The ache for land and connection to the earth has called on us for too long. So in the summer of my 29th year I set out to buy land in the wild, connect with Gaia, begin a family, forage and farm, replant, renew and harvest all the blessings that 3 acres and a creek can offer.
Time in the city taught me that while I appreciate all that a metroplex has to offer, my soul feels a bit squashed living so far away from the wild. I was blessed to grow up on 200 acres of Texas Hill Country, and while I no longer miss Texas I miss the space and the ability to experience nature daily.
We moved to the Pacific Northwest four years ago and landed first in the idyllic town of Port Townsend. It became clear that it was a bit too isolated for Dylan’s growing business and so spent two years in Seattle. As the desire to own land became even stronger we settled ourselves into a one year stint in purgutory, by living in the slightly culturally bereft town of Everett but reduced our rent by half.
Our land and home is now in the valley of the beautiful north fork Stilliguamish river with a towering mountain above us. We are settled near the end of a road that dead ends in the mountains. There are four massive rivers in our vicinity and countless acres of wild land around us. We have come home!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and letting me know about yours! It is always great to find others interested in the same things here in the PNW. I’m incredibly impressed with your land and home. The video footage of home renovation brought back many memories of our own project (although we don’t have the plethora of land). Good to meet you!
Hi Maya, thanks for stopping by. It is such a blessing to have so much land, but I guess I still feel greedy and hope one day to have a bit more. We lived in Everett for a year to save money and then found this little place out past Arlington, and couldn’t be happier though. Nice to meet you!