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View All UpdatesYour 11:11 Wish Came True! Member Reservations for the Barn Now Open
November 12, 2025Happy 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 kinds of dogs…
Some upgrades to BBRRP™
April 10, 2025BBRRP™ (the Bespoke Big Ridge Reservation Platform) enables our members to easily manage their reservations and do all sorts of other cool stuff. We launched the platform early last year…
Barn Progress
April 10, 2025During excavation for our barn last March (it will have a two bedroom apartment in the loft), we ran into a ton of rock and a spring. The design was…
Firewood
January 8, 2025It'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 little crew…
Yeoman Podcast, recorded (mostly) from the Big Ridge Studio
August 8, 2024Since January, I've been recording conversations with some of my favorite builders, growers, designers, developers, thinkers, writers, and entrepreneurs. You can find all these conversations at the Yeoman Podcast website,…
Big Ridge Barn with Loft Apartment
February 16, 2024Over 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, immediately…
Introducing Provisional Memberships
February 16, 2024If you are interested in experiencing Big Ridge first-hand, you may now sign up for a complimentary provisional membership. What follows are my thoughts on why we're offering this type…
We built our own reservation platform
January 22, 2024Generally 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, despite there being…
Outdoor Deadlifting
October 9, 2023This summer, Grant Broggi visited Big Ridge with his family. Between downpours, they managed to work in some pasture deadlifting. Pretty sure he is at the top of the (interim)…
Deer Season
October 9, 2023Hey Buckaroo! More game camera pictures here.
Membership pricing, options, & everything else you could possible wonder about
September 29, 2023Big 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 operations under our belt,…
Drone footage and other pictures
July 4, 2023During 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 plus plenty…
The Spring House & Writer’s Hut
July 3, 2023A 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 exactly what she should…
Springtime in the mountains
April 19, 2023Tulip polar... ...apple tree... ...blueberry... ...and the view from the pasture looking east toward the morning sun. Spring has arrived! I am grateful for a handful of things from high…
Member usage trends ten months in
April 14, 2023A 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 a…
Seeds and Cones from Scotland
February 10, 2023I returned from a recent trip to Scotland with some little treasures of potential: European chestnuts from Stirling Castle, European Beech seeds from the Meikleour Beech Hedges, and some Giant…
Favorite Hikes
January 28, 2023Strolling 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 of coffee. And…
Restaurants
January 28, 2023Here's a little map of our go-to restaurants in the Glenville-Cashiers-Highlands area. For the full-screen version, click here. Some notes: Categories. I grouped the restaurants into four categories: Orange: Very…
Big Ridge environs 1953 vs 2019
December 29, 2022Interesting to see how much more of the area was field in 1953 versus today.
Building a fire
October 17, 2022It's fire season at Big Ridge and the Spring House and the Writer's Hut are both fully-stocked with firewood. Whether you are building a fire in the fireplace, the wood…
Thistle
August 17, 2022Thistle is blooming right now. This is the only one we've found on the property, but it is putting on a big enough show all on its own. The bees…
Trail Maintenance and Expansion
August 17, 2022Big Ridge Mountain Club sits on 14 acres. About half of that is all the pasture you see from the road and the other half is the woods that extend…
(interim) Big Ridge Barbell Club
August 17, 2022Included in our next phase of development is a small gym. Imagine a home gym with all the obvious things you would want, room for three or four people to…
Seeking Part-time Club Coordinator
August 14, 2022Big Ridge Mountain Club is seeking a part-time Club Coordinator for about five hours per week at $25 per hour. Qualified candidates must be reasonably accessible throughout the day to…
Coffee
June 21, 2022We received a great deal of invaluable feedback from all those who visited during our soft launch, most of which was about coffee. We could not begin offering Big Ridge…
July 2nd Open House
June 17, 2022Join us Saturday July 2nd for an open house. The pasture gate opens at 5:30pm and we'd love to have you stay for casual BBQ on the porch. Kindly RSVP…
Now Accepting Members
June 17, 2022I am pleased to share that Big Ridge Mountain Club is now accepting a limited number of members. You can read more here about the amenities available now, and here…
Bed nooks and ceiling murals
June 17, 2022We have three "small single" beds at Big Ridge Mountain Club, each tucked in little nooks. Small single mattresses are 30" by 75", as opposed to the standard twin which…
Spring House Opening
June 3, 2022On June 15, with the completion of the Spring House, we're opening Big Ridge Mountain Club to members. The four bedroom Spring House (so named for its proximity to the…
Spring Cottage progress
July 22, 2021While I'd very much hoped to be open this summer, by the time we complete the cottage, furnish it, and run it through it's paces, it will be well-passed September…
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