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The cabin was amazing! The pictures on the internet didn't even begin to describe how perfect it was. We were nearly at the top off a mountain. The initial drive up there was terrifying for a flatlander family, but once we saw what was waiting for us we quickly adjusted. On our back deck we could look out upon layer of mountains as far as the eye could see. No cars, no town, just nature! As we explored around the cabin we found blackberry bushes everywhere. Boo boo had a great time collecting berries to snack on. We even found what we can only speculate was bear droppings. Whatever left it was BIG!
The inside of the cabin was like something out of a magazine. The wall and flooring were all done in yellow pine. Whoever decorated it knew just where to put each knick knack. Not too much, just enough to make it feel inviting and homey.
The girls took the loft for their room where they had a huge pine bed, a railing that overlooked the living area downstairs and windows windows windows!
We accepted our fate with the downstairs bedroom, but it was every bit as nice. Country quilts on the pine log bed and a pretty stained glass window.
Our cabin (more like a house) had a full kitchen - including a dishwasher - washer & dryer, pool table, 2 bathrooms, a jacuzzi, and a hot tub on the back porch. I'm quite sure the original log cabins in the mountains didn't have all these extras but I have to say, it was the best of both worlds!
After dropping an easy $60 on dinner the first evening in Gatlinburg we decided to make use of some of the amenities of our cabin and hit the grocery store to buy food for breakfasts and dinners. That may not be every housewife's idea of a dream, but it turned out to be great fun and saved some $$$ too. Its been so long since I've had bbq cooked on charcoal rather than a gas grill I forgot how much better food tasted that way. (When we got home, hubby revamped our firepit to accomodate a grill)
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