rare earth treasure

An exceptional offering at

$1,245,000.00

The story begins with this land.
The forest, these old trees, this watershed, the spectacularly distracting views of the sea, the seasonal creeks, the miles of hiking trails. Raven, owl, hawk, bat, fox, hare, the wild doves that feed on the madrone berries in winter, the cubbies of quail grazing the meadow below as late winter rains bless the earth. A bounty of edible wild mushrooms and huckleberries bring great joy and delicious forays into the woods. We revel in the abundance and grace that comes with forest living and the honor to dwell among large prisitine ancient redwoods, madrone, oak, manzanita, myrtle and fir.

The property is 36.25 acres of wonder. Located on a ridge top at about 900 ft above sea level, just a mile, as the crow flies, from the Pacific Ocean. There are 180 degree white water ocean views that offer astonishing sunsets year round. This is truly a rare spot of earth, an uncommon property. A magical place. We have immense privacy here, and a feeling that one is in the middle of nowhere, but in fact it is only a 10 minute drive, about 5 miles, to the lovely small town of Point Arena. There are neighbors, great folks all, that reside on adjoining properties but one only rarely sees or hears them. This place feels and is very private and peaceful.It is incredibly quiet. You will hear only the wind, the sea and the birds. There are miles of road through the property which make for wonderful hikes with out the worry of traffic. Wonderful for dogs and people alike.
There is no ambient light so the moon and star viewing is phenomenal.

There is a beautiful grotto amidst old growth redwoods where we created a campsite complete with fire pit, picnic table and a bar fashioned from a slab of redwood. the creek runs through it in winter. it is resplendent with wild grasses, horsetail, fern,wild asparagus, black trumpet and chanterelle mushrooms.

Famous Bowling Ball Beach is just at the end of our road, a mile and three quarters away. I like to say this is 'our' beach, and we are most happy to share it!

Mark and I collaborated,designed,built and developed the property along with our dear friend Steven Baim and contractor John Seed. We began in the spring of 1989 and moved in the winter of 1990. We have spent all these years, going on 24 now, lovingly tending, cultivating and stewarding this land and home. We've done nearly all the work ourselves, and were fortunate to have several wonderful craftsmen help us along the way. We have two homes situated on the property now. We built the big house first and along came the two studios. Later we built this small off the grid tree house home on the other side of the property. There are two wells, both very abundant and healthy. We've gone through these drought years with no issue. We have two 4700 gallon water storage tanks at the house here and one at Mark's place. There are also two storage sheds, in addition to the pump house

We have a small orchard with heirloom apple, pear and plum trees. there is a fenced vegetable garden . ( sorry deer) We have always been devoted to the practice of organically and sustainably caring for the Earth and all we grow here.

summer bounty

there are stone walkways and walls, a wood fired brick oven for cooking and baking

boletus mushroom flatbread

Beautiful mature landscaping with several gorgeous Japanese Maples.

The house is approximately 2500 square feet. There are two bedrooms

and 3 bath rooms. 1 master bath upstairs, a guest bathroom off the dining area, and a 3/4 bath adjoining the downstairs bedroom. We created this house with the outside in mind. Because it is so private and we used as much glass as we were allowed, one has a real sense of connection to the surrounding outdoors. There are three sets of 10 foot sliding doors that wrap around the house to take advantage of the warm nights.This is a passive solar design so the view you see here faces south. It is designed so there is optimum light in the home in winter and during the summer months it remains cooler. The exterior is stained stucco and the windows are all metal framed Milgarde.

The ceilings are very high, 24 feet at the peak with a huge Fir beam across the center.

The second level is on a mezzanine.

This home is completely designed and built by us so the details are wonderful , careful and uncommon.

these stone stairs lead to the brick oven. Rosie says Hi.

looking up toward the driveway, the white chinese wisteria in full bloom, the stipa grasses

and the forget me nots, Tulip Magnolias, Lebanese Cedar and Japanese Maple adorne the stone entry

Lugh and Pixie awaiting lunch on the deck

A large deck that wraps around the front serves as an outdoor living

space all summer. We are above the fog line usually. Sometimes it will find it's way up here but our elevation blesses us with sun and warmth when the coast is socked in.

After a rainstorm

This is a wood stove that also functions as wonderful ambience . The face of the fireplace is patina copper

cozy and warm

The hood is sheathed in stainless and patina copper. The counter tops are cast concrete , the cabinets, custom designed by Robert Croutier are made of Finnish Birch . A huge Imperial commercial range with two full ovens, 6 burners and a flat top. A commercial stainless sink, a bar sink in the Island, dishwasher,Chicago faucets and 32" high cabinets.

the downstairs guest bathroom has a beautiful Australian lacewood cabinet, also made by Robert, black granite counter, stainless bowl sink and chicago faucet.