Natural arches along the coastline just south of the house...

Crater Lake... and yes, the water really is this blue!

A Roosevelt Elk heading towards the forest...

One of our favorite swimming holes on the Elk River and moss covered trees on Humbug Mountain...

Dunes that stretch for 50 miles along the coast...

A look back at the house from the headland...

A redwood forest that is just an hour and a half to the south...

Volcanic rock formations found in the Cascade Mountains...

...and two views seen while strolling along the beach below the house