Big Ridge Updates

Your 11:11 Wish Came True! Member Reservations for the Barn Now Open

November 12, 2025

Happy November, everyone! It's been a while now since summer at Big Ridge, where we had our fair share of boat outings, Dahlias, ice cream, and all ki...

If you like Big Ridge, you will like Periodical.ink

May 1, 2025

About a year ago, my friend Jon Harmer and I began building Periodical.ink. We both have too much digitalness in our lives, we were tired of looking a...

Some upgrades to BBRRP™

April 10, 2025

BBRRP™ (the Bespoke Big Ridge Reservation Platform) enables our members to easily manage their reservations and do all sorts of other cool stuff. We...

Barn Progress

April 10, 2025

https://youtu.be/Uu3jgWyFNRY https://youtu.be/OL1PW4Ijgf4 During excavation for our barn last March (it will have a two bedroom apartment in the...

Firewood

January 8, 2025

It's been a big firewood day. Helene toppled a large oak tree up near the swing and we finally got around to bucking and splitting it. As our litt...

Yeoman Podcast, recorded (mostly) from the Big Ridge Studio

August 8, 2024

Since January, I've been recording conversations with some of my favorite builders, growers, designers, developers, thinkers, writers, and entrepr...

Big Ridge Barn with Loft Apartment

February 16, 2024

Over the past few weeks, we've been getting our ducks in a row to break ground on our next building. The barn will be close to Big Ridge Road, immedia...

Introducing Provisional Memberships

February 16, 2024

If you are interested in experiencing Big Ridge first-hand, you may now sign up for a complimentary provisional membership. What follows are my though...

We built our own reservation platform

January 22, 2024

Generally speaking, Big Ridge Mountain Club is not available for rent. It's a members-only club and (near as I can tell) it has a unique structure. So...

Outdoor Deadlifting

October 9, 2023

This summer, Grant Broggi visited Big Ridge with his family. Between downpours, they managed to work in some pasture deadlifting. Pretty sure he is at...

Deer Season

October 9, 2023

Hey Buckaroo! More game camera pictures here....

Membership pricing, options, & everything else you could possible wonder about

September 29, 2023

Big Ridge Mountain Club began accepting memberships in June of last year (here's what we've built so far). Now that we've had about 16 months of opera...

Drone footage and other pictures

July 4, 2023

During our photoshoot for the Spring House and Writer's Hut, we also got some drone footage. You can see all of the pictures and video from the shoot...

The Spring House & Writer’s Hut

July 3, 2023

A friend recently gave me a talking to about the lack of specificity around Big Ridge accommodations. He found it difficult to convey to his mom exact...

Springtime in the mountains

April 19, 2023

Tulip polar... ...apple tree... ...blueberry... ...and the view from the pasture looking east toward the morning sun. Spring has arriv...

Member usage trends ten months in

April 14, 2023

A big part of our plans for Big Ridge Mountain Club involve creating a delightful place to return to on a regular basis; that's why it's set up as...

Seeds and Cones from Scotland

February 10, 2023

I returned from a recent trip to Scotland with some little treasures of potential: European chestnuts from Stirling Castle, European Beech seeds from...

Favorite Hikes

January 28, 2023

Strolling about the field and woods of Big Ridge (above pic) is among my favorite things to do—perfect with loved ones, dogs, a cocktail, or a cup o...