"What I'm really looking for is some type of a day job as a pilot in a turbine where I can see the fam/mtns daily and have a life."

Some 135 freight operators have that sort of deal. I have a buddy at Amflight that's doing it on the B99. Also, a local air ambulance outfit might fit the bill where you're on call but maybe don't fly that much. You'd be lucky to make 40K, though. But like you say, money isn't everything. To each his own.