The Canopy Tree House

Waking up in your treehouse or hobbit home, the first thing you feel is peace. No traffic, no sirens, no planes flying overhead. Only birdsong—the cry of a loon, the piping of a chickadee. Through the windows, you see only leaves, like green glass, filtering the early morning light. Outside, a doe and her fawn pick their way down to the pond. They do not hurry, for there is nothing here to frighten them.

In the kitchen, coffee is brewing. Your tablet is charging on the windowsill. You could check your email or social media, but for some reason, you don’t want the world to intrude. Out on the deck, a warm mug cradled in your hands, you and your partner plan your morning. Perhaps you’ll paddle the kayak across Littlefield Pond while the mist still lies thick on its smooth surface. Or take a fishing pole down to your private dock to catch brook trout for breakfast. Or maybe just soak in the hot tub and listen to the forest awaken.

In the afternoon, you sit by the woodstove, engrossed in that book you’ve always meant to read. Your companions are playing a board game at the table, but mostly laughing and talking—about everything and nothing. You look up from your book and smile. For a moment you think about your life back home and ask yourself, “Why do we own so much stuff? What would our lives be like if we lived more like this, with fewer—but lovelier—things?”

It was questions like this that inspired three families—the Avallones from Colorado, the Parekhs from California, and the Valcourts from nearby Portland—to create Purposely Lost. More than a vacation experience, Purposely Lost is an exploration of what sustainable travel—and living in general—might look like. It offers guests an opportunity to live for a few days with a smaller carbon footprint but without sacrificing beauty or comfort. 

Come experience a wonderful—and sustainable—kind of getaway at Purposely Lost.

Enjoy your tiny home in the trees! Although only 350 square feet, this tiny home has everything you need for a delightful stay. Cook dinner in a full kitchen with a refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave, and coffeemaker. Fully stocked kitchen with dinnerware, silverware, drinkware, wine glasses, cookware, and all of the essential kitchen accessories.  Both the loft and the attached sleeping pod are furnished with queen beds.  Enjoy your deck with a full grill, a view of the trout pond, and your own private hot tub under the stars.