448 Hermosa View Dr. Drive, Durango, CO 81301

~~ Experience the unexpected!! This striking contemporary cabin is tucked back in the woods on 3 acres … yet only 10 minutes (less than 5 miles) to Purgatory resort. Feel immersed in nature but with quick access to resort amenities, and plentiful trails in the nearby Forest Service and Weminuche Wilderness. The 220 degree views, through the surrounding trees, encompassing the Hermosa Cliffs around to the Needles Mountains, including the 13,970 foot Pigeon Peak. ~~ The layout is stylish in its simplicity …. All dominated by the great outdoors! The 960 sf home lives big. Full height energy efficient windows in the living room, from floor to 17 ft vaulted ceiling, provides immense southern exposure and passive solar gain warming the attractive stained concrete floor. The lay out is open to the kitchen with a stunning river-cobble, smooth granite countertop. And gives access to a both a covered grill porch and large west facing deck for lounging and sunset views. The modern full bath is also on the main floor. Plus access to the single car attached garage, which also has in-floor heat. Upstairs is a huge open loft with handsome hardwood oak floors and big doors going out to an east facing deck for sunrise over the mountain peaks. ~~ The electricity for the home is provided by 12 solar panels and a state-of-the-art Outback inverter with accompanying battery storage. As back up there is a propane 12 KW Kohler generator, rarely used. How about not having an electric bill?! Heat is in-floor radiant, on both the main floor of the house and garage, supplied by a high-efficiency propane Lochinvar boiler that also delivers the domestic hot water. The septic system was built to accommodate a three-bedroom home and the subdivisions covenants allow for a second dwelling. Sample the delicious cool, clean well water from 460 foot deep. Lakewood Meadows Road Maintenance plows and maintains the roads for the $400. annual fee, there is no active association. ~~ ~~ Imagine waking up in this peaceful retreat having coffee on the upper deck watching the sun rise. Going out for a hike, bike, climb or ski in this playground you call home and coming back to relax in the hand-crafted wood burning outdoor sauna watching the wildlife pass through. Aaaah – own a bit of paradise!