Apache Mesa Ranch, an adobe estate on 560 isolated acres, is about 90 minutes from Santa Fe. The four-bedroom, Southwestern-style main house, built in 2004, features beamed ceilings, a living room with oak floors and arched doorways, and a kitchen with a wood-fired oven.
Tucked among red rock outcroppings in Roxborough State Park, an hour outside Denver, this property has no visible neighbors. Built in 2016 in the style of a 400-year-old Italian farmhouse, the limestone-clad seven-bedroom has beamed ceilings, copper tubs, antique built-ins, and a chef's kitchen with Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances.
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This post-and-beam 2009 log home sits in the Bitterroot Mountains among the tall pines, on 116 acres surrounded by national forest. In the three-bedroom's main living space are cathedral ceilings, radiant-heated floors, a Tulikivi fireplace, and an extensive deck. A walk-out lower level features a living room, bedroom, and den.
Located beside 400 acres of protected state land, this 52-acre estate is anchored by a post-and-beam barn from 1857 that's been converted into four-bedroom home with a vaulted great room and a wall of windows. Also on the property are a guesthouse, a fitness studio, and an infinity pool with pool house.
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About two hours from Boston, Atwater Pond sits on 321 wooded acres in Berkshire County, abutting a state forest. Down a long, pine-lined driveway is the 1970 main house, an updated, rustic-modern three-bedroom with shiplap walls and accordion doors that open to a deck with water views.
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The property also includes a renovated 1920s guest cottage, an antique boathouse, a 32-acre pond, streams, and trails. $4,999,999. Alex Webel, Hall and Hall, (434) 989-1199.
Morganton, North Carolina
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At the foot of Shortoff Mountain, this 2023 modern home is on 3.2 wooded acres near a national forest and lake. The two-bedroom's eclectic main living space features floor-to-ceiling art tiles, a gas fireplace, and a kitchen with a pop-art backsplash, granite island, and pantry.
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