The Retreat Gallery

Live Edge Dining Table
Cabin Great Room
1st floor bedroom
2nd floor loft
2nd floor bedroom
2nd floor bathroom
foosball
Basement Game Room
Basement ensuite bedroom
Basement bath
morning sunrise deck
deck sunrise
sunrise
outside life
paddle boards
OUTDOOR SHOWER
Snowy cabin sunrise
mountain sunrise

Beyond the cabin

Nearby Shortoff Mountain scenery

Autumn cliffs and a Lake James overlook from Shortoff Mountain, photographed October 2026. These views are from the nearby hike.

Rocky cliffs and autumn foliage above Linville Gorge on Shortoff Mountain
Autumn color along Shortoff Mountain.
Lake James and wooded foothills viewed from Shortoff Mountain at dusk
Lake James from a Shortoff Mountain overlook.

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