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Man's tree house dream comes true

 

STEVENS PASS, Washington (AP) --With a chain saw, a rope and a hatchet, Detmer built his three-story dream house -- suspended 20 feet up, in a stand of

Douglas fir and cedar.

 

Detmer, 31, often starts his day with a plunge into the snow below. In the deep

chill of a mountain morning, he said, the jolt is better than a cup of coffee.

 

" There's something about being off of the ground, " he said. " I feel lofty. I

want to fly. This is the closest I can get. "

 

Detmer began working on the tree house in the fall of 1999. The deck went up

first. Then straps were wrapped around trees to hold up parts of the house. The

whole thing cost less than $2,000, most of which went for a 3,000-watt generator

to run a saw and a television.

 

" I never used a level, it's all by eyeball, " he said.

 

Detmer's girlfriend, Betsy Delph, 23, and another roommate, Brett Hoisington,

19, also live in the house, which has a wood-burning stove and a rope swing on

the deck.

 

Detmer sleeps on the third floor. The only way to get there is by climbing over

a couch, up a wall and through a small, square hole.

 

There are no bathrooms, and showers come once a week at a nearby ski area.

 

Detmer's envisions a worldwide community of tree houses. In the meantime, he

wants to build a village in the trees, and have rope swings connecting all the

houses.

 

" I've pretty much been a monkey all my life, " he said. " This is what makes me

happy. "

[Guest guest]

OK, but I need a shower more than once a week! I guess I'd settle for a

bath in a clean stream.

 

Danielle

 

 

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Man's tree house dream comes true

 

STEVENS PASS, Washington (AP) --With a chain saw, a rope and a hatchet, Detmer built his three-story dream house -- suspended 20 feet up, in a stand

of Douglas fir and cedar.

 

Detmer, 31, often starts his day with a plunge into the snow below. In the

deep chill of a mountain morning, he said, the jolt is better than a cup of

coffee.

 

" There's something about being off of the ground, " he said. " I feel lofty. I

want to fly. This is the closest I can get. "

 

Detmer began working on the tree house in the fall of 1999. The deck went up

first. Then straps were wrapped around trees to hold up parts of the house.

The whole thing cost less than $2,000, most of which went for a 3,000-watt

generator to run a saw and a television.

 

" I never used a level, it's all by eyeball, " he said.

 

Detmer's girlfriend, Betsy Delph, 23, and another roommate, Brett

Hoisington, 19, also live in the house, which has a wood-burning stove and a

rope swing on the deck.

 

Detmer sleeps on the third floor. The only way to get there is by climbing

over a couch, up a wall and through a small, square hole.

 

There are no bathrooms, and showers come once a week at a nearby ski area.

 

Detmer's envisions a worldwide community of tree houses. In the meantime, he

wants to build a village in the trees, and have rope swings connecting all

the houses.

 

" I've pretty much been a monkey all my life, " he said. " This is what makes

me happy. "

 

 

 

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Since when is skepticism un-American?

Dissent's not treason but they talk like it's the same

Those who disagree are afraid to show their face " --Sleater-Kinney

 

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[Guest guest]

Sounds like fun - if it's warm enough.

 

A couple of years ago we took food to the tree people in Lyminge forest. It

was really cold then.

 

Jo

 

 

> Man's tree house dream comes true

 

 

 

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