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(Photo: Oyster.com) Now that the wind has picked up that wintry chill and the days have gotten shorter, cozy cabins -- nestled among the country's most gorgeous mountains and alongside picturesque lakes -- beckon. Instead of the airy beachfront huts and Two of the cabins below qualify as character-building then 2.7 miles over the snow, by cross-country skis or snowshoes, to the cabin. It's about a 1,900-foot climb and you'll pass through a large swath of burned forest that's surprisingly aesthetic “I SPEND a good deal of my time educating people about the nuances of a septic system,” said Pat Trainor, an associate broker with Coldwell Banker High Country Realty in Blue Ridge, Ga. “Buying a log cabin in the southern Appalachians just isn’t Down a narrow driveway, simple cabins cluster beneath stately evergreens On a recent January weekend, I unloaded my cross-country skis and snowshoes from the car and joyfully tromped through a good foot of the fluffy stuff, then settled into the Of course, I have lots of memories of the area as well, like cross-country skiing, tobagganing and taking the Morris says the owners of the two cabins for sale would prefer not to be interviewed, but she did say they are a retired couple from Langley The modest waterfront fishing resort on Rice Lake, less than a two hour drive northeast of downtown Toronto, has recently gone condo with its 17 charming, 1950s-era, cabin-style cottages. Priced from $99,000 to $129,000, the rustic two- and three-bedroom .

The cabin's real origins lie in the 1980s, but his rustic shanty takes on additional significance Hanging from the rafters are frying pans, a hammock, and mobile sculptures made of sticks gnawed by beavers, creatures Thomas admires for their Three more came in 2006. During primary camping months, Fink says the cabins are fairly full and are becoming more and more popular with ice fishermen, snowshoers and cross-country skiers. More rustic cabins are available at McFarlane Park in La Porte City Now that the wind has picked up that autumnal (burgeoning on wintry) chill, and the days have gotten shorter, cozy cabins – nestled among the country’s most gorgeous mountains and alongside picturesque lakes – have begun to beckon. Instead of the A major national parks concessionaire has dropped efforts to trademark names of the Grand Canyon’s most popular properties, including a group of rustic cabins, cottonwood trees with any new contracts across the country. Bids on the Grand Canyon .