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“I can’t believe I live here”…it’s what you’ll say every morning stepping onto your deck with your morning coffee, breathing in the crisp, clear Colorado air, watching a family of unshaken deer as they stroll through your yard, taking in the spectacular San Juan Mountains view beyond – a view which will forever take your breathe away as long as you live here. You’ll feel like you’re miles from anywhere…tucked away on your private 5 acres…but you’re minutes from all Colorado has to offer.

Enjoy world class skiing at Telluride Ski Resort or Crested Butte Mountain – destination ski areas for most - a short drive for you. Venture off to a day of snowmobiling, cross country skiing, or ice climbing, then relax for an evening in the world-renowned Ouray Hot Springs Pool. When the snow clears, challenge yourself to a round of golf at The Fairway Pines Golf Club just up the road or down valley at The Links of Cobble Creek or The Bridges of Black Canyon, or spend the afternoon hiking, mountain biking or fly fishing on the gold medal waters Gunnison River in the Black Canyon National Park. When the aspen start to change, enjoy a drive to Silverton or Durango for lunch, travelling through some of Colorado’s best scenery. Plenty of outdoor recreational activities await this home’s owner in every direction – every season of the year!

Full of charming character, this 2,611sf, 3 bedroom, 3 bath home offers wonderful warmth throughout. The homes’ rustic Colorado style exterior is maintenance-free with stained Hardiboard siding accented by rusted corrugated metal, cedar framed windows and a metal roof. Decking around the home with custom welded railing offers outdoor living space on three sides to take in the most of your outdoor surroundings and views. The covered front porch leads to a beautiful mission-style, stained front door and a defined entry foyer of tile flooring.

Inside, you notice first the oak flooring of the hallway, living and dining area. So much color and grain variation in the wood, you hardly believe it’s oak. Before you in the great room is a vaulted ceiling with southern windows exposing the magnificent San Juan Mountains. The aspen wood ceiling above and cozy pellet stove (on a separate thermostat from the in-floor heat) in the center of the room brings added warmth to the space, as do the warm earth-tone painted walls in this and every room of the house. The kitchen provides plenty of custom maple cabinets with crown molding and display shelving. The kitchen bar allows for casual dining or room for casual conversation. The gas range/oven, microwave hood, refrigerator and dishwasher are included. Easy maintenance tile flooring as well as recessed lighting and a pretty light fixture above the kitchen sink with window finish off the space. An adjacent dining area is accented by a copper light fixture and French doors to a covered back porch. The oak flooring carries to two nice-size bedrooms just down the hall on this main level, and the same tile flooring of the entry and kitchen is found in main floor full bath with additional built-in linen cabinetry.

An open stairway of oak tread and cherry wood rises takes you from the main floor living area to an open loft – a wonderful office, study or sitting area where the views are incredible! A cozy but spacious master bedroom with the same oak flooring fills the rest of this level along with a huge walk-in closet and master bath with large double sink vanity, a jetted tub/shower and a handy linen closet. The attic above (accessed through the master closet) provides room for tons of additional storage.

Additional living space is afforded in the partially finished 1,008sf walk-out basement which includes the most adorable full bath. Carrying with the rustic style, it features wainscoated walls of corrugated metal, saloon doors, and a shower made from a horse troth!

Domestic water is provided by Tri-County Water District, electricity by San Miguel Power, gas is propane. Owner smartly installed an enlarged septic tank and expanded leach field.

A 16 X 24 storage shed is included and there’s plenty of room to build a garage or shop if you wish. Just a few feet off County Road 1(approximately 20 minutes from Montrose and 20 minutes from Ridgway), your nestled among the juniper and pinion pine trees with no covenants, no close neighbors and, with 80 acres of open space to the south, with never-ending San Juan and surrounding views!