{"id":630,"date":"2023-09-22T11:19:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restorationrockies.com\/?p=630"},"modified":"2023-09-22T11:34:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:34:09","slug":"light-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restorationrockies.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/22\/light-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"630\" class=\"elementor elementor-630\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18e6c7ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18e6c7ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73d3029b\" data-id=\"73d3029b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634aad53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"634aad53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is That a Light Ahead?<br><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53edbf19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53edbf19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/restorationrockies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Phantom-Canyon-Road-Tunnel.jpg\" title=\"Phantom Canyon Road Tunnel\" alt=\"Phantom Canyon Road Tunnel\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Phantom Canyon Road Tunnel - Victor, CO<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c9510e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c9510e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Is there a light at the end of the tunnel as we continue to pursue funding of our project?\u00a0 Yes, I think there is.\u00a0 Over the past two months, while I have done a terrible job of updating our blog, we have found another sponsor in a solar power company.\u00a0 EightTwenty Solar has joined the team, designing an off-the-grid solar system for us.\u00a0 It is scalable and we will have to determine what works for the project as we finalize funding.<\/p><p>But the path and pace we have been using so far has not been as productive as any of us hoped.\u00a0 It really seems like it&#8217;s one step forward and two steps back some days.\u00a0 We are committed, and know where we want to end up at the end of the funding phase.\u00a0 Patient does pay off and we have made strides in connecting with potential sponsors to complete our funding.<\/p><p>We have finally found strong leads for multiple contacts with the big three home improvement chains and are working to find contacts that are willing to meet with us and discuss the project.\u00a0 This is the last hurdle on the funding drive.\u00a0 If we cannot reach a deal soon, we will pull plan B out of the bag and move forward.\u00a0 But, as I said in the last blog post, that might mean giving up some creativity in the project.\u00a0<\/p><p>We are all working in a determined manner to complete this phase of the project and move into final planning and production. \u00a0So, stay tuned as we head into the colorful months of autumn.\u00a0 The journey continues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is That a Light Ahead? 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