Saturday, August 29, 2009

Summer vacation cottage?

Need a nice summer vacation home? I have found the place for you. Nestled up in the Cascade Mountains at a place called Wolf Lake. Here is the view from the front door of this cozy little cabin in the woods that is just waiting for your arrival. That is Wolf lake! In the winter there is actually a lake, but in the summer, it is this beautiful High mountain meadow. (there is a small pond like thing out in the middle if you still would like to have a lake.)


What is the best part of a wilderness vacation? I'm glad you asked. Solitude. You do not want to be disturbed by all the pesky tourist and touristy things to do, right. Well, this cabin is for you. Once you get up here and get settled in, you won't see another soul. Even if someone comes by, chances are, they would not see you or your cabin, as it is tucked up into the trees and blends in nicely with its surroundings. Here is the front door to your new paradise, looking at it from the shores of Wolf lake.

The builder was also thinking about how to get out in case of emergency. What if the door is blocked by fire? Well, ok, if the door is on fire, the whole thing probably is! But, if you woke up from a nice afternoon nap and there was a bear standing in your front door looking for your garbage can, you can escape out the second exit to the east. Here is a pic of the east side of your hidden hide away. It is also helpful for when Wolf lake might get too full in the rainy season and you don't want to get your new expensive hiking boots dirty in the mud out the front door.

Next in the virtual tour of your new wilderness paradise, is shows the view from inside looking out the front door. As you can see, you are right there on the shore of Wolf Lake. You can't find a better location.

One more view of the outside to show the builders conscientious effort to build a "green" building. As you can see from this picture, it is built to blend into the environment and even goes so far as using natural elements as part of the structure. Notice the large old growth log on the ground acting as part of the foundation of the cabin and the live tree that is the main vertical support structure for the building. All elements that help it blend into the natural surroundings.

Now for the interior of this cozy cottage. Furniture is included. The next pic show the sleeping area and the custom built wilderness recliner. Try to find that at Ikea!! Notice the efficient use of resources in that the bed is the old log that is also part of the foundation, and if the bed is not soft enough, there is ample supply of padding just outside the door so you can fluff it up the way you want. I recommend moss, but there is also plenty of ferns and grass as well.

Okay. So I know you are thinking, "that's kinda small." Of course it is, what part of "cozy" did you not understand? But, before the claustrophobia sets in completely and you change your mind prematurely, it has high vaulted ceilings, which make it see very roomy and airy. (Well maybe its the wind blowing throught the gaps in the walls making it feel "airy", but we just call that wilderness air conditioning.)

Next we have the Dining/Kitchen area. It comes complete with the basic utensils, dishes, and a frying pan. It also has a fully unstocked pantry there on the wall above the kitchen table/counter top. I know, I know, you want to know about the running water, right? What do you need that for, when Wolf lake is 2 steps out the front door. This will give you the old frontier days feel that you have been longing for since being stuck in traffic on the way home from work everyday. It takes you back to a time before cars, cell phones, and computers. Speaking of computers, don't bother bringing your laptop, there is no internet out here and very sketchy cell phone service, if any. This is a real wilderness experience cabin.

That concludes the virtual tour of the cozy little wolf lake wilderness frontier days experience vacation cabin on the lake. You are probably now wondering, "What about a bathroom?" This is the wilderness remember. Just step out the front door, and pick a bathroom. There are hundreds of them. They are also known as "trees." I told you this is a wilderness cabin. (just be sure not to use the one right by the door. That could get messy.)

So if you are interested in staying in this wilderness wonderland, just call for reservations, and have your credit card handy. Once payment is recieved, you will recieve an email with the location and how to get the keys. Just call - 1-888-UR2GULLIBLEIFUACTUALLYTRY2 CALLTHISNUMBER and you will be on your way to communing with nature in a way you never before dreamed.

Some of our harvests

With our garden this year, we finally found something that we can grow well. Cherry tomatoes seem to love the spot they were planted in and we have had a huge supply of them.
Here are a couple of pics of some of the little guys we got this year.

They are pretty good tomatoes too. Unfortunately, Riah and I are the only ones in the house who like tomatoes. So we are having a hard time keeping the inventory down!


We also found that Roma tomatoes like our garden as well. Here are a couple of them. They like to hide inside the plant so they are hard to see, but once they turn red, we realize how many there are.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Honey, anyone?

Anyone need some honey? Here is a bunch. I think this is like a u-pick berry place, so you have to get the honey out. I decided that I did not really need any very bad when I came by this one day. Okay, the beekeeper would probably get as mad as the bees if you tried to get some honey out yourself.


The bees are a little upset for some reason.



Maybe its because some human in a forklift came and picked up their homes and loaded them 0n the back of a truck and they are being hauled off to some other place. They are mad now, but the new place will have more flowers for them.


Not a job I would want to do. Even with the protective stuff the bee keeper wears. Notice, he did not even shut his windows!