Forest Mountain Lookout, California

3 acres of steep, forested hillside surrounded by dozens of acres of underdeveloped land, in an area of large lots full of artists and creative dreamers.  Our property is a where the manzanitas from the high desert meet the giant cedars, oaks and pines of our alpine forest.  Massive granite boulders fill the far corners of the property, and all sorts of birds and animals pass through.  Originally created in the 1970's by a world renowned violin maker as his retirement hermitage, this place is visual poetry in nature.  There is a redwood, A frame house way down below, and once upon a time there was a chairlift style funicular that connected the lookout to the house way down in the forest.  From the lookout, clear views of Mt San Jacinto and Tahquitz Peak, both of which turn brilliant shades of reds and oranges every day when the sun sets.