The American West has long been a place of rugged beauty and adventure. Many travelers are captivated by the wide-open ...

Allen Morris’s Black Mountain, N.C., dream home combines rustic details and high technology. Photo: Mike Belleme for The Wall Street Journal.

A second wrote: "I do not have the words to describe the sheer beauty of nature that surrounds you in the most luxurious of log cabins. I booked Eagle Brae as a treat to myself after a tough year ...