Why Mammoth?
We saw some friends we had known in Chile. They asked us what we are doing now. We indicated that we are planning to build in Mammoth. They said, "We have an eccentric friend who is building in Mammoth." We said, "We think that is part of the criteria of building there."
It is pretty in a Utah desert kind of way.
These views show our vista to the west. It goes and goes. The sunlight and clouds vary its view. We are looking forward to some spectacular sunsets and dramatic star shows.
You can see the clouds casting shadows on the land below here.
Sage brush fills the yard and the air.
We have one tree--an apricot tree but the long, cold spring froze the blossoms and we don't expect any fruit this year.
Three miles away, Eureka has a Senior's Citizen's Center in the old Carnegie Library. September to May, there's a monthly get together, with food, entertainment, and good fellowship.
There's a church with an average attendance of about 100.
The post office is open half a day, six days a week. Mailboxes are available 24/7. We'll probably check our mailbox once a week unless we are expecting something in the mail.
There is a fairly new elementary and high school. We don't have any children who will be attending these schools so they are only of cursory interest to us at this time. Perhaps it will take on more significance when we get to know the people. We have both supplemented our income by substitute teaching in the past and may do so again.
Appropriately, the mascot of the high school is the Miners. This is the Tintic school district as it was the Tintic Mining area. Tintic was an Indian Chief who had no love for the white man.
There is also a gas station. There is no library but The Goldsminer Inn has a wealth of books as does our friend Pat. Books can be downloaded or borrowed from city libraries. Grocery store? What? You said grocery store? No, there isn't one, unless you count the gas station. The closest grocery store is 24 miles away in Santiquin. Although we live in the country, we are quickly learning there are many reasons to go to the city--a family get-together, a wedding, a deal on craigslist.com, a promise to be kept.
There is a small town spirit here. Everyone knows everyone, and they wave to you, whether you know them or not. They close the whole town for a funeral. That appeals to us.
A number of our kids and a passel of grandchildren live within one to two hours of Mammoth, so it is still feasible to be involved in family events and, maybe, they will make the trip out to see us.
It is pretty in a Utah desert kind of way.
We have one tree--an apricot tree but the long, cold spring froze the blossoms and we don't expect any fruit this year.
Three miles away, Eureka has a Senior's Citizen's Center in the old Carnegie Library. September to May, there's a monthly get together, with food, entertainment, and good fellowship.
There's a church with an average attendance of about 100.
The post office is open half a day, six days a week. Mailboxes are available 24/7. We'll probably check our mailbox once a week unless we are expecting something in the mail.
There is also a gas station. There is no library but The Goldsminer Inn has a wealth of books as does our friend Pat. Books can be downloaded or borrowed from city libraries. Grocery store? What? You said grocery store? No, there isn't one, unless you count the gas station. The closest grocery store is 24 miles away in Santiquin. Although we live in the country, we are quickly learning there are many reasons to go to the city--a family get-together, a wedding, a deal on craigslist.com, a promise to be kept.
There is a small town spirit here. Everyone knows everyone, and they wave to you, whether you know them or not. They close the whole town for a funeral. That appeals to us.
A number of our kids and a passel of grandchildren live within one to two hours of Mammoth, so it is still feasible to be involved in family events and, maybe, they will make the trip out to see us.
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