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Sea Pine Cottage--- Sea Pine Cottage --- Honey Moon Cottage --- The Sea Ranch --- Northern California ---
Walk-on Beach, February 2016
The Sea Ranch is internationally known and revered for its effort to blend man-made structures with their natural setting. This most picturesque area of California, 100 miles north of San Francisco dotted with distinctive homes, spreads for about ten miles on either side of Highway One in the coastal Sonoma County. The building design is unique in its architecture, and the challenge to " live lightly on the land" is on-going. "Sea Pine Cottage", our remodeled Sea Ranch vacation home is looking over a large meadow to the Pacific Ocean. The wide open meadow presents itself as a natural surrounding for deer, rabbits, wild turkeys and birds of every kind. Walking distance is about 400 yards to the rugged shore line, with steps down to a sandy cove. The ocean water is too cold for anything but wading due to its year-round temperature of 55 F (13 C), but the sea is a constant inspiration with its ever changing wave patterns, the interplay of sun, wind, tides and fog. Miles of hiking trails meander along the coastal cliffs, through meadows and forests, there is no shortage of outdoor activity in the sunny yet temperate climate of this North Sonoma Coastal area. Even the winter storms, with their high winds and driving rains, become an enjoyable experience when watched through the window.
Sea Pine Cottage, October 2015
Entrance to Sea Pine Cottage, February 2016
The LXmini plays for the living area, which expands into the dining area to the left and to the kitchen, hallway and stairs behind the viewer. The total floor area is about 625 ft2 (58 m2).
LXmini setup. Here is the application for which I designed
the LXmini. It sounds wonderful, plenty of bass. Good lateral imaging, speakers
disappearing, but less depth than in my home in Corte Madera. Surprisingly I had
to change the left to right balance and increase the output level from the right
(!) speaker so that the image was not pulled to the left.
The added Vista Room with its view of meadow and ocean
white water is my home for the LX521.4. As I have set it up it exhibits all the
nice characteristics that I hear from them in my much longer room in Corte
Madera. Only the bottom end required experimentation with speaker
placement/orientation and sofa-bed placement. The problem was a l/4
distance at 60 Hz between a listener and the wall behind him causing a 60 Hz
interference dip at the listener's location. The dip was measurable and audible
on a sustained 60 Hz tone but rarely on program material. The sofa-bed acts also
as an acoustic absorber, which ameliorates the dip. The white stool is for
putting up the legs when seated on the sofa.
The Vista Room is 17 ft (5.18 m) long and 14.4 ft (4.39 m)
wide and with a 30 ft2 (2.8 m2) window seat area added,
covers to a total floor area of 275 ft2 (25.6 m2). The
ceiling slants down from 9.6 ft (2.93 m) height to 7.8 ft (2.37 m) at the wall
in the photo above. Three down-steps lead into the room.
February 2016 We are spending as much time as possible in this beautiful
and rejuvenating place.
******************************************************************************************************************************* Sea Pine Cottage had been remodeled and enlarged in 2013. We have removed it from the rental market. We now use it solely for ourselves and our family to enjoy the beauty and restfulness of The Sea Ranch. Check with VRBO or VacationHomes for renting accommodations at The Sea Ranch. The small town of Gualala at the north end of Sea Ranch has motels, restaurants and everything that one might need when living or vacationing on the coast. The closest larger town is Santa Rosa, about a two hour drive away.
The Sea Ranch is internationally known and revered for its effort to blend man-made structures with their natural setting. This most picturesque area of California, 100 miles north of San Francisco dotted with distinctive homes, spreads for about ten miles on either side of Highway One in the coastal Sonoma County. The building design is unique in its architecture, and the challenge to " live lightly on the land" is on-going. "Sea Pine Cottage", one of our Sea Ranch vacation homes is looking over a large meadow to the Pacific Ocean. Walking distance is about 400 yards down to the rugged shore line, which is typical of Northern California. The wide open meadow presents itself as a natural surrounding for deer, rabbits, wild turkeys and other birds of every kind. The privacy of this home sets the tone for your peaceful Sea Ranch vacations. You enter into a light and airy place with the wonderful rich colors of the French Impressionists and art prints of the Dutch painter van Gogh. A lush meadow setting and warmly decorated living space have made "Sea Pine Cottage" a favorite for many repeat guests over the years. For your convenience, you will find an office corner with a writing/computer desk and printer. Even books and novels have been started here. Relax in a lounge chair on the deck or upstairs balcony and watch the wildlife move by. The ocean may be too cold for anything but wading due to its year-round temperature of 55 F (13 C), but with three swimming pools, saunas, tennis courts, an 18 hole championship golf course, and miles of hiking trails that meander along the coastal cliffs, through meadows and forests, there is no shortage of outdoor activity in the sunny yet temperate climate of this North Sonoma Coastal area. Or, soak in the hot tub on the deck of Sea Pine Cottage on a starry night. Even the occasional winter storms, with their high winds and driving rains, become an enjoyable experience when watched through the window, and comforted by the warmth from a crackling air-tight wood stove, a good book and something to nibble. The excellent sound system is an invitation to listen to your favorite CDs or your iPod.
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