Building our dream home in the NC mountains

It's almost mid August 2011 and the love of my life and I are getting ready to begin a year long adventure building our dream cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. We're actually in Oregon, as we speak (8/11/11) wrapping up a glorious 10 day vacation with my wife's sister and brother-in-law at their cabin in the mountains.

Why the title "The Maple Tree Adventure"? Our property is on Maple Tree Lane at an elevation of 4200'...sounds like an adventure to us.

We've talked about this for a long time and now that it's a reality, we are excited to start the process. The process should take about 10 months. The build should be completed by next fall 2012.

Our goal is to offer up a blog entry daily. Some posts might include a photo, others may not. The adventure takes my wife and me in different directions for awhile. She teaches school and will finish out her career in June 2012 in Raleigh. I, on the other hand, will head to the mountains to get the cabin rolling in the next week or so (8/16/11).

Keep us in your prayers, leave your comments and plan to visit us next spring 2013.

Kent & Darlene
210 Maple Tree Lane
West Jefferson, NC 28694

(828) 406-4823

Thursday, July 5, 2012

HERcules

Another great day in the mountains. Darlene is adjusting to retirement so much that I had to put her to work gathering rocks.

Rocks you say! Yes, rocks for the basement wall (behind her in the photo). We have 2 masons coming next week to start the walls. We supply the material...which includes the rock. We're harvesting them from the property because we have plenty. We figure collecting for 4 days should do it (finger's crossed).

In other news, I've accepted a position with Ashe High Country Real Estate and started on Monday of this week. I serve as financial officer, marketing and broker. It's an exciting opportunity to, once again, re-invent myself. The firm found me and made an offer. I've been in West Jefferson since August 2011 and have found paradise. It's 'heaven on earth'.

More coming,
z&D
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