Your wish for jaw-dropping views has been answered. This home backs up to open space and vistas that extend all the way to Boulder’s Flatirons. The backyard patio with gazebo offers tranquility and awe nearly year-round. The meticulously landscaped front yard is the crowning touch with flowering bushes all spring and summer long. The house itself is no less astonishing. Open the front door to a living room boasting a 2-story pitched ceiling and acacia wood floors. Continue to the jumbo kitchen styled with blue-pearl granite counter tops and cherry cabinets. Kitchen and adjoining dining room have unobstructed views of the foothills. Enjoy watching hawks, finches, and occasional elk while you wash dishes. Step down to the family room, replete with large windows plus clerestory windows above. This room also has a soaring 2-story pitched ceiling. Gas fireplace awaits winter’s cozy moments. Upstairs on the 2nd floor using the cherry wood handcrafted railings, find 2 east-facing bedrooms for morning sun and a newly updated bathroom with mat-black faucet, shower fixtures, and new Corian patterned vanity top. Up one more floor to the 3rd level is the Primary Suite. Cathedral ceilings give the room a sense of luxury and light, but again, don’t miss the unlimited views from this window. Adjoining bathroom, large tub, shower, and walk-in closet complete the room, but stop to take in the Japanese-styled, maple wood jack-and-jill vanity with deep orange marble vessel sinks. Unfinished basement is 663 sq ft of potential for more rooms, gym, play room. The home is located in the desirable Lakota Ridge neighborhood on the highly sought-after side of Somerset, known for the expansive views. It’s a 10-minute walk to Shelton Elementary and 15 minutes to Apex Trailhead for epic hiking and mountain biking. Denver is a 15 to 20-minute drive, and lively downtown Golden is 10 minutes away by car. Your future neighbors are full of kind, welcoming, and fun people who would love to meet you!