Whoo hoo! Build it and they will come...

So inspired by the responses to the last blog update!

Here are some things to know if you're planning a visit, and also info for those of you who asked how to donate to the project.

Address:

APN 033-180-021-000 & 033-180-023-0000

Just kidding. That's all we've got at the moment, so we use our neighbor's address to get people close.

Directions:

Take I-5 North to Redding. Turn right onto 299 East. Stay on that for about 2-1/2 hours til you get to Cedarville, on the far side of the Warner Mountains. Turn right onto County Road 1, at the stop sign  in Cedarville.  About 10.5 miles south of Cedarville, you'll pass our next-door neighbor Mary Cook Davis's mailbox: 18475 County Road 1. Our dirt driveway is your next right, before the road goes over a drainage ditch. (Directly across the street, on your left, you'll see our across-the-road neighbor's mailbox.) Turn right into the dirt driveway - you'll be facing the Warner Mountains, and you'll see our "No Trespassing / Keep Gate Closed" sign. The gate will probably be open and you can leave it that way. After about a quarter of a mile, take a turn to the right, toward the big poplar and cottonwood trees you've seen in the photos. There's a turnout where you can park your car just outside the second gate. We'll know you're there by the dust trail your car makes down the driveway. Verizon works.

This above is a very scenic route! You can also go via Reno, but the terrain is less diverse and also considerably more remote. As you pass through Burney, you'll encounter the last stop light... you won't see another stop light until you're on your way home from your visit.

Lodging:

The nearest place to stay, if you don't want to camp, is  https://highdesertlodging.com

High Desert Lodging is awesome; however, as you can see, we literally fit a queen size cot bed AND a massage table inside the giant canvas glamping tent and there was still room for the sheepskin rug where we sipped our wine and watched the last light fade in the sky behind the Warners. We have 2 cots and plenty of comfy tents for guests.

Donations:

If you have things you want to donate, I can come pick them up and have a place to store them until my next trip. If you'd like to make a money donation to the project, the easiest way is to send an Amazon gift card - my Amazon account is linked to my pandrewscfi@yahoo.com email address. We get a surprising number of our supplies on Amazon. If you want your donation to contribute most directly to a structure, like the deck we'll be making in July, you can contact Jimmy Lloyd at Four Seasons Supply Center / Ace Hardware Alturas and have him put that on my account. This is a friendly local business we like to support and we get a lot of our building supplies here: https://www.acehardware.com/store-details/04523

Thank you for any donations, whether they are of sweat, time, things or money!