Gold Beach

We picked up and left Crater Lake heading to the coast and Gold Beach. My brother-in-law Mike Empson's brother lives there in a home he built on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean. He and his wife, Barbara, invited us to stay with them for a couple of days. The trip down was longer than expected because no roads run anywhere near directly through the Coastal Range. We had to angle sw down to Rt. 101 near Crescent City, Ca., and then go back north on 101. The drive was great as we passed through Redwood National Park. We will return there for a stay as we head south next week.
After dropping off the RV at a local place, we headed up to Greg and Barbara's place. It's down a little road a while with a gate that says "Cliffhanger" on it. The entry road curves in through thick undergrowth and trees to an opening on top of the hill. They have two single car garages with a studio/work shop on the second floor. Just ahead is the guest house. It has two sides connected by an open but covered breezeway. The left side has a garden room and the right side has two bedrooms which share an exceptional bathroom. At the front of the guest house central breezeway is a cable driven tram which descends to the front porch of the main house.
I could write quite awhile about the many features and views. It will have to be in a Housing Magazine at some time. Greg and a local builder designed and constructed the home and left no stone unturned. Greg continues fine-tuning with projects that he designs and builds. It is an amazing structure which was built into the natural features of the land. Everywhere a view to the ocean is possible is used. The rear of the home is a window wall which lends a panoramic view up and down the coast. Eagles fly by with fish. Ospreys abound. A deck wraps around the exterior and is built so that rails which would obstruct the view were unnecessary.
Greg and Barbara got us settled in and prepared a fine meal. We talked so much that we never took the path and steps down to the beach before dark. Greg and Barbara are both interested and engaged folks. In the two years or so that they've been here, they've gotten to know just about the whole town, and all their neighbors up and down the coast. We took the tram back up to the guest house and fell off to the beat of the waves on the beach.