Straw Bale House 5+ Acres, Colorado

Farm Description

Colorado straw bale home on 5.71 acres is a comfortable country home

This delightful home has the incredible insulation provided by a straw bale home with timber frame construction. It is warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and provides a quiet, comfortable living space. Straw bale homes are known for being well insulated and quiet. This one has a Spanish-themed architecture and stucco. The home has three bedrooms and two baths, a nice living room, and an upstairs timber-frame loft that kids just love. The setting is peaceful and quiet, at the end of a cul-de-sac with good views of the surrounding mountain ranges. There are several mature cottonwood and elm trees on the property to provide nice shade, as well as a spacious detached 2-car garage for storage, vehicles, and projects. The property has irrigation rights and historically has grown a nice crop of grass-alfalfa hay.

Austin, Colorado is near the Grand Mesa with fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, skiing, hiking

Austin is a small town on the south slopes of the Grand Mesa, the biggest flat-topped mountain in the world. A recreation enthusiast can be on the top of the Grand Mesa, with its 500 square miles of National Forest Lands and 300 lakes, in 20-25 minutes from this property. The Grand Mesa is known for excellent big game hunting, snowmobiling, fishing, Nordic skiing, hiking, 4-wheeling--the list is long. Game Management Units 41 and 411 are close by with over-the-counter elk tags.

Austin, Colorado has a mild year-round climate near Grand Junction and Montrose

Are you tired of snow Do you like to garden and grow things This is a great place to enjoy a mild year-round Colorado climate with a long growing season. Local gardeners and farmers raise peaches, plums, wine grapes, apples, and even such treats as artichokes, melons, and eggplant. It's a gardener's delight. The closest large towns to this home are Grand Junction and Montrose, both of which have good regional airports, and Delta is close by, with large grocery stores, a hospital, car dealers, restaurants, etc.