I selected this property for the views, they are truly incredible. About a 15 minute ride outside Burnsville, up a lovely winding well maintained gravel road to the 2 story home with direct views to Mt. Mitchell and the Black Mountains. We took day trips daily, usually involving drives of about an hour or so to Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Mitchell golf course, Linville Cavern, Linville Falls, Blowing Rock, Grandfather Mountain, Boone and fly fished the Cane River for wild troutand visited the Biltmore Estate. The Pig and Grits in Burnsville serves a very nice breakfast as does the Applacian Java downtown. For Dinner the Snap Dragon and Hog Hollow and Rio Mexican. Nice grocery store, Engals in town along with McDonald's, Bojangles, Hardes, Pizza Hut and Burger King, much more than any other of the small mountain towns. Centering out of Burnsville was the right call. Weather in 70s in daytime, 50s at night. You do have to dispose of your own trash at the Burnsville transfer station but we did so every other day on our way out for our daily trips. It was perfect. Out in the mountains but everything within daily reach.