This is Bear Creek looking east about midday in April. The mountains in the distance are the Mogollon (the bottom of the Rocky chain) and the rounded-top hill is called Turtle Rock (also called Apache Rock as it was rumored to be a safe-haven for Apache families while the men were off hunting - Cochise and Geronimo each used to travel the Creek bed regularly.)
The Mesa of Las Palomas is on the left with the Casita and the Hacienda overlooking the steep hill and Bear Creek valley.

The Guesthouse has two verandas. The south facing veranda overlooks Bear Creek and the facing cliffs. It is the perfect spot for lunch, an afternoon rest, reading or birdwatching (twitchers heaven here). In summer, hummingbird feeders on the verandas keep 20 to 30 hummingbirds buzzing about all day.

To the west of this veranda is the private hot tub which easily accommodates 6. The rocks are to make sure a gust of wind does not loosen the thermal cover. At night, under the clear sky, there is just about nothing more relaxing.

The east facing veranda faces the Hacienda next door and Turtle Rock beyond.

There is a barbeque (and charcoal supplied - to get you started) and a clay fire chiminea with local wood to burn (when fire danger is low enough - we do live in the desert southwest and fires are no joke). Sunrises from this side of the casita are spectacular: