Imagine waking up every morning, grabbing a coffee and heading out to the wrap around deck where the deer bid you good morning as you gaze out onto Pine Needle Reservoir through a canopy of ponderosa pine and aspen with the Rocky Mountains stretched out on the horizon. That’s not a vacation. That’s your life here at this mountain retreat.This is the kind of place where you slow down and actually feel it. Relaxing on the deck as mist lifts off the water, soaking in a hot tub under the stars at night, and spending weekends the way they should be spent, completely unplugged and surrounded by nature and wildlife. Explore the outdoors right at your doorstep with the lake just yards away simply hop in a Kayak, cast your fishing pole, and admire the sunrise as it lifts over the mountains in the distant. No matter what your day brings it is a wonderful feeling to return to your sanctuary laced with knotty pine accents, heaps of natural light, breathtaking views of the lake,mountains and endless blue skies. Here’s three things you will love living here. First, a great room offering soaring ceilings, hand-hewn log posts and beams, walls of windows framing incredible views of Pine Needle Reservoir, and a river rock wood-burning stove that makes every evening feel like an event. Second, outdoor living here is year-round and effortless. Multiple decks, including a main entertaining deck and lower hot tub deck, putting those amazing lake and mountain views right at your fingertips year round. Step outside and it’s right there, the water, the mountains, the open sky, all of it. Third, there’s room for everyone and everything. Open main level including primary suite, huge kitchen and great room, the upper loft with log railings, the expansive lower level recreation room, media area, and fitness space, plus a detached oversized garage and workshop means this home lives way bigger than it looks. Properties like this don’t come around often, a retreat that actually feels like one.