This home is close to many trailheads, has gorgeous mountain views, and it is dog friendly. We spent most our early mornings and afternoons relaxing on the back deck and also in the front of house. The inside of house is very open, bright and roomy, everything brand-new, and comfortably and tastefully decorated. The house also comes with a yard but note that it is not fenced in - long tie-outs worked well to keep dogs from going places they shouldn't. The yard itself is not a soft grassy area, so our dogs didn't care for it - that was the only downside of staying there - but the large clean garage made up for it - we used it for their play area. I am guessing it is insulated because it never got hot in there, even in 90 plus degree heat. The house itself does not have air conditioning (which I doubt most homes in area have), but once we figured out leaving windows open at night and using fans during the day, it never got hot in the house. We loved our stay and would not hesitate renting this house again! P.s. the house has a very clean and welcoming hot tub on the back deck - we did not use it due to the heat wave, but sure many renters would enjoy it!