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A g e t a w a y a t T i m be r C o v e on t he S o nom a C oa s t Written & Photographed by Amy Dong
It’s a stormy night and we’ve been contouring the Sonoma coastline for the last hour. While I can’t see it, the fresh, salty scent in the air and the faint crashing of waves is a welcome reminder that our destination will be well worth the journey. Twenty minutes of white-knuckling the steering wheel later, my friend Otto spots a dimly lit structure in the distance; it almost looks like a treehouse perched above the water. Tucked away up the rugged coastline, we have made it to Timber Cove. As we enter the lobby, I’m momentarily mesmerized. It feels like stepping back into the vintage aesthetic of the ’70s with the perfect modern touches. The lodge, built in 1963 and reimagined in 2016,
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