Panoramic Promontory: Bay View Beach House

Our parents grew up on farms in the Midwest. They met in a hospital in Ogden, Utah after our father lost his leg in WWII saving the life of a fellow soldier. After the war, they were quickly married. They moved to Portland, Oregon where our father had a job waiting for him with the Corps of Engineers. Our mother taught in the primary grades for several elementary schools in the inner city of Portland. Here they raised 5 children.

We frequently visited the Oregon Coast as children. Nearing retirement and the 5 kids moving on into their own lives, our parents rented a house to the left of this property. They loved the mild climate and the ocean air. So when this property became available in 1975, they didn’t blink twice, they bought it and dreamed of building a little place to call their own. Here it is. They thought it would be enough to just have two bedrooms, but as their 5 children married and had children, their grandchildren, it became increasingly necessary to expand upon their abode. The private “Captain and First Mate” quarter was built along with the second garage below. The final addition was to transform an outdoor balcony into a sunroom with views of the forest.

Our father was also an avid oil painter. The best paintings have been dispersed into the homes of the 5 grown children and now the homes of his 15 grandchildren. You can see many of his attempts as well as others who have contributed their paintings over the years, throughout the garage and bedrooms.

If relaxing is your fancy…. Stay here. Home is where your anchor is. Read a book. Stare out at the water and wildlife. Watch the weather arrive and pass by your windows. Take a nap in the sunroom. Learn or practice the piano. Cook something while enjoying the view. Play the game of snooker downstairs. Find other games to play. Make something artistic. Enjoy the sunset. Just breathe in the cool ocean breeze and stop all thinking and worrying.

Happy Memories! - Carrie, Sam and the family