This is the last weekend before school starts and it couldn’t be better weather-wise. 80 degrees, light breeze, gorgeous. Jack and I decided to take a drive. There are so many breath-taking places to visit within 20 minutes or less from our home if you know where to look. This time we headed east for the foothills above the Hockinson and Brush Prairie area. We’ve driven up there before and the view back down on Vancouver is gorgeous, as well as the view of the lush forests. There are a few different routes you can take and this time we chose one that led up to a housing community. You could see it from down in Vancouver… and I’ve always wondered who lived up there.

We were blown away! The houses, the views — simply magnificent! I’m not sure how old the community is as all the houses still looked pretty new and some were still being built. Several were also for sale. We had to take a flier on a couple to take a peek at the price. *chokes* $800,000+. Some? One million bucks! I did not have my camera with me. But I did find this picture online that shows the extent of the houses as well as part of the view you can see these people have. The current asking price on this one is only $939,000. One thing I enjoyed about the neighborhood was no two houses were alike. They were all very unique. Some were brick, some were stone, some were traditional, some were ranches, etc.

I found the home owner’s association website for the community and this is how they describe themselves:

Our homes are nestled on ¾ to 1 ¼ acres parcels surrounded by 407 acres of community-owned, forested open space with walking trails throughout. Deer and other wildlife are an every day part of our community.

*tries to stop drooling*. I love my house. Don’t get me wrong. We live in a very nice one in a wonderful neighborhood. But it did get Jack and I to talking… what exactly do these people DO? Doctors? What kind? Lawyers? I joked that maybe one of them invented the colon cleanse that everyone seems to think we need to do these days. (I know, strange, but it was a had to be there moment.) I’d love to know, because I really wouldn’t mind a house up in those hills, lol. Who wouldn’t?