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Dear Prospective buyer:
Thank you for your interest in
one of the most beautiful Colorado
ranches for sale located in the Roaring Fork Valley. It is 70
acres, zoned agricultural, with a land tax of $6,395.52 –
2011. Just 30 minutes from downtown Aspen, the ranch is
private, secluded, and is surrounded by the Snowmass Wilderness.
When you are on the ranch, you
feel removed from the worries of the fast pace of our world. At Moon
Run Ranch, you step back in time, to a gentler era.
There is an extensive trail
system for horseback riding & x country skiing.
One private trail leads directly into the wilderness from the ranch.
The Snowmass – Maroon wilderness trail head is 3 miles down
the road from the ranch. So is the Snowmass Ski area’s
Campground lift. The ski lift is 9 minutes by car or snowmobile from
the ranch. There is never a lift line, and if you don’t have
a season pass, you can buy your skier day pass, right at the bottom of
our peaceful, private little valley.
Moon Run Ranch has senior,
priority water rights (see the water right letter )
The ranch has riverfront the whole length of its Eastern boundary.
(Great fishing for browns)
There is 1 year round, large pond fed by Snowmass Creek. The depth of
the pond & the consistent water flow is ideal for fish living
through the winter, which provides great fishing in the summer. (Browns
& rainbows)
There are also, 2 smaller irrigation supplied ponds that are summer
only (one pond could be made a year round water fed pond)
This is a list of horse related
ranch structures & amenities:
1 small foaling paddock w/
shelter
4 medium sized (app. 4 acres each) turn out paddocks
2 large (app. 20 acres each) turn out paddocks
All grass paddocks have enclosed dry lots with landscaped loafing
sheds, water hydrants for water tanks, and all fencing is horse safe V
mesh wire, RR tie posts, & top rail (wooden
2”x6”) (Kentucky Horse Fencing) painted with black
horse safe paint.
The main show barn has 8
(12’x12’) box stalls w/ rubber mats &
electric waterers, a feed room, tack room (12'x24'), wash stall
(12’x12’) w/ hot & cold running water
& heat lamp above. There is an office w/ fire place. There is a
manager’s room w/ bath room – shower. Upstairs
there are two caretaker’s apartments (one bedroom, office,
& full bath in each apt.) The show barn is heated with overhead
radiant heat with one specifically over the wash stall.
Upstairs loft can hold 50 tons of hay & storage. (drive in
upper access to loft & private entrance to barn apartments)
Small new little barn has 6
(12’x12’) box stalls & storage.
General store & trading
post has a shop area, storage, and a bathroom stubbed in for
improvement.
2 large riding arenas
(150x220’) & (95’x150’)
60’ round pen
1 open flat pad area (170’x120’) base prepared w/
sand & suitable for a future indoor riding arena –
(potentially 100’x150’) For the indoor riding
arena, see letter from Allan Richman.
There is a small pump house with
water storage tanks, so that there is enough water for both apartments
& the horses.
Water falls, stone walls, and
flower gardens greet you, as you walk the property. There is an
extensive system of irrigation ditches, ponds, and sprinkler systems,
which keep the ranch green & productive.
The ranch has the capacity to
graze as many as 30 horses or other animals, but at some times, has had
as few as 6 personal horses on the land & in the stables.
Moon Run Ranch has been run as a
commercial agricultural operation for the last 37 years. Since 1974 the
ranch has hosted Horse Shows, Clinics, and Special Events, such as
Corporate Parties, Weddings, Fly Fishing Groups, Hay Rides, Mini
Rodeos, Sleigh Rides & Winter Cross Country Ski Parties.
Because of
the unique proximity to the wilderness and the privacy the ranch
offers, the Moon Run Ranch experience is enriching and memorable.
However, the ranch would make a
wonderful private property for individual use as a retreat. Snowmass
Creek is pristine and peaceful, and Moon Run Ranch is nestled in the
valley floor, surrounded by wilderness. Wildlife live on the ranch, and
every year the female deer, who were born here, return with their new
spotted babies & pass through the yard of the ranch house. The
blue heron visits the pond every evening, as fish jump for the new
hatch. A family of red tail hawks raises their young in an old pine on
the West side of Snowmass Creek Road. When it is time for their first
flight, they soar daily, over the pastures of the ranch. It is still
safe here, in this hidden valley, and the wildlife know that. They are
at ease with ranch activities, horses, and people.
Development opportunities
include the
option to subdivide the 70 acres into two 35 acre, single family home
sites, on each of which a home of 5750 square feet (8250 square feet
with the purchase of TDR's) may be built. The ranch is also
zoned
to allow a Country Inn, Guest Ranch, or Resort Cabins (11 total cabins
are allowed for each 35 acre parcel), subject to a special review by
Pitkin County.
The original log ranch house was
built in 1976, is 2,513 sq. ft., and is authentic & romantic.
It is nestled in the trees by Snowmass Creek and is protected from
view. It is very private & peaceful. It has been said that its
interior is “like Ralph Lauren, only real”. With
today’s standards, this small quaint log house, although
romantic, sits on the perfect site for someone’s dream
home.
The only reason that I am
offering Moon Run Ranch for sale is that I have lived & worked
the ranch life for 37 years, and I am ready for a change in my life.
Travel may be in my future, and I want to give the ranch into patient,
loving hands before I retire. I know that the right person will come
along, and this land will fill their heart & soul, as it has
done for me.
Holly McLain
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