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The Binderhood.

Home sweet home. It's just a common tract home, but it's been ours since it was built in 2001.

McKinleyville, CaliforniaHome Base

A single-story gray tract home with a two-car garage, an American flag, a red-leafed maple and a green front lawn — The Binderhood, with the flag flying.

Within walking distanceThe Neighborhood

We don't have much of a view from the house, but we don't need one. The Mad River and the Pacific Ocean are within walking distance to the west, and the McKinleyville Community Forest is just as close to the east.

The wide blue mouth of the Mad River with a long sand spit and dunes beyond, the Pacific behind and a rocky headland in the distance — To the west: the Mad River, with the Pacific just past the dunes.

A narrow dirt trail winding through tall, slender trees and sword ferns in dappled sunlight — To the east: a trail in the McKinleyville Community Forest.