Ah, yes, the heavens. Eagle Mountaineers are positively star-struck when they survey the night sky. So are developers, who trumpet the lack of light pollution to prospective home buyers. It's not just talk, though. The town's streetlights deflect their beams downward to keep from obscuring the stellar sights.
Regulations further require front porches and side garages.
A few parks and a network of trails crisscross the town. Online surfers also are treated to some homespun advertising. Some of them bubbled over in October when Walden threatened to pull up stakes and leave town if impact fees were not lowered. The Town Council eventually complied, and Walden stayed. Councilman Cyril Watt was a polygamist.