{"id":187000,"date":"2023-09-16T07:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T07:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=187000"},"modified":"2023-09-16T07:57:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T07:57:02","slug":"hermit-may-be-living-in-mysterious-house-made-of-driftwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/hermit-may-be-living-in-mysterious-house-made-of-driftwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Hermit may be living in mysterious house made of driftwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hermit may be living in mysterious house made of driftwood perched precariously on side of Devil&#8217;s Slide cliff on the Pacific Coast Highway &#8211; as officials say &#8216;we know someone is there but we don&#8217;t know who it is&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The ramshackle three-story structure was first spotted on a treacherous cliff edge at Devil&#8217;s Slide by a drone in December 2022<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>One local land expert has now said he believes a man lives on the property, and has done for at least ten years\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Do you know who lives in the house? Email newsUS@dailymail.com\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A hermit may be living in a mysterious house made of driftwood perched precariously on the side of rocky cliffs near California&#8217;s bay area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ramshackle three-story structure was first spotted on a treacherous cliff edge at Devil&#8217;s Slide, Pacifica, a 30 minute drive from San Francisco, by a drone in December 2022 &#8211; but is alleged to have been there for at least ten years.<\/p>\n<p>The property appears to have been constructed out of driftwood and has several rooms perched precariously on the rock face which offers stunning &#8211; but very dangerous &#8211; Pacific Ocean views.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the San Francisco Chronicle, one local land expert has said the structure has existed for at least ten years, and may contain a hermit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Casillas, president of the Pacifica Land Trust, told the outlet he has never met the occupant, but believes a man still lives on the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/03\/75457699-12520951-image-a-44_1694745666299.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The ramshackle three-story structure was first spotted on a treacherous cliff edge at Devil&#8217;s Slide, Pacifica by a drone in December 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/21\/75489199-12524173-image-a-4_1694809993540.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Samuel Casillas, president of the Pacifica Land Trust, said he knew someone was living on the cliff but had never seen them\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=uGxsoHSKigg%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;We were aware there was something down there, but we didn\u2019t know whose it was or whose property it was on. It\u2019s in a dangerous location that is really not accessible.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to Casillas, a few years ago the trust asked the State Lands Commission,\u00a0 to clarify who owned the site but they never responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Casillas has said they have left the person alone, telling the outlet: &#8216;We weren\u2019t bothering a person who wants to be a hermit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We know someone\u2019s been there but we just don\u2019t know who it is. The dude should just be left alone.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Drone operator @ParallaxEffect said of their footage: &#8221;We were hiking along the California coast in a spot familiar to us and I noticed something odd down on the cliffs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Flying out to investigate revealed one of the most incredible human structures I&#8217;ve ever seen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The drone footage shows waves lapping just meters away from the structure&#8217;s base.<\/p>\n<p>The tarpaulin&#8217;s covering its bare poles can be seen blowing in the strong coastal wind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/03\/75457701-12520951-image-a-45_1694745680867.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The dwelling shows signs of life include a punching bag, a solitary wooden chair and a fully enclosed room<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/21\/75489205-12524173-image-a-3_1694809992911.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The drone footage shows waves lapping just meters away from the structure&#8217;s base<\/p>\n<p>Several road signs and buoys appear strewn around the property.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Devil&#8217;s Slide is notorious for landslides &#8211; with a road that used to run nearby since destroyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Images from Google Earth also reveal a rope linking the structure to the Devil&#8217;s Slide Trail offering an entry and exit point.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson from San Mateo County told SFGATE\u00a0that since the structure is on the ocean bluffs it &#8216;is not located on County lands,&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The authority said they are reviewing records to see if any more information is available.<\/p>\n<p>Devil&#8217;s Slide, named after its deadly descent into the sea, carried Highway 1 on its cliff top until several major landslides made the route unsafe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tunnels were instead dug through the rocks further inland and the new section of the Pacific coast Highway opened in 2013.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former highway was then developed into the Devil\u2019s Slide hiking trail, which runs just above the curious house.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12524173\/Hermit-living-mysterious-house-driftwood-perched-precariously-Devils-Slide-cliff-Pacific-Coast-Highway-officials-say-know-dont-know-is.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hermit may be living in mysterious house made of driftwood perched precariously on side of Devil&#8217;s Slide cliff on the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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