[Greenbuilding] Some vernacular underground architecture from the 30s

[Joe Killian]

> Bob's post rung a bell in my memory from the days of the Whole Earth 
> Catalogue but that bell is so far in the distant past that I couldn't 
> remember which WEC or whether it was from one of it's sister 
> publications.
>
   There's always Scotty's Castle & its underground works in Death Valley.

   Also, there's Bill & Tina Hodge who built an underground house in the 
Warner Mountains (Modoc County, N.E. Ca.) in the days of the WEC, with 
concrete shell construction, a la several concrete boat articles in 
those WECs.  Very nice house indeed, they're still living there and 
running Eagle Peak Herbals & Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation.    One 
might get to see some eagles being cared for during a visit, as well as 
their wonderful house.

http://www.eaglepeakherbals.com/index.html

   Joe