Huffman Pond Cabin: Secluded on 88 Rugged Acres | Cabin in Terlingua

Summary: Huffman Pond Cabin: Secluded Vacation Rental Home on 88 Rugged and Scenic Acres of Terlingua Ranch. • 88 Rugged Acres of Bluffs and Arroyos • Open Kitchen, Dining, Living Room • Solar Powered and Way Off the Grid – NO AC • Four Miles to Terlingua Ranch Pool • Our Most Remote and Privat Rental The Space: EXTRA FEES MAY APPLY. These might not appear in quote and will be added if applicable. Extra Guest Fee: $10 nightly for the 4th & 5th guest. Dog Fees: $75 for one dog. $100 for two dogs. No more than two dogs allowed. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES. PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING: High Clearance Vehicle Required due to rough and rocky roads. Wet Weather Road Access may be limited. NO AIRCONDITIONING, Propane Heaters. Restrictions due to limited solar power: No high use electronic devices allowed. This includes any devices with heating element. If you rely on medically necessary electronic devices, we would be happy to recommend a different property. A remote rental home for rugged guests with a thirst for adventure. Four miles from the Christmas Mountains trail and the Terlingua Ranch pool. A million miles from city life. Huffman Pond Cabin is the probably the most remote and secluded vacation rental in the Terlingua area. This is THE place to be if you truly wish to escape the trappings and stresses of “civilization”. This is NOT a typical vacation rental home. It is an off-grid home powered by solar electricity. The remote location may scare off some tourists, but true outdoors enthusiasts and nature lovers that aren’t deterred by a rough road and lack of AC will be richly rewarded. Bonuses for the rugged adventurers include unparalleled seclusion, amazing views, diverse wildlife and plant life, stunning night skies, rugged hiking, a spectacular canyon, several bluffs, impressive and varied geologic features, a private pond that holds water most of the time. You will have access to the pool at the Terlingua Ranch lodge and the Christmas Mountains hiking trail. When you’re done exploring and enjoying the natural wonders of the Huffman Pond property and surrounding area, you can retreat into the cabin. The cabin is built with stone and steel and designed for comfort, convenience, and relaxation. The original stone cabin and the flagstone floor for the entire house was built in the 70’s. The current owner expanded the original stone cabin by adding a modern living area and kitchen on what had been the large flagstone patio. The original stone cabin was converted into a very comfortable and spacious bedroom and bathroom. Large windows on the south and east walls of the bedroom provide excellent views of Dynamite Bluff, Little Sombrero Peak, and panoramic desert scenery. The modern living area was added in 2010 and features an open floor plan living room, dining and kitchen. The most impressive thing about the living area is the amazing views through the many large windows. No need for wall art here. The desert provides ever changing and inspiring beauty. Less noticed, but very important are the awning windows on the northern wall, above the stone wall of the bedroom. During the summer, these windows allow hot air to escape and create a cooling convection current when one or two lower windows are opened on the shaded sides of the house. If you’re addicted to modern AC, this is not the place for you during the summer. Most folks attracted to this type of property and the Big Bend will enjoy it year round, but certainly much more so in the cooler months. A little history about Huffman Pond Cabin: The original owner, Ben Huffman, started building the stone cabin in 1971. He also built a stone shed just behind the small hill beside the cabin. The stone shed was behind the hill because it was used for storing dynamite. That’s right, dynamite! The rather eccentric Mr. Huffman was determined to create a pond in the valley below the cabin. He tried, and tried, and tried to accomplish this by blowing up and collapsing the bluff at the end of the valley. His hope was that it would form a natural dam. Despite his repeated efforts, the bluff, now named “Dynamite Bluff” did not yield. He ultimately hired a bulldozer to dig out the current pond and create an earthen dam. Ben had quite a reputation in the area and could often be seen riding around the ranch roads or cross country on a small motorcycle with a rifle strapped to the handlebars and dynamite strapped behind the seat. All the dynamite has been safely removed or long since detonated. However, walk out onto “Echo Ridge” that overlooks the valley, the pond and Dynamite Bluff and you may just hear the low rumble of explosions long past. If not, just shout or clap and listen for the response. The Neighborhood: TERLINGUA RANCH: Located between Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park and including much of the town of Terlingua, Terlingua Ranch is a private subdivision