I was first introduced to the High Country in 1983, when I was ten. These hills and rivers were my playground. Since, I've lived in Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Michigan, and California, before purchasing our home here, in a quiet paradise. I've spent the majority of my life exploring the Blue Ridge mountains in Watauga, Avery, and Ashe counties. Currently, I live around the rivers and pastures of Vilas (a tiny community between ...