Sun, 03/27/2011 - 14:54 | 
gary
Rogers Mesa, west of Hotchkiss, Colorado, is blanketed with apple and peach orchards, hayfields, large ranches, and small farms. Just to the west and a little north is Redlands Mesa, which has large open ranch parcels and big views of the Grand Mesa. This log home is tucked in between Rogers Mesa and Redlands Mesa, 7 miles from Hotchkiss, with Leroux Creek just a half mile to the east. It’s convenient to town via paved roads, yet national forest access is only a few miles to the north up Leroux Creek.
Kootenai log homes has gained a reputation for building quality log homes in western Colorado. This home was built by the former owner of the company as his personal residence, so you know it’s top-notch work! At 3,468 square feet, the kitchen, living room, and family room are large and spacious. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, vaulted ceilings, and has large porches framing the home on three sides.
The property has a large functional insulated metal shop building that also contains a studio apartment with a kitchen and bath. Plenty of room for overflow guests, not to mention a nice warm shop building for your winter projects.
Irrigation water is key in western Colorado, and this property comes with enough adjudicated water to comfortably irrigate the horse pasture, small orchard, and grapevines that have been started. The elevation is 6,200 feet, where it is still in a zone that will grow fruit and even grapes. The parcel has a total of 27.52 acres, of which 15-20 acres can be irrigated. The parcel shares a domestic water well with two other parcels.
This hobby farm currently has pasture for three horses, but additional acreage can be brought into production fairly easily. The irrigation system needs some improvement to be more efficient. National Forest lands are just to the north, with miles and miles of trails, and BLM property is within a couple of miles of the property.
Both the log home and the shop building are heated by a very efficient external wood heater. Using a heat exchanger to blow warm forced air into the home, these heaters are set up outside the home and require a few logs every day or two to keep them stoked. I know several people who have these heaters, and they all love ‘em for their efficiency, even heat, and economy.
