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Autumn in the North Carolina Mountains

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A perfect weekend getaway can be experienced in the North Carolina Mountains anytime, but a visit in October is a special time of the year. On a crisp autumn Saturday afternoon, there is nowhere I had rather be than spending a colorful October day in Ashe County. Whether it is taking a scenic tour of the back roads, hiking on the many hiking trails, bicycling or floating down the New River, you will enjoy fresh mountain air and breathtaking scenery around every bend in the road. Visit the small town of West Jefferson where small town America still exists. It is a combination of local Appalachia heritage with a contemporary flair. There are many unique shops, restaurants, a town park with many art galleries and street murals. If you are lucky and arrive at the right time, you will be entertained by music in the park or can participate in the West Jefferson Gallery Crawl. Don't miss the farmer's market located on the backstreet where handmade mountain crafts, locally homegro...

North Carolina Mountains

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The Best Kept Secret in North Carolina! There is a place in the North Carolina Mountains that is unknown to most. Only the people who live there and the people who are fortunate enough to visit know of this unique log home community called Stonebridge. Stonebridge is located on one of the highest mountains in Ashe County, North Carolina in the Todd Community with elevations 4,200 feet and over. To find Stonebridge, one must leave the paved highways and drop onto a wooded private lane canopied with trees, fringed with wildflowers and lined with aged old split rail fences. It is here that the developers of Stonebridge brought old logs gathered from around the country to this mountain to create a haven for people who value the homespun traditions of the North Carolina Mountains. The homes in Stonebridge are constructed from reclaimed logs, some of them twenty-four to twenty-six inches wide. Each home has at least one dry-laid stone fireplace (some of the l...

The Majestic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina

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The Blue Ridge Mountains, a strand of the Appalachian Mountains, contain the highest mountain elevations in the eastern United States and sometimes called the “Rocky Mountains of the East.” Through major changes, each generation has cherished their Blue Ridge Mountain culture and kept their mountain traditions alive through their music, story telling, folk art, and way of life. On your travels through the Blue Ridge Mountains, one area to consider visiting is Ashe County. Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge and the most northwestern county of North Carolina, a paradise for nature lovers, Ashe contains hundreds of acres of preserved state and federal parks. Here you will find one of the world’s oldest rivers, the New River, great for canoeing, the famed Blue Ridge Parkway, many hiking trails, native trout streams, and scenic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, backcountry roads to explore, barn art throughout the county, small family farms and some of the friendliest people ...

A North Carolina Mountain Log Cabin

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On a day like today, we are reminded why we love living in the "Timeless North Carolina Mountains." Whatever the weather, these mountains offer some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. Today it is snow! For those of us who love living in a log home , we are also reminded of simpler times when the heart of the old log cabins was the hearth. The hearth was used for cooking, a place for the family to gather around to stay warm and an additional source of light during the evening hours. Today the log homes have all the modern conveniences, but we still gather around the fireplace to enjoy the warmth and conversation that go hand in hand with snow and a roaring fire in the fireplace. We are offering for sale this log home with ten private acres , 3-bedrooms , 2.5-baths, with two native stone fireplaces, and constructed from old reclaimed logs. This unique property is located in the magical Blue Ridge Mountains in Ashe County, NC.