Colorado's Most Expensive Homes: Take The House Tour (PHOTOS, POLL)

Despite the recession there are still super rich pockets in this country that put houses on the market for $68,000,000. No, that's not a typo. Below is a slideshow of some of the most expensive homes in Colorado. Which means they're also some of the most expensive homes in the world! Take a moment to fantasize and let us know which home you would buy if you had the dough.

The Boot Jack Ranch: $68,000,000

Location: Pagosa Springs

comments(65)

Rate This Photo

(Current Rank: loading...)

Not For Me I'd Buy It!

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Now Make Your Own Top 5

And Share with Your Friends

Average rating: loading... out of 10

Top Five Most Desirable Expensive Homes

loading...

 | Become a fan

Picked These as the Top 5 Slides in the Slideshow

Top Five Most Desirable Expensive Homes

Users Who Voted on this Slide

loading...

loading...

HuffPost Community Top 5 Slides:

«»

 | Become a fan

Top Five Most Desirable Expensive Homes

 

Comments

[newsyone]

05:48 PM on 09/24/2009

I live in Estes Park, in a modest home on the river. We bought a dump years ago and fixed it up over the years as funds would allow. Estes Park is scenic and beautiful and I think rivals some of these places for sheer beauty. While these homes are indeed beautiful to look at, there seems to lack a cozyness or warmth that I would need in a home. I guess that's a good thing as none would be anywhere near my budget.

[wsmcke]

08:34 AM on 09/22/2009

Nice homes!

[schatsie]

04:54 PM on 09/20/2009

and they all have HOME OFFICES for the tax writeoffs and the related expenses including Utilities, Phone, Cable, Wine and Food.... Thanks a bunch for a tax code full of loopholes for the FAT AND PAMPERED and don't forget the staff is a business expense also....

[Disdain]

12:15 PM on 09/19/2009

I may not be able to afford this home but I am grateful to live in the country that gives us all the opportunity if we are willing to some day acquire it.

[Cryn]

12:43 PM on 09/18/2009

I've suggested that the Forgive Student Loan Debt Movement purchase one of these homes for our headquarters. We could then have our supporters come and live on the premises. There could be people who lived in the house itself, and we could also build simple homes - it would be a Forgive Student Loan Debt oasis! I'm saying: who's in? Who wants to buy one of these compounds?

[LeanneGoebel]

12:00 PM on 09/18/2009

Want to know more about Bootjack Ranch? Copy this link into your browser.

http://leannegoebel.com/2009/09/17/colorados-most-expensive-homes-take-the-house-tour-photos-poll/

[dysonapr]

08:27 AM on 09/18/2009

Looks like what happens when lots of money & zero good taste collide.

[humaneismyth]

12:44 AM on 09/18/2009

ok..not ghettos...tenements..easier and more focused.Get some good close ups of the bug infested walls,and trash filled alleyways that pass for "views".

[humaneismyth]

12:43 AM on 09/18/2009

how about a photo slideshow of the top 10 ghettos to live in ?Hmm?

[EdMuse]

11:11 PM on 09/17/2009

Absolutely lovely!
And there are Americans living in cardboard boxes.
Eat the rich I say.

[kiteryan]

09:16 PM on 09/17/2009

I have a great idea!! Since these homes are no doubt second or third? homes for these people, I think they could open them up to our returning soldiers who have been injured. These would be the perfect places for them to recuperate and spend time with their families.
Since these people no doubt have servants to take care of these places, the soldiers could enjoy gourmet meals, massages, and hot tub sessions, water therapy in that magnificent pool that looks out over those gorgeous mountains.
If your second home goes for 68 million, seems like this would be a tiny sacrifice for these people!!!
Wish I owned one and could do this myself. But I am lucky. I still own a home unlike so many Americans who have had to leave theirs so these fat cats can afford their weekend "mountain retreats".

[humaneismyth]

12:46 AM on 09/18/2009

fanned and faved!!!! some would make great homeless shelters too where the disenfranchised can get an education and help finding housing a job. Endless possibilities.

[Oxonian2001]

01:24 PM on 09/19/2009

Yes, exactly. Which family with 2 kids who entertains needs more than 4,000 sq. ft? Anything exceeding that is pretentious. Think of all of the gas, water, and electricity used to run these places. What a waste!

Put these mansions to good use. Only then will they be truly tasteful.

[thedave108]

08:40 PM on 09/17/2009

Colorado is freezing cold in winter. I'd buy a 5M property in San Diego and help friends and family with the leftover loot.

[VeroucaSalt]

07:46 PM on 09/18/2009

I have a condo for a lot less than that in San Diego. For a mere $200K you can have it.

[tralfas]

10:31 PM on 10/11/2009

In what area of San Diego?

[jayes]

08:39 PM on 09/17/2009

"Take a moment to fantasize and let us know which home you would buy if you had the dough."

with the dough - an army of less cynical huffington post writers

my gift

[armageddontiredofthis]

08:06 PM on 09/17/2009

I spend a lot of time in and around Telluride, Durango, Pagosa, Crested Butte and a lot more time at Taos Ski Valley. Having lived in New Mexico for nearly 50 years, I've been fortunate enough to be able to live here and enjoy the physical beauty of the land. I have also seen how it's been turned into trophies for some people.

The San Juans, Elks and Sangre de Cristos (to name a few) are simply incredible mountains. Most of the people who build this crap never go to the back country and that is where the true beauty is.

These houses are symptomatic of a larger problem: the wealthiest 1% of the people in this country have more money than 95% of the population at the bottom of the "wealth ladder". That is an astounding statistic. Think about it and what it means.

The bottom line, to me, is: how much money do you really need? Not want, mind you, need. I guarantee you the richness you'll find here isn't in the mansions: it's in the land and the people who live here full time.

[VeroucaSalt]

07:48 PM on 09/18/2009

Nicely put.

[cognitivereddawn]

07:33 PM on 09/17/2009

How many rooms can you be in at one time?