Gracious River Canyon Home with Acreage near Telluride

The property consists of two lots. Lot 58, with a 2058 sq ft passive solar home and outbuildings sits on 2.04 acres on the sunny side of the San Miguel River Canyon and backs into a private red rock canyon on BLM land. The property includes water rights to the HOHL Spring in that canyon. The second lot, LOT 49, 0.378 acres, stretches along the San Miguel River with 230 feet of river frontage opposite the home lot. The stucco home with metal roof is located in a private wooded setting set back above the highway. It has a stunning two level south facing great room with hardwood floors in the open kitchen, dining, and living areas and exceptionally fine forged railings and banisters by a local craftsman. The kitchen includes a large butcher block counter space salvaged from the bowling alley of the old Tomboy Mine boarding house above Telluride. Glass doors open from the living area onto a stone walled patio enhanced with a luxurious new 18 ft Masterspa H2X swim spa. A wrap around front porch and entrance deck is ringed with rock gardens and a bird sanctuary. There is one bedroom, or office, and a full tiled bath downstairs. The upstairs includes three bedrooms, one with loft, and one and a half baths. The home is heated with a natural gas hot water baseboard system with supplemental electric baseboard in the upper floors. There is also a large woodstove in the living area. Graceful arched windows in the south facing living area provide substantial passive solar heating in this exceptionally well insulated home with handsome redwood framed double paned windows throughout. Property has excellent water from a 200 ft deep well supplying 25 gal/min, a septic system, and is serviced by natural gas, electric, and phone and DSL internet utilities. The water heater is natural gas. Outbuildings include a 22 x 16 one car garage and workshop and a 10 x 6 playhouse. Appliances include a new gas range, new gas hot water heater, refrigerator with ice maker, trash compactor, dishwasher, and an extra large capacity washer and dryer. 2007 Property Taxes $1008.12.