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A River Runs Through It… 4703 Old San JOSe ROad (Xsts: Olive Springs & Wildwood) Offered fOr $998,000 Virtual Showings daily at: http://4703oldsanjose.businesscatalyst.com/ • 3 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • 1930's era single level • 1880 +/- square Feet • detached guest unit w/Bath • 2.5 acre Parcel • 700 Ft Frontage (+/-) on soquel creek • Private creekside Beaches • redwoods • indoor/outdoor living • easy commute to silicon valley • 10 minutes to Beaches Y es folks, a river runs through this soulful, serene property that began as a small summer cabin in the 1930s and has grown from there. A home on a river is extremely rare in this neck of the woods – specially one that offers lots of flat useable land and almost 700 feet of creek frontage meandering along the border of a lush 2.5 acre parcel. There's something more than a little hypnotic about the sound of the water as it moves along the banks, over the gentle stone rapids and through the changing seasonal landscapes. It serves as an invocation for the resonant tones that reside here. And offers a welcome invitation to slow down and experience the flow of a by-gone era, when the world was decidedly different. So close your eyes. Take a moment to summon a few of those memories you still have in your heart. Think about the mountain cabin or lake house or beach place or timeless summer camp you loved to visit as a kid. Here they are – all rolled into one magical, park-like setting nestled along the West Branch of Soquel Creek. Private sandy beaches, sunny redwoods and dazzling nature on display just ten minutes from the pristine stretches of sand and surf that curve along the coast. But don't take my word for it. Read what the current stewards of this remarkable property love most about their home after almost 9 years in its embrace. What We lOVe abOut OuR hOme - The Mehus Family Living on a year-round creek surrounded by majestic redwoods, a half-hour away from our former work-lives in Silicon Valley and now only ten short minutes from the ocean where we regularly go to check out the waves, makes this feel like our very own private surf/mountain retreat. We revel in daily opportunities to play in the creek, relax on its small sandy beaches and tend to our own little farm with garden, goats, rabbits and chickens – activities that draw us closer to nature and help us appreciate what "quality of life" really means. We love collecting fresh eggs to start the morning and we've trained the wild chickadees to eat walnuts out of our hands when we're standing on the porch right outside of our front door. In addition to redwoods, there are broad-leafed maples, Japanese maples, oaks, madrones, wisteria, dogwoods and stately sycamores in close concert. And we enjoy the filtered sunlight that ripples through their leaves on the afternoon breeze. In the garden there are walnut, apple, cherry, pomegranate, lemon and orange trees and bursts of mint, lemon balm, nettle, forget-me-not, evening primrose, calla lilies, elderberry, ginger, delicious blackberries, grapes, bracken fern and wild sweet peas. And numerous "secret" places to sit and watch blue herons or kingfishers or hawks circling overhead. We've seen Coho Salmon and Steelhead in our backyard just beyond the official spawning habitat that Fish and Game has established. The house is light and airy with high ceilings, wide Dutch Doors and rooms full of picture windows that drink in the park-like ambiance and the natural beauty all around us. The big kitchen, open floor plan, and yard with decks, patios, fire pit, BBQ area offer incredible options for indoor or outdoor living. Guests have their own private cabin with a big bathroom and a private deck that sits right above the creek. Featured Home By Tom Brezsny Featured Property is a Santa Cruz Sentinel Paid Advertisement. For information regarding Advertising, please call the Sentinel @ 426-8000. years creek. 831.818.1431 Tom Brezsny Sereno Group REALTOR ® | BRE# 01063297 650.248.8095 Michael Admas Sereno Group REALTOR ® | BRE# 01368517 Santa Cruz - Palo Alto - Los Altos Los Gatos - Willow Glen - Saratoga S E r E n o G r o u p