From the moment we arrived, with smiling Darla greeting us warmly, throughout our entire stay(way too short) we were comfortable, delighted and always surprised. After a drive up a winding canyon road with gorgeous vistas, you get to the top of the hill and arrive. You enter the spacious great room that has a huge roll-up door opening out to a spectacular vista of rolling hills and big sky. The garden deck brings the outdoors into the space and offers a staging ground for spectacular night skies and lazy mornings. It's cozy indoors too, with a super comfy master bedroom and spacious bath, family room with tv (the sofa is a convertible bed) and a loft bedroom (perfect for younger family members, not for grandma!). We like to cook, so the kitchen was nicely stocked with most everything you'd need, and that made meal preparation a real pleasure. Then the surprises! Fresh eggs from Darla's chickens! Fresh vegetables from the garden! And friendly chickens to gobble the compost. Plus, beautiful short nature walks around the property that hint at some interesting history. And noisy neighbors: singing cows from the adjacent property, but you couldn't hear them at night with the doors closed. Hey, it's not L.A. :-)

The decor is original, unique, cool and country style, with lots of personal family curios, musical instruments and neat old tools... a trip through the beautiful minds and creative spirits of Darla and Andrew.

But the best part of our stay was the true hospitality, friendliness and kindness of our hosts and their delightful young family. The hard work and care they've put into this home away from home is really a gift and we feel really blessed to have been able to experience it.