Saturday, July 15, 2023

Carved Out of the Mountain

 

A little over a year ago I was with my friends on one of those special home and garden tours that happen in the spring.  After touring all the houses, we drove around up on one hillside to take in the view.  A long way across the valley, I zoomed in on a house I saw that looked like it was carved out of the side of the mountain.

I zoomed in a little closer and it certainly does look like the space for the house was actually scraped out of the side of the mountain and this very large house was fitted into the space.  

The funny thing is that I could never find this house again.  I wanted to get a closer photo but I simply could not find the place back again until....

...I finally saw a few days ago.  I snapped this shot with my iPhone, so I wasn't able to zoom in this time however, you can see the house to the left in this photo.  Now if I can find that road, I might be able to drive up there and get a closer look at this place.  The way that mountain appears carved around the house is very intriguing to me.

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12 comments:

  1. biebkriebelsJuly 15, 2023 at 3:11 AM

    Yes a strange place to lift a house in...

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  2. AndyJuly 15, 2023 at 3:48 AM

    I am proud of you Sharon. You never give up!

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  3. Stefan JanssonJuly 15, 2023 at 4:14 AM

    You should test the GPS app What3Words. Very good for saving interesting places.

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  4. TravelJuly 15, 2023 at 4:48 AM

    Would I carve the mountain, or make the house fit around the mountain?

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  5. DiadayJuly 15, 2023 at 5:16 AM

    Sounds like you have an adventure ahead of you. Have fun house hunting!

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  6. William KendallJuly 15, 2023 at 5:34 AM

    Very unusual.

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  7. RedPatJuly 15, 2023 at 6:01 AM

    The view to the back must be a bit oppressive don't you think? Good for you that you found it again, Sharon.

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  8. Steve ReedJuly 15, 2023 at 8:04 AM

    How the heck did THAT ever get a building permit?!

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  9. BillJuly 15, 2023 at 10:39 AM

    Interesting place to have a house built. Hope you can find the road where it is located.

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  10. CatalystJuly 15, 2023 at 1:40 PM

    By virtue of it and all of its neighboring homes, I'd say that's the very high rent district.

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  11. roentareJuly 15, 2023 at 2:48 PM

    Hope it does not get a landslide in any wet weather

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  12. Gardens at Waters EastJuly 15, 2023 at 5:06 PM

    Thanks for the posting. I have been to Phoenix and there are some veery interesting structure out your way. Love seeing this house - interesting have never seen it when out that way.

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