There are about forty households in the three miles up here at the end of our road. Over the years outsiders have used this steep terrain to dispose of things they needed to ditch (literally!). About thirty of us met at our house up here at the end of the road and spent the day working our way down and cleaning up the ‘hood. One neighbor had a large trailer, another a small bulldozer. We roped ourselves down steep hillsides and found more than we expected–including an empty open safe, an old toilet, a sports car hulk from which the motor had been removed, an old entertainment center and enough old tires to outfit FedEx.
I took pictures and put them together into this video. Although I intended it just for the neighbors, we were able to use it to get the County to waive the considerable cost of dumping this trash. They also recognized us at a Board of Supervisors meeting and gave us a plaque.
My friend Sandy built a 
This is a view looking in from the front door. The kitchen, which has a beautiful view of the Sacramento Valley, is just beyond the living and dining room. To the right is the bathroom, bedroom, and closet. (Yes, those are my shoes that I abandoned in the middle of the floor.)
The bedroom is just beyond the short wall behind the beautiful old fold down desk. In the wall alongside are jacks for telephone and dsl connections.