Beautiful and peaceful mountain farm sits at 7500' in the foothills above Boulder, Colorado. Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Mtn. Biking, Rock Climbing in our backyard (walking distance to Nat'l Forest) and 20 minutes to the ski area - Eldora. We're also 30 minutes from downtown Boulder and 20 minutes to Nederland, Co.
We are a family of 5, our children are home schooled and we like to travel during the winter months, so we need someone to "farm sit". We have 2 donkeys, 1 pony, 2 llamas, 2 sweet dogs, and 17 chickens. So, house sitting would come with animal chores, which take no more than an hour or so each day. Chores include feeding hay to big animals, letting chickens out and in to their hen house each am and pm, as well as feeding and watering the chickens and checking on them periodically throughout the day. Our dogs love to go on walks and help with the chores, they are a golden retriever and a yellow lab.
Our travel dates are usually flexible and we're normally gone for anywhere from 1 week to 2 months.
Must be comfortable in winter conditions, we can get quite a bit of snow at our house, but all the roads are well plowed/maintained. Our house is very warm and cozy, with in-floor radiant heat and a wood stove. Chef's kitchen, dishwasher, washer/dryer, infrared sauna, 40 acres, great neighbors, beautiful private mountain setting, 4x4 truck (Toyota Tundra) is available to use.