When you walk in the front door, it is almost sensory overload. The massive totem pole is actually a structural element of the log home. It is a ridge pole support log (RPSL), which means it supports the ridge pole.

After the home was constructed, he hired a local artist to carve a totem pole in the RPSL. You can see the bolts holding the RPSL to the wall are actually incorporated into the design (see the closeup photos, bottom right).