of over 190,000 acres, divided into 9,500 tracts owned by about 5,000 individuals and crisscrossed by 1,100 miles of dirt and rock roads. Tracts range from five acres to several hundred acres. It is some of the most rugged and scenic land in Texas. Back in the 1960’s, the Ghost Town and much of what later became “Terlingua Ranch” was owned by racing legend and car designer extraordinaire, Carol Shelby and some of his friends. The decided to promote the area by holding a chili cook-off in the then abandoned Ghost Town. That little stunt of a cook-off grew into CASI (Chili Appreciation Society International) which now hosts nearly 500 chili cook-offs around the nation and internationally, all leading up the championship cook-off every year in Terlingua. Shelby and friends later subdivided the Ranch and started selling it off to hunters and rugged naturalists. Over the decades, the area was reborn and an eclectic community of nature lovers, artists, musicians, adventurers, and folks just wanting to escape from “civilization” has grown and started to resettle this rough country. People have come and gone. New buildings have risen while others have fallen, Dreams have been realized and others crushed. Through it all, the land remains. The harsh desert and vast openness encourages positive development and slowly swallows up and recovers from past abuses. The old cinnabar mine sites and ranching outposts persist as relics and ghost towns, some redeveloped, some carefully preserved, and others dissolving back into the desert. Abandoned dreams eventually become points of interests for those of us that stumble upon them decades later. Terlingua Ranch is a bizarre mix of old and new, good and bad, growth and decline, all completely unregulated. Modern homes with high values and stunning designs stand beside dilapidated do-it-yourself mistakes and abandoned ruins of the 1800’s and early 1900’s. The landscape is even more varied than the people and the structures. Rugged mountains, deep canyons, wild arroyos, dry and wet creeks, peaceful valleys, breathtaking badlands, moonscape like mud flats, the remains of ancient volcanoes, and fossilized ancient seabeds. All of it nurturing a vast array of plant life and wildlife. Around every corner and over every hill lies new and unexpected surprises. The Ranch is now home to a few hundred hardy souls. It is also dotted with a diverse array of vacation rental lodging options and campsites. Like the diverse land, they range in quality, style, value, and price. A few are amazing dream destinations. Some are good places to sleep. Others are the stuff of nightmares. (We don’t manage any in the nightmare category.) Big Bend Vacation Rentals started out in 2007 and initially managed three of the first four vacation rentals in the Terlingua and Terlingua Ranch area. We now manage dozens out of a couple of hundred options. We represent dozens of property owners and have hosted tens of thousands of guests. You can trust us as managers, and you can rely on the properties that we manage. We have become very selective about the properties and the property owners that we add to our portfolio. Visit our website at www.BigBendVacations.com. Other Things to Note: SOME CHARGES MAY BE BILLED SEPARATELY: Some listing services are not able to include certain taxes or fees in their online quotes and invoices. If an applicable tax or fee is not included on an automatic quote or invoice, a supplemental charge will be added to cover the relevant taxes or fees. TAXES and FEES: Hotel Tax: 6% State and 7% County. Cleaning Fee: $85 per stay. Extra Guest Fee: $10 nightly for the 4th & 5th guest. Dog Fees: $75 for one dog. $100 for two dogs. No more than two dogs allowed. Interaction with Guests: We manage several properties and live several miles away. We are available by phone, text, email, or messages through Airbnb. We are typically only on site for cleaning or maintenance issues.

Huffman Pond Cabin: Secluded on 88 Rugged Acres is located in Alpine. Huffman Pond Cabin: Secluded on 88 Rugged Acres provides accommodation, featuring Bedding/Linens, Internet, Kitchen, among other amenities. This Cabin features Bedding/Linens, Internet, Kitchen, to make your stay a comfortable one.

Huffman Pond Cabin: Secluded on 88 Rugged Acres has 1 Bedroom , 1 Bathroom, and max occupancy of 5 people. The minimum rental for this property is 2 nights, but this can change depending on the season you plan on staying. Previous guests have given good rated it, and VRBO labeled it a top-rated Cabin because of the excellent services rendered by the owner or manager of this Cabin, and has consistently provided great experiences for their guests. Most families or guests that use it recommend it to their friends and some of them are repeat guests. Cabin has a friendly neighborhood, and the Alpine has interesting places to visit. If you want to learn more about the Cabin in Alpine, such as places to visit and things to do nearby, you can check below to learn more.