Come join us at our Heaven on Earth near Mt. St. Helens, Washington state, USA

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  Description

  We are Pam and John, recently retired, and living part of the time (January-April) on the road as Workawayers in Latin America, and the rest of the time in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We have a log cabin a few miles southeast of Mt. St. Helens, in Washington state, just 1.5 hours from Portland, Oregon. It is a few acres, on a beautiful creek and a short walk from two other bigger rivers, just steps from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. We are surrounded by old growth forests, waterfalls, hiking and biking trails, lakes, hills, valleys. We spend alot of time at the off-grid cabin during summer and fall, and need help with a variety of projects.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  If English is not your primary tongue, we would certainly be delighted to help you learn more, plus we both speak Spanish. We can share our love for the Pacific Northwest and introduce you to our forests, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, mountain biking, and we can teach you fly fishing, and wood-fired pizza baking, and share local wines and foods over conversation. We love to sit on our deck and watch the sunset and enjoy talking about life!

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Projects could include cutting down trees, bucking, splitting, and stacking firewood, painting, wood furniture making, invasive species brush clearing, water storage system maintenance, solar power maintenance, wood-fired hot tub maintenance (and relaxation!), landscaping, and much more. We will work alongside you in all the tasks, and help you to learn anything you are not familiar with.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  We would love to improve our Spanish if you speak Spanish!
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  Accommodation

  The cabin has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, so you would have your own bedroom with multiple comfortable beds and bathroom inside. We have washer and dryer, high speed internet, clean drinking water, a deck for relaxing, fire ring, and much more. We will provide breakfast and dinner each day, and you can use our kitchen at any time.

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  What else ...

  The cabin is located in an outdoor wonderland with three rivers and a lake within walking distance, miles of forests, we have mountain bikes you can use, canoes, kayaks, speed boats, there are opportunities for fly fishing, mushroom foraging, huckleberry picking, hot tubbing, swimming, and more. Mt. St Helens is about 7 miles away, and the National Monument there has lots of amazing volcanic features and miles of scenic trails. We will typically be there with you at the cabin and happy to take you all around to explore in a truck. We have guitars, games, TV, and more, as well as a fully equipped kitchen.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have high speed satellite internet

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a long driveway and good parking spot to accomodate van or camper.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We love dogs and as long as they are well behaved we will consider.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week