LOS GATOS/SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS: WHERE IS SPRING?

A big thought on everyone’s minds these days is . . . Where is Spring?

But, no one community has endured more over this winter than the good old Los Gatos/Santa Cruz mountains.

When flowers should be blooming and sun should be shining, the mountain community is freezing, drowning and sliding. Not to mention, trying to protect our homes and families from falling trees, dirt, rocks, failing roads and loss of power.

The last thing anyone wants to do in the middle of a down pour is tread through the mud and slush to power up the generator, but we all do.We live in the mountains because we know even when the rain is falling and the roads are wet, there is no other place in the world we want to live.

Why do we love the Mountains so much, some may ask?

Well, we’ll tell you.

There is something about the sound of the wind in the trees, the smell of forest after a warm spring rain, and the feel of your first breath of the day in the fresh clean morning air that puts the stresses we create at bay.

The peace and serenity of sitting on our back decks after a long day of work gives us the feeling we are the only people in the world. Though we are only a ten to fifteen minute drive to downtown Los Gatos or Santa Cruz, when you drive along Summit Road, you feel as if you are instantly travelling to a great far off vacation. Not to mention, our schools are some of the top rated in the state.

I think mountain residents all agree mountain living is the best Silicon Valley has to offer.  Just remember when you are hunkered down in your home with the wind whipping, a fire in the fireplace, (because the power is out), spring IS just around the corner and it’s the most beautiful time of year for us!!

The “real” spring is arriving.  Enjoy it and we will keep you updated on mountain news, events and of course, Real Estate.

For information about Los Gatos Mountain living and real estate, please contact us at marisa@serenogroup.com.