A Shenandoah Retreat
From September/October 2008 Issue
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  STORY BY MARLA HARDEE MILLING * PHOTOS BY ROGER WADE
A Virginia couple builds a "hybrid home" at the edge of the Shenandoah National Park.

Given the chance to plan a home in the mountains, many people opt for a log home or timber frame construction. These structures seem to meld into their surroundings instead of competing with the scenery. Traditionally, log homes haven’t been the best choice in terms of energy efficiency. That’s become a thing of the past as builders implement new techniques and design to make these homes some of the most energy efficient on the market.


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A raccoon in Cades Cove, on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

“I saw the raccoon go into the hollow log,” writes photographer Bill Lea. “Then once he realized I was not a threat, he emerged from the log and I was able to get a few photos.”


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