Our move to Ouray County has been a seemingly nonstop series of adjustments, both good and bad.

The darkest night skies I’ve ever seen? Good.

The closest Del Taco nearly two hours away? Bad.

Panoramic views everywhere you look? Good.

Late June — June! — freezes killing off most of the twice-planted garden? Bad.

The latest adjustment came as I watched the snow fly outside the Ouray Community Center last week during a four-hour public hearing on the proposed expansion of the Twin Peaks Lodg...