This is our dream retirement home. When we are there, we feel like we are in the middle of nowhere and all our stress goes away. In reality we are close to everything.. We are only 1 mile from the entrance to Gore Mountain.
The house boasts an open floor plan. Every room has a view of either the North Creek or Gore Mountain.
I don't know what I love better the outside or the inside. We have a stone patio with a custom stone fire pit just off the kitchen in the backyard.. Although, there is a Weber gas grill with a sear burner, sometimes I prefer cooking over the fire. We enjoy having a fire and watching the fireflies, listening to the crickets and frogs and watching the stars at night.
This property has not only more than 550 feet of frontage on the North Creek, we actually own the Creek bed and the hill on the other side of the Creek as well. This gives us great privacy. Our portion of the creek includes our own natural pool area which is chest deep. Sometimes, I swim a little. It is sort of like an infinity pool.
I really enjoy the rapids. I stick a chair in the creek and soak my feet while drinking my morning coffee, unless I decide to enjoy my coffee on the patio. Sometimes, in the afternoon I will place a chair in the creek and soak my feet in the Rapids after I go hiking or bike riding. It is very soothing. An adult beverage tastes especially good at this time.
We get to see a lot of nature. We've seen deer, including a fawn, songbird's, herons, ducks, mergansers, hawks, squirrels, and even a mink from our windows.
We just upgraded the kitchen with new GE Café appliances. We also installed a new custom-built wet bar in the basement with another large refrigerator. Yes, we have granite countertops. It has garnet in it. It came from the local mine.
After much aggravation, we are able to get high-speed fiberoptic Internet. Now we can work remotely with no issues. Our Internet speed is faster here than at my office. We have a WiFi booster. Sometimes I work on the patio. My wife and I can both work online at the same time with no issues. Be aware that there is no cell phone signal. However, if you set your cellphone to run through the internet it works fine. We also have a telephone land line .
We have geothermal air-conditioning and heating. We have a custom Stone fireplace. We let the kids play their games in the finished walk out basement.
Although you may not really think about it as being important, being close to , about 2 or 3 miles from North Creek is very beneficial. North Creek is the last outpost of civilization before the complete wilderness of the Adirondacks. This means you will have access to a grocery store that is part of the major chain, a liquor store, a bakery, a wine store, a pharmacy, several bars and restaurants, gas stations a hardware store, and numerous other businesses. This means you can get what you want without having to drive forever. Likewise, if you want something special like custom cuts of “prime” beef or pork you can get it by traveling to Warrensburg which is only 20 minutes away.
There are lots of things to see and do in the Adirondacks. There is, walking,, hiking,, swimming,, boating, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, fishing, the high peaks, museums, historical places, amusements, birding, tennis,and golf available. There are free mountain bike trails, hiking trails and town Beach,just down the road from our house. For the more adventuresome, there is a classic, old school swimming hole, the black hole, which has cliff jumping a few miles away.
There is a nice waterfall about a mile and 1/2 from our house. We generally walk there every other day. If we don't feel like relaxing, we can always find something fun to do..
We love it here and have decided to share it. We hope you love it too.
