This is what I see from my front yard:
It is called the Walland Gap.
P.S. For you westerners, a gap is sort of like a pass.
Anyone live in the country or have a mini farm?
by BrentR 34 Replies latest jw friends
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REBORNAGAIN
HONESTY: Great Smokey Mountains? Nice view. I like my view too, but I cannot post any photos in here, yet *sniff*
LINDA
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Honesty
Linda, you can host them on another website and then C&P them onto this one.
I think that is the correct terminology.
If not, keep in mind that I'm just a dumb hillbilly.
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OUTLAW
I live in the Wilderness..There are no cages at this zoo..LOL!!...OUTLAW
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Honesty
Great Smokey Mountains?
Yes.
The first one you see through the gap is Rich Mountain. It drops down into Cades Cove on the far side.
The big one in the background is part of Thunderhead Mountain.
I have hiked and spent nights on it.
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BrentR
Whether it's the Great Smokies or the Cascades it's better to see any mountains then another house. My wife and I spent over a year looking at view property and it was frustrating at times but we did not give up. We decided to look in another more remote county and had nine listings to chase down on one Saturday. The third piece we looked at grabbed us right away. Wihtin ten minutes we knew this was the place to build.
The property has been listed for six years at $36k with no offers so we offered $34k and got it. We got our 4 bed. 2 bath house built for $68 which included having a 100' well drilled.
For anyone that wants to get out of the rat race and have some breathing room it's not as expensive as you may think. If the area does not have alot of people then it's usually affordable.
One of the downsides is we do have alot of power outages and sometimes it take a while for them to be fixed. We use a wood stove for heat and have a 6.5KW generator for backup power so it is not to inconvenient. My wife is having some health issues and all of the diagnostics and specialists are 30-40 miles away which can be a real pain sometimes.
If it's your dream to live in the hills or country it can be done and I can say it's 100% worth it. The silence out here is deafening and the stars on a clear night are incredible.
Make it happen!
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V1710
i live near the allegheny state forest in north central pennsylvania. we have about 4 acres of land and raise dairy goats, chickens, pigs and we garden. in the summer i sell whole grain and specialty breads at the local farmer's market along with an array of canned goods. wouldn't trade it for anything. www.littlemillcreek.net
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ninja
hmmmm....mini farm.....does lice on your head count?
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primitivegenius
grew up on a farm of over 200 acres.......... damn i miss it. could go shooting from the back porch everyday.... cant so much now. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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BrentR
My daughter and I picked around 30 Lbs of wild apples today and got them juiced up.
1/2 gallon of liquid heaven! It's chilling in the fridge right now.