Welcome to this peaceful Colorado home sitting on 11.4 wooded acres that backs to Arapaho Nation Forest.  This raised ranch has a warm and inviting light-filled main level, a fully finished walkout lower level, and has an oversized 2-car garage.  Lovely new kitchen, with an open concept dining area between the kitchen and living room that leads to the expansive deck making entertaining easy and fun.  Enjoy the peaceful sound of the babbling creek (across Fall River Rd.) and the forested valley views from the new 25x27 deck.  Two nice-sized bedrooms and an updated bathroom complete the main level.  The lower level offers a large family room with a rustic stone-backed gas stove, 3/4 bathroom, bedroom, laundry room, and office/hobby area.  The updates are the new kitchen 2021, new bathroom 2020, new floors 2021 (solid prefinished ash hardwood), new staircase, new deck 2021, garage roof 2014, gutters less than 5 years old, house roof about 10 years old, two thermostatically controlled gas stoves, solid 6-panel doors, double pane insulated windows, covered front balcony, full walkout basement, Exede 15 mps internet, elevation 8,650', 12 minutes to Idaho Springs, 13 minutes to St Mary's Glacier, 29 minutes to Loveland Ski & 41 Minutes to A-Basin, see the 3-D tour, virtual tour & room layouts