Off-grid living in Colorado

Rodney Cook and his wife Kalin live with their two daughters, six grandchildren, a niece and a son-in-law on 40 acres of land in Colorado's San Luis Valley. The family gets their electricity from generators that they run just eight hours a day. They haul water in from a nearby artesian well. If they want a hot bath they have to boil their water on a gas stove. The Cooks have lived off the grid for 10 years and finds it difficult to imagine living anywhere else. Video filmed by Joe Amon, The Denver Post Video edited by Katie Wood, The Denver Post Read the story at: http://dpo.st/2DFKYb8 ___________ Subscribe on YouTube: http://dpo.st/youtubesub Watch more Denver Post videos: http://denverpost.com/video Facebook:   / denverpost   Instagram:   / denverpost   Twitter:   / denverpost