From the Editor: Ready to Travel?

You have told us that one of the things you like best about Cabin Life magazine is that it provides a transportive experience, and in a couple of different ways.

When you can’t be at your cabin enjoying nature and time with family and friends, Cabin Life steps into the void to give you that mental vacation you need.

Secondly, every issue of Cabin Life takes you on a road trip to visit cottages, lakehomes and cabins in diverse locations across the U.S., and sometimes Canada. The March 2015 issue is a great example of that. In the pages of this issue, we take you to:

• Montana – See how a couple transforms a tired 1970s lakehome on a pristine lake into a beautiful rustic cabin (p. 24).
• Minnesota – Learn how an outdoorsy pair works with their architect to design a woodland retreat that’s all about simplicity, easy living and connecting with nature (p. 32).
• North Carolina – Check in on another architect who designs a new lakeside porch that’s perfect for hosting large gatherings on Lake Toxaway (p. 38).
• Maine – Visit a couple that remodels their 100-year-old island cottage and shows how to manage a renovation project from a long distance, actually a very long distance – Africa (p. 41).
• California – See how two of your fellow Cabin Life readers buy a long-vacant home that was coined the “haunted cabin” by the locals, and then beautify it so that it’s now called “Tulip Cabin” (p. 18). 
• Idaho – Get inspired by a gorgeous small cabin on Lake Pend Oreille with a colorful earthen roof (p. 66).

Your Cabin Life editors hope this (and every) issue gives you ideas you can use to get maximum enjoyment out of your special getaway.

Enjoy the ride!