09/04/2023
Open today and Happy Labor Day one and all!
Kale's Cottage
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Kale's Cottage is an ultra-efficient mini house located on secluded one acre peaceful garden homeste (Search online for 'Kale and Laura's Solargon'). Gunnison.
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When you stay with us, we know that you will experience a uniquely beautiful and peaceful property located within the city limits and within just minutes of downtown Paonia. Our sensible earth-friendly 'Solargon Cottage' was chosen as one of 40 structures featured world-wide in the acclaimed 2013 book "Urgent Architecture: 40 Sustainable Housing Solutions for a Changing World" by Bridgette Meinhol
d. The cottage is 374 elegant square feet and was also featured on the tiny home blog immediately upon completion in 2010. Our spacious one acre property borders open space and overlooks the residential streets of Paonia. Our guests immediately notice how few neighbors we have and how much nature and beauty we enjoy from our unique location. In the center of this very large garden oasis sits the ultra-efficient 'Solargon Cottage', which was custom built by your host and two friends from the finest toxin-free materials available. The comfortable round house 'hogan' design is arguably the most energy efficient house not only in the Town of Paonia, but also in Colorado. It features simple and elegant comfort, unlimited wireless wifi, indoor/outdoor 7 speaker surround sound, beautiful Liebherr Energy Star refrigerator, full kitchen with large propane oven and four propane burners, indoor dining table for six (outdoor dining for 20-40), bathroom with 10 foot ceilings and four foot vanity, walk in custom tiled shower, double bed with cozy pillows and comforter, and huge windows with views of the garden terraces and the larger surrounding mountains. The cottage is surrounded by a haven of fruit trees, raised garden beds, red flagstone patios and walkways, and custom crafted outdoor living essentials such as a fully functional outdoor kitchen, shaded redwood patio arbor for meals and relaxing, a 10x12 locally crafted wall tent for naps, snuggles and/or extra guests, and a large grassy private lawn. We invite you to listen to the wind chimes in your own private kingdom and yet within 3 minutes of easy biking you will find yourself in the center of downtown Paonia. A beautiful walking, biking and horse trail is accessed in our backyard with views of the West Elk Wilderness, Grand Mesa, and Mt. Private parking is provided. We are cannabis friendly and request that you smoke on the redwood deck outside or under the shade of the hops-covered arbor. NOTE: Airbnb charges a 7-10 percent surcharge on top of the posted rate above. This is how Airbnb makes profit. This fee is similar to the typical taxes and fees associated with a motel room. The small space is easy to keep warm with two wall mounted Eco Heater 400watt silent units. A modern and beautiful Rais crafted wood stove with rounded glass is beautiful for both romantic evenings or simply as a place for flowers, candles or a sweet altar to add to throughout your visit. Small house you say? Ask anyone. We have routinely hosted dinners for 15-30 guests both in the house and on the patio and have found the circular layout of the eight-sided 'Solargon Cottage' to be conducive to enjoying a large group of people, or simply having a romantic evening for two. Our outdoor homestead features a warming hut with futon and wood stove, outdoor canning and cooking kitchen, two large outdoor freezers for your abundant harvest week, large private green lawn and gardens, walking paths and huge fenced in gardens with fruit trees throughout. Our outdoor living scene (as pictured) is a great way to get the most out of your visit to Colorado's premier farm-to-table destinations. Hire one of our local chefs to prepare you a meal either in the 'Solargon Cottage' or in the outdoor kitchen. Our 1 acre homested is located off of 2nd street on the edge of town. We have a large hidden driveway and our property does not front any major roads. Driving to town is easy and we have plenty of parking tucked up on the homestead. However, we do encourage our guests to walk or bicycle to town. The Stewart Ditch nature trail has an easement through our back yard and offers stunning views of the surrounding West Elk Wilderness, Mt. Gunnison, vibrant orchards, vineyards and the landscape of the North Fork Valley. We encourage you to visit our local brewpub Revolution Brewing, eat at a variety of great downtown restaurants, visit Fresh & Wylde Farmhouse Inn, bicycle to the wineries throughout the valley and join us for live music, theatre productions and the abundantly creative lifestyle that is the signature of this amazing community.
09/02/2023
Tina’s Triple Decker BLT: Three slices of seed lover's bread and two layers of fresh tomato, crisp lettuce, tasty bacon, housemade garlic herb aioli and cheddar cheese. Open all weekend and Labor Day too!
09/01/2023
Trailside is open daily noon-8pm all through Labor Day weekend and on Monday Sept 4th. Thank you for all that you do and for your hard work.
08/31/2023
Willow's Trailside Cafe is proud to be uniquely Alaskan and we are grateful for the ongoing support and fantastic reviews. Featuring a full service restaurant quality kitchen with Carrie, Alyx and Bella hand crafting homemade food to go. Don't let our small building size fool you. There's a full finished ten foot basement with food prep area and loads of delicious ingredients. Upstairs is the dream kitchen Carrie designed and built. We'd love to be a part of your Alaskan adventure.
