Mountain Land

Carole owns several acres of land high in the mountains near the North Carolina/Virginia border. We have long thought about building a small cabin there. We haven't been up in a while, but every time we visit we walk  around the property looking for likely building sites.

We generally have two options.

There is a high ridge at roughly 4,000 feet that, if partially cleared, would afford us a fantastic view across a vast valley toward Virginia's highest summit, Mount Rogers. This has always been an appealing choice for us.

But there are also very nice spots where we could situate a cabin below the ridge, surrounded by beautiful hardwood forests and backed by a rock garden and thick growths of Catawba rhododendron. This is an attractive alternative, and one which we like more every time we go to the land.

This is probably my favorite spot on the property.

Looking up the steeper slopes toward the top of the ridge. If we put a place up there, we could see Mount Rogers from a potential front porch.

Andy meditating below the natural rock garden.

Andy walking along the gravel access road beyond the private gate.

View from the access road before arriving at the locked gate.

Enjoying the forest.

Someone put up a deer stand right at the property line. We're not sure if it's on our side or the other. Either way, if we put up a cabin, no one will have any luck hunting there.

Cabin

Carole has six acres of land high in the North Carolina mountains not far from the southwestern VA/NC border. We like it up there. The land sits at close to 4,000 feet above sea level, which is pretty high for this state. We feel lucky to have such a piece of property.

For years we have thought about building a cabin there. Now we're looking more closely into the prospect. If it happens, it won't be a big place. We can't afford such. But we have constantly been on the lookout for the right design and the right floor plan. This weekend I think Carole saw the perfect house for us to build. She was up in Maggie Valley with one of her friends from work and she took some photos of a cabin there.

I agree with Carole's assessment. I think it's perfect and it should be within our budget.

Here are some pictures that she took:

The outside of the little cabin.

Looking up the small staircase to the upstairs loft bedroom.

Downstairs kitchen/dining/den. There was also a bathroom and a bedroom downstairs that Carole couldn't get photos of because the maintenance folk were cleaning them and she didn't want to disturb the maids.