OLT / Valley View for two people (up to $2000 in lodging and admissions).

Orient Land Trust Inside the Pavilion looking out to the valley... with plenty of firewood for the Pavilion firepit during the coming winter months

Orient Land Trust Sunset, November 13th... looking north towards the Orient Mine from the trail that leads to Hot Springs Canyon.

Orient Land Trust Reminder to all... if you desperately need a dose of Valley View, get yourself here in the next two weeks! As we do every year, OLT will be closed from December 1-28, re-opening at 9 am on Tuesday, December 29th.

Orient Land Trust Saturday 10:30 am - no snow yet here in the valley. Forecast says possibly 2" - 6" tonight and more tomorrow... we'll see.

Orient Land Trust A few views of some of our newly painted lodging plus the beautiful (and empty) tent campground on a quiet November day... a great time to be here.

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Orient Land Trust Potential weekend campers - be prepared! Cold and wet here through Sunday... high in the 40's today (Friday), 30's Saturday and Sunday, some chance of snow the entire time.

Orient Land Trust After 2012, even though all colors of the visible spectrum have shifted and night and day have switched places, the Oak House remains a refuge from the madness! (See http://olt.org/whats_new.htm for the orginal)

Orient Land Trust The view from "The View"... the Oak House overlooking the San Luis Valley, just before sunset on Nov 6th.

Orient Land Trust * October 30th Update * If you are thinking of camping here this weekend, please be aware that about half of the Vehicle Camping Loop is closed due to snow. Only the west-side sites overlooking the valley and the sites next to the Pavilion are accesssible. The Tent Campground is also snowy but there are no restrictions there.

Orient Land Trust The Road to Paradise, a couple days ago under brilliant sunshine and a semi-new coat of mountain snow. More snow to follow in the next 48 hours!





























