A small house with a sloped roof, tucked near the base of one of the earth-toned striped hills that gives the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument its name, is more than just a home to the park ranger.
Ted L. Clifton has been a designer and builder for more than 45 years. Educated at Berkeley, California, Ted has worked in every phase of construction and knows first-hand what it takes to design and construct a quality home. Having built hundreds of homes as well as commercial and institutional buildings, Ted has the advantage of extensive knowledge of the means and methods used in all three. He has worked in three very different climate zones, from the foothills of California, to Ketchikan, Alaska, to Whidbey Island, Washington.