— ON THE PROPERTY
Built by my father in 2009. Refinished in 2023.
My father bought the land in 2007, raised the cabin himself over two summers, and stayed Christmases here until he passed. We finished what he started — new floors, new windows, the hot tub he always wanted.
The wood-burning fireplace is the original Vermont Castings. The cast iron in the kitchen was his. The screen porch is where he read until lunch. We kept the bones because they were right.
What changed: the floors are wider plank cedar now. The bathroom has a walk-in shower. The kitchen got the espresso bar and the sharp knives. We added the hot tub because he would have wanted it. We added the fiber line because the world insisted.
What stayed: the trails through the cedars start at the porch. The frogs at the seep at the foot of the property are still loud at dusk. The stars are honest out here — the closest streetlight is six miles east.
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Where you’ll be
Address: 491 Old Forge Road, Black Mountain, NC 28711
About your host
Alex Sample
Pick a weekend. The cabin is ready.
Two-night minimum, three on holidays. We respond inside an hour during the day.
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