Alder Falls: Olympic NP | Firepit | Lake Access

We're thrilled you enjoyed your stay and were able to relax down at the lake and explore the wetland trails. The 2.5" spacing between slats on the boardwalks was required by the WA Dept of Ecology and the Army Corps of Engineers as part of the permitting process, to limit shading impacts on understory plants. They originally wanted even wider spacing, but we were able to avoid that by increasing the number of cedar trees we were required to plant (to correct a previous poorly-managed clear cut of the wetland several decades ago) to 150 trees. The boardwalk did wind up being a highly-regulated structure, but worth the effort. We're glad you were able to enjoy it as well as the indoor amenities. We hope to see you again, soon!

Thank you! We're thrilled you enjoyed exploring the trails and lakefront and that the cottage had all the amenities you expected for a comfortable stay. We look forward to seeing you again!

We're thrilled you enjoyed your brief stay with us and found the cottage comfortable and conveniently located near the friends you were visiting. We hope to see you again for a longer visit where you can take advantage of what the property has to offer, such as the lakefront deck, wetland trails, secluded back patio dining, and large stone fire pit. The large glass French doors and windows lining both exterior walls of the living room are intended to showcase the dense wetland forest just outside, which extends for over half a mile west of the cottage and is filled with deer, coyotes, rabbits, and owls -- but no neighbors! The forests and waterfront are the highlight of this $2.1M property and the reason the cottage was designed with two walls of windows to feature them. Thank you for pointing them out to future guests, as our cottage may not be the right fit for guests with a similar phobia of the forest. Of course, the bedroom and bathroom have full privacy room-darkening shades and curtains, as you noted. And we appreciate the feedback regarding a full length mirror -- we thought the large mirror in the bedroom served that purpose, as it extends from head to knees, but we will certainly take a second look to see if there is an appropriate location for a mirror which would also show your shoes. Thank you again for staying with us, and we hope to see you again soon!

We're so glad that you enjoyed yourselves and were able to explore the trails and lake -- they are so peaceful and secluded. We want to be clear for future guests that there is NOT an RV site. There WAS a single RV site for rent on the next acre (100' from the cottage) during the two years the cottage/septic/well were under construction, but the location where the RV would park is slated for construction of a 3-bed home this winter. We've removed the signage following the last guest to mention this, but perhaps we've overlooked something secondary to acclimation. We'll take a second look. At any rate, the location is now staked for the future foundation, so it should be clear it no longer operates. We appreciate the feedback re: the garbage bags -- they were an errant purchase secondary to letting my husband do the shopping unsupervised! Thank you again for staying with us!

We're thrilled you enjoyed the secluded patio -- and the unusual summer storm! Hopefully you were able to squeeze in a walk to the lake for complete solitude -- just you and the wildlife down there! We completed construction of the cottage this spring and have just opened it up to rentals this summer -- we have noticed some concern from cottage guests re: the RV rental spot. We have actually completed our final RV rental this month, as we plan to break ground in October for building the main home on the parcel over the RV spot. In defense of our former RV guests, they were typically owners of high-value RV's who did not want to rent a spot in a commercial RV park. But as of late July, cottage guests now have the property completely to themselves. Thank you for the kind review, and we hope to see you again, soon.

We're glad you enjoyed your Labor Day! It was wonderful weather to relax by the water and explore the wetland trails. Hopefully you were able to make use of the fully-stocked kitchen during your stay. We hope to see you again, soon!