Log Cabin In The Woods

At this time of year, we often see lots of people coming to town looking for hunting cabins or cabins in the woods. We've just recently listed a very unique pealed log cabin located in Silverton about an hour's drive north of Durango. The 500 ft.² cabin sits on about 9 1/2 acres surrounded by Engelman and Balsam spruce trees at an elevation of just over 11,000 feet. The seller, who has a Scandinavian background, followed all of the old world traditions when gathering all of his logs from his own property. Each log was harvested at night, during the new moon, in the dead of winter when it's not unusual to have snow be 5, 6 or even 10 feet deep at that elevation. The logs were then dragged to the building site for drying out. Each log was hand peeled and then double scribed top and bottom so that chinking would not be necessary. Each of the logs is very heavy, so moving them by himself was an ordeal. High up in the trees he fastened steel cables and attached a hoist to those cables and then lifted each log into its place in the cabin.


This has certainly been a labor of love as there was much hand work that had to be done. The exposed ends of each log have been hand chiseled; each stair tread in the home has been hand chiseled; the handmaid square cut nails add a beauty of their own. Just because it's a cabin doesn't mean you'll be uncomfortable. There is a dual-fuel refrigerator and cooking stove (can be run by either propane or electric) in addition to the $4000 Waterford Stanley wood-burning cooking stove that doubles as a heat source in addition to the Jotul woodstove. The double slipper claw foot tub can add some fun as well. There is still some work that needs to be done to complete the home but most all of the supplies are on site.


At this elevation I'm sure you can imagine the great views that are available. Looking in one direction you see South Mineral Creek and the beautiful red cliffs above that make up the Ice Lake Basin. Looking straight off the back of the house, you see Anvil Mountain which overlooks Silverton. Years ago those very slopes are a had been considered a great spot for a ski area. Some of the lights in Silverton can be seen at night, but if you'd like to make that more visible you could trim away a few more of your own trees and have a very pretty nighttime view. The road to the property is a four-wheel-drive County Road but it is not maintained on a year on a round basis. The snowmobile club grooms the road in the wintertime for snowmobilers. Included in the sales price is a Bombardier Bombi snow cat as well as a Land Tamer 8 x 8 amphibious vehicle and a Polaris snowmobile. Electricity is about 400 feet away, but the seller is including his Honda electric generator.
So whether you are looking for a cabin in the woods in Durango or the Silverton area, I would hope that you might give this property some thought. Here is a link to my website with more detailed information:
http://www.buydurango.com/real-estate-listings/bjorkman/index.htm

Durango real estate and Silverton real estate have certainly been a good investment over the years. I personally own property in Silverton and have for nearly 30 years; that has been a very good investment for me as well as my Durango properties.