As a former mountain guide, wilderness therapy instructor, and trail worker, and now an obsessed recreationist, I've spent hundreds of nights sleeping outside in tents, under tarps, in yurts, ...

While searching for a new home a few years ago, my wife and I toured a log cabin for rent in the mountains of western North Carolina. It was built with historic reclaimed wood, and the long, stacked ...

Think of "log cabins" and you likely imagine winter wonderland fairytale villages in the Swiss Alps. Or, perhaps you think of the cozy chalets and horse-drawn carriages of a classic Swiss town.