We make ordering delicious treats and eats easy so you can swing by on any adventure!
1. Call ahead 907-203-6323
2. Order your food/treats online https://trailside.craverapp.com/
3. Earn rewards with the Trailside App. Download @ 20% off first orders https://www.craverapp.com/trailsidecafe
4. Drive, walk, bike, scooter or mush up to our friendly staff and order the ol' fashioned way.
08/15/2023
Tuesdays are perfect for Carrie's Ham and Turkey Melt with a special cranberry apricot sauce served on a toasted croissant.
08/14/2023
August hours: open seven days noon-8pm. Groups and pre-orders of all sizes welcome.
We make ordering delicious treats and eats easy so you can swing by on any adventure!
1. Call ahead 907-203-6323
2. Order your food/treats online https://trailside.craverapp.com/
3. Earn rewards with the Trailside App. Download @ 20% off first orders https://www.craverapp.com/trailsidecafe
4. Drive, walk, bike, scooter or mush up to our friendly staff and order the ol' fashioned way.
07/17/2023
Our Trailside family gives a big shout out to Shane Foord and his guides Bear Paw River Guides for all of their support of the Trailside Cafe. We have vacation rental guests who have at the top of their bucket list a guided fly fishing float with Shane on the unbelievable waterways in Willow.
Here are the remaining dates available for the 2023 season with Bear Paw River Guides (subject to change of course):
July 21, 25, 26, 30 - both boats
August 1, 2 - both boats
August 20, 26 & 30 - available
Contact - Shane Foord 907-203-2684
Bear Paw River Guides LLC
Willow Creek Resort, Willow, Alaska 99688, United States
[email protected]
See more online https://bearpawriverguides.com/
Happy floating, fishing and eating! Thanks for all of the support.
07/04/2023
Trailside Cafe is open on July 4th til 8pm! Pre-order online or call in your order 907-203-6323. We're here to make delicious eats and treats easy!
06/07/2023
Thanks to long time friend and wildland firefighter J Mike Johnson, his amazing wife and adventure partner Joyce, and career senior enlisted Sgt Master National Guardsman Brandan (not pictured he had a call on his bat phone) for the fantastic evening at the Trailside. J Mike has served on numerous wildfires in Alaska including the devastating 2019 McKinley Fire here in the Upper Susitna. He and Joyce are driving all the way north to the end of the road and then some on this trip.
Brandan finished his duty shift Monday evening at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and has been living the dream of fly fishing with our neighbor Shane and Bear Paw River Guides (https://bearpawriverguides.com/). Taking time off in June is so special and I intend to do the same for a Yukon River adventure with friends to connect Alaska Dog Center/Trailside Cafe with rural and remote Alaskan communities and their dogs in June/July 2025.
What are your dreams and what's on your bucket list?
Summer in Alaska is a reminder to live fully, feel everything and dive into the wondrous midnight sun and arctic magic that is everywhere! Take things one day at a time - that's the only way. We look forward to hearing your stories over nachos, wings, smoothies, milkshakes and more at the Trailside @ Mile 73.
Open noon-8pm today with a day off tomorrow as we train up our summer staff over the weekend. Hope to see you soon!
01/22/2021
We want to thank all of our long time customers. The cottage is undergoing upgrades and a change of management during this time. We will let you know as soon as we are able to reopen. Thank you for your patience! - Kale
02/18/2020
It’ll be springtime soon here in Paonia! Dates are filling up so check out calendar on our Airbnb listing. Pet friendly, private and romantic, close to everything yet surrounded by gardens and trees. Your home away from home!
03/23/2017
Our mushing friends in Fairbanks took this pic of their dog Haggard driving their team of bad ass huskies as a part of the Alaskan Brewing Co. photo contest. I didn't know they were up to this and seeing it made my entire week!! Please like and share to help Cali and Laura win the husky IPA challenge.
01/31/2016
We are currently booked through Valentine's Day weekend. Returning guests from last year are booking their favorite dates for the busy summer season. Our wood supply for the romantic and cozy stove is endless. Check for availability on Airbnb and we look forward to hosting you for an unforgettable winter getaway.
11/05/2015
We have great off season rates and our November calendar is beginning to fill up. Book your private pet friendly getaway now. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/4586986?s=1BcpcAIG
House in Paonia, United States. Our dog friendly ultra-efficient small cottage (tiny house) is the jewel of a secluded 1 acre peaceful homestead located just a few minutes from downtown. Outdoor kitchen, nice grassy lawn, shaded patio for meals - we offer you more value and styl...
06/03/2015
The main garden terrace is ready to become the huge vegetable garden of our dreams. Again.
05/28/2015
Thank you for all of the recent lodging requests! Be advised that we are currently booked every night from now through June 22nd. We have a request in for all of July and August. We have plenty of nights open in September and October. Plan ahead for your dog/pet friendly fall canning/dehydrating week or weekend at our well appointed 1 acre homestead. Make magic happen!
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128 Colorado Avenue
Paonia, CO
81428
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