The home has five acres of mountainside property, adjacent to Bureau of Land Management land, allowing free access to the forest and red rock hills surrounding the home. Lots of wildlife up here: chipmunks and squirrels, deer, elk, bighorn sheep, foxes, turkeys, lynx, and very rarely bears. We have driven up the driveway to find 12 Bighorn sheep placidly grazing around the house. Large herds of elk bed down in the hay fields below the house through the summer.
Perhaps one of the primary benefits is simply the seclusion. There are no close neighbors. So if you want to walk out on the deck in your PJs or birthday suit, who cares?
The hot tub is so nice after a day skiing in Telluride or hiking the mountain trails, or to just watch for shooting stars on a summer night. We replaced the old hot tub with a brand-new Hot Springs 4-person tub December of 2019.