[einreb]

Shawn,

You spent much time in Montana/Idaho? Eastern Washington/Oregon?

I really dig Silverton, but I couldn't imagine living 'in-town'. It would be a ghost town if it wasnt for the tourist railroad traffic in the summer. I read an article (and will try to find a copy) about a family that did just what you're talking about near (relative term) Telluride. They built a small house in a remote location with water and got off the grid.