Lisa Fox Jackson of Iowa has lived in Estes Park, Colorado, since not long after graduating from Naropa University in nearby Boulder in 2006. She says that she loves it in Estes and will probably spend the rest of her life there. She teaches third grade at Estes Park Elementary School and painting at the Estes Park Center for the Arts.
She says that it's a great place to be raising her daughter. Four year old Anissa Fox Jackson was born in Estes Park in 2011. She is enrolled in the preschool program at Estes Park Elementary, and Lisa Fox Jackson of Iowa says it's comforting for her to know her daughter is always close by.
It was especially comforting for her in September of 2013, when Estes Park and the surrounding region was hit by heavy rains and devastating floods. The town that is the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park found itself cut off from the most direct route to Denver, the closest major city. September is usually one of the busiest months for Estes Park, whose economy relies heavily on tourism. Most years people flock to the area to see spectacular fall colors and witness the herds of elk that descend from higher elevations at the start of the mating season.
"I got lucky," Lisa Fox Jackson of Iowa says bluntly. "I knew where my daughter was, and we were both safe. My home remained intact. We were pretty isolated for a while, but I never lost power and could communicate through the Internet. The community pulled together and we got through it."
She says that it's a great place to be raising her daughter. Four year old Anissa Fox Jackson was born in Estes Park in 2011. She is enrolled in the preschool program at Estes Park Elementary, and Lisa Fox Jackson of Iowa says it's comforting for her to know her daughter is always close by.
It was especially comforting for her in September of 2013, when Estes Park and the surrounding region was hit by heavy rains and devastating floods. The town that is the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park found itself cut off from the most direct route to Denver, the closest major city. September is usually one of the busiest months for Estes Park, whose economy relies heavily on tourism. Most years people flock to the area to see spectacular fall colors and witness the herds of elk that descend from higher elevations at the start of the mating season.
"I got lucky," Lisa Fox Jackson of Iowa says bluntly. "I knew where my daughter was, and we were both safe. My home remained intact. We were pretty isolated for a while, but I never lost power and could communicate through the Internet. The community pulled together and we got through it."