When Mitch Thomson began searching on the Internet for a vacation rental this summer, he never imagined his stay at Kaweah Cottage, a two-bedroom retreat in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, would end up changing his family’s lifestyle.
“It was a work of serendipity,” said Mr. Thomson, who was not specifically looking for a green home, though he happened to be taking a green building class at the time. “We wanted a week of peace and quiet and hiking with the kids, so I Googled ‘Sequoia Cabins,’ and then this house popped up that looked fantastic with close proximity to a river. In fact, you can hear the river from the house.”
Mr. Thomson, his wife, Cheryl, and their two daughters and a son (ages 14, 11 and 8) ended up spending four days hiking in the mountains, swimming in the nearby ancient rock holes, and practicing what he called “off-the-grid living.”
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