The long, low profiles of ranch style homes blend beautifully with the surrounding landscape, giving them a seamless connection to the outdoors,' says interior designer Nicole Roe of R.

default Eric Foote “A private quarter mile beach at the heart of a wildly diverse landscape: 219 acres envisioned as centers of community as diverse as two Chumash villages, a cattle ranch ...

The Rana Ranch in Calaveras County has worked to create a sanctuary for its livestock and wildlife, including the area's famous California red-legged frog.