"Tiny Cabin, Giant View"

I'm fortunate that both my parents continue to clip out and send me interesting articles from the various publications they read. I particularly enjoyed a recent Wall Street Journal article about a tiny, idyllic cabin in the Sierra Nevada mountains outside Tahoe. Snowboarder Mike Basich built his home from granite stones and wood he collected from his property and milled himself. The off-grid cabin, which is several miles from the road, also boasts a fire-heated hot tub and his own personal ski lift. Impressive and inspiring!

Silver Lake cabin

Labor Day Weekend I was hiking around Silver Lake, a beautiful alpine lake south of Lake Tahoe. The northeast shore has a lot of interesting cabins and homes nestled in the trees. This particular cabin caught my eye because it's relatively well integrated into its environment even though it's location in a boulder field with few trees actually left it more exposed than most cabins in the area.  However, its modest size, lack of a dedicated driveway, natural-looking lines, and materials which, at least in theory, could have been largely sourced from the vicinity make this cabin almost an extension of the environment.