Sitting on 944+/- acres behind gates. Historic 12,000 * year old valley and mountain range with petroglyphs, rock art and archeology beyond description. Has a partial underground rock house first built in the 1800’s, rebuilt and used as cold storage with fireplace and an ammonite mantel. Adobe bunk house and tack room build on top of rock house. Two adobe barns with rock floors. Chicken coop. Large rock corral and two steel 20X60’ barns for horses or livestock. Large permanent stocks between barns. Plumbed and lit. Fenced, cross fenced and keyhole fenced. Many shade/water catch roofs in pastures. Honey bees under shade roofs. Two springs. One spring is half cisterned and provides in ground irrigation to fruit trees, grape vines, citrus and greenhouse. Has a well that is solar powered and is pumped once up a mountain to a pressure tank that allows for gravity fed water to all parts of the ranch. There are 29,000 gallons of water catch and storage with high end hydrogen peroxide water treatment. Ranch is completely off grid with solar and wind enough to run all appliances including air conditioning, microwave, and all your AC current needs and DC voltage for lighting, chest freezer and massive refrigerator. Heat and hot water are propane. All systems are state of the art with minimal maintenance. The approximately 2500 sq. ft. main house is set up as a split level upper master suite designed with a log cabin feel that has a large private porch. It consists of a bedroom, large walk-in closet. Sitting area, office and large tiled bathroom. It has all hand crafted cabinets, doors and double/triple pane windows. All utilities are controlled from the master suite. The sunken lower level of the house has a large central kitchen with a breakfast bar, center island with propane stove that is tiled and cedar. There is a walk in cedar pantry and wine closet. A mud room with a chest freezer. A great room with a fireplace, wood floors, stucco walls and dining area. Lower large bathroom is Saltillo and Talavera tiled with a claw foot tub/shower. Second bedroom suite is set up as guest room/bunk room, fitness area and crafting/sewing area. It has a walk in closet. Front porch has a full outdoor kitchen, sitting area and overlooks an enclosed courtyard with plenty of storage and a pond with water feature. The custom design was to give the feel of an old mission complete with a chapel. The first guest house is a covered and solar powered RV that is permanent. The second guest quarters have bunks and tack room. There are small ponds with the springs and wildlife abounds. End of the road privacy with all access points gated. Makes for a great preppers paradise, family retreat or hunting lodge. Mule deer, Sierra del Carmen whitetail, elk, Aoudad and mountain lions as well as birds of all kinds that make their homes here. Mailing address is Alpine Tx. Actual location is Terlingua Ranch area. Contact owner directly at richardwhitebear1@yahoo.com or by phone at 432-371-2134
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