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Fractional ownership, a new way of living |
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Friday, 05 October 2007 |
By Diane Eagle
Fractional ownership, which has enjoyed great success in resorts like Aspen and Vail in Colorado, is on the cutting edge in Mammoth, or even a little ahead of its time. For people around the world who are accustomed to a certain way of living and vacationing, fractional ownership is a natural, providing a “hands-free” experience. Arrive at 80/50 or Tallus in Mammoth and you never have to lift a finger—just focus on relaxing, restoring and indulging in your vacation.
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Mammoth Log Homes — past and present |
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Friday, 05 October 2007 |
By Stacey Powells
Part Two: Present
People love their log cabins and no one knows more about the emotional attachment people have to their cabins than Mammoth resident John McGrath. “It’s not about stick framing a million dollar home. It’s about saving someone’s memories,” McGrath said in a recent interview. John ‘sort of’ took over the fixing of log cabins from Tom Beveridge. He helped fix Tamarack Lodge in the 1980s and became adept at working with the beams, pulleys and hydraulic jacks needed to lift new logs into place. McGrath has worked at the Valentine Reserve on and off for the last 10 years repairing the weathered log cabins and took on the challenge of trying to figure out what to do with the tree growing in the middle of the old cook’s cabin. The original caretaker of the cabin and of Valentine Reserve, Woody Sampson, added a concrete slab so McGrath had to take out the slab and figure out how to put the logs back the way they were. “It was puzzling, a challenge and it kicked my ass but we did it.” |
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