The pinecone was as amazing as it was from the photos! We took great picture of it just with our phone.
Although the pinecone is made of glass, it was quite stable. The stairs was steep but also a great fun experience to climb up and down! We liked it. Because the room is on the upper part of the pinecone, the windows are facing upward. So other people can barely see the inside from the ground.
We were also lucky to spot deers in the woods.
We do see people got displaced from the fire living nearby. They were quiet and friendly :)
Some small things we found a bit inconvenient - one was that there wasn't hot water. So we wasn't able to take a shower. It was really cold at night, so a hot shower could have been helpful. We wasn't able to connect to wifi but there were cellular signals. Another thing is the compostible toilet. I was sensitive to the smell when opened the hole. But the ventilation of the restroom was great so most of the time it's the fresh smell of the redwoods.