On a ridge on the northwest side of the seaside village of Cambria, California
is a home called Nitt Witt Ridge. It was built entirely of salvaged materials.
The steps in from the front gate.
And the next section of steps above that.
This plaque tells more about it. If you click on the picture it will enlarge
and be easier to read.
? I'm not sure exactly what this is.
The porch. The pillars are made out of tire rims from cars, with the rocks
mortared over them.
Unique picture frames!
The man on the left, Michael, owns the place along with his wife. They bought it in 1999.
This is a guest bedroom.
The view from the porch off the guest bedroom.
Scott walking up steps to the next part of the house.
It smelled of dirt/earth and stones throughout the house, and in some
places the smell of old wood and old paper was also present.
I think this was a fireplace type deal.
Looking across a lounge-type room out an open doorway.
His bathroom had two toilets. One can only speculate...
However, in the old days two or more 'seater' outhouses were common.
Outdoor kitchen.
Michael talking to the group.
Scott and Steven look at the outside grill and stove.
Beer cans mortared into the wall along the outdoor kitchen.
The view from the outdoor kitchen toward the rear-left corner of the house.
Looking toward the rear of the house from the outdoor kitchen.
Arched doorways. Guest room was on left, kitchen on right.
Arched doorway, looking out of guest bedroom toward hall.
Walllpaper in hall along kitchen wall.
Looking into the kitchen. Semi-transparent ceiling.
The stove.
Cupboard and drawers
Food still in cupboard.
The kitchen porch.
What an awesome place to sit and eat.
The view from the kitchen porch down to the street.
"Wallpaper" in hallway between doors to guest room and kitchen.
The stairs from the kitchen (second floor) up to the garden level (third floor and above)
View from the third floor level, on the left (west) side of the house.
The house faces south, by the way.
This is from top of house looking west (to the left as you face house).
Then at the property line you turn right and go up a few more steps to the garden.
View from the top of the garden stairs looking back toward house.
You could see the ocean from here, through the trees, but my camera washed it out.
It was trying to hard to focus on the trees in the foreground.
Looking down the stairs that Scott and Steven just came up a few pictures ago.
The people are looking at the garden spot. He grew tomatoes and greens and other things.
It was a small patch but still produced well.
He made a wall of beer cans, which he said made whistling sounds when the wind
blew, and it kept gophers away.
A closer look at the beer can wall.
A homemade wheel barrow, made out of a barrel cut in half.
The original house is on a flat behind the yard, collapsed and with vines growing over it.
From back by the original house, looking across the yard and over the roof of the house.
The highest spot on the property is ahead of the woman in the picture, up steps on the other side of her. It's the back, right corner (Northeast).
Before you go up those last steps there's a little grotto to the side.
And up in that highest corner is this garden 'waterfall'.
This is the only thing here that came from the Hearst Castle. It was replaced at the castle
and Beale salvaged it from the dump.
Pretty flowers.
Toilet on the roof of the house, looking out over the houses and street.
He liked to sit there and heckle people below.
A wishing well on the way back down to the lower levels.
They call this area the potting shed.
With some imagination, this rock looks like an owl.
The owl rock.
Looking down toward the street.
Looking across to the house, from the mid-level, left side of the yard.
Some of his handiwork.
Interesting lawn ornaments.
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