Planning a yurt getaway? Here’s what to pack for your yurt stay at Sky Ridge Yurts in Bryson City. Each yurt comes fully stocked with essentials like linens, cookware, and firewood — all you need to bring are your favorite snacks, cozy layers, and sense of adventure. Designed for independent travelers who love comfort and simplicity, Sky Ridge offers a glamping experience built on care and family-run hospitality.

Sky Ridge Yurts redefines glamping in the Smoky Mountains. Each handcrafted yurt blends nature and comfort with full bathrooms, kitchens, cozy furnishings, and sweeping mountain views. Perfect for couples, families, and groups, these Bryson City yurt rentals offer a self-guided stay where simplicity and serenity shine. Built and managed by the same family behind Long View Resort, Sky Ridge stays true to one philosophy: hospitality should feel personal, natural, and full of he

I’ve only been bullied on social media once in my life.  Hopefully it will be the last, but I guess you can never really know.  Last fall, I posted a few videos about Hurricane Helene and what was really going on in our beautiful area of Western North Carolina.  The first one was a safety report.  That one was well received.  The second one was a status report that much of the area damage was localized and that many high tourist areas – like around the Great Smoky Mountains N

Tourism is our biggest industry here.  And to turn away from it completely can cause unnecessary harm.  In fact, our local congressman has j

We did it, guys!  We won USA Today’s Ten Best Glamping Spots in the United States.  Like, not only ten best, but top of the list ten best. 

Fourteen years.  Just three years shy of how old I was when we first met.  Such a long time.  Sometimes, it feels like you are just a...

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I was all ready to write a post, but I decided to flip through the guest book for fun before I started. I found a note from Levi Gindes....

If You Get Stuck With The Original, Here's Why You're Actually The Lucky One. Bryson City is awesome. And I love it as much as my guests...

A trip to St. John reveals why I love the mountains... I own a vacation rental business. When you’re in the business of selling...

Today means you've been gone eleven years... Facebook suggests to me all kinds of things about you. It’s your birthday, send Adam your...

I promise it wasn't just to make things difficult... Besides helping people with a great vacation, I have a favorite part of my job. ...

Once A Year, We Take The Cleaning Game To The Next Level... Our head caretaker Kathy and her crew take care of the insides of our yurts...

Two Of My Favorite Guests Really Surprised Me Last Week... I worked for a Fortune 500 company for most of my adult life. Until they...

My brand manager sent me a link yesterday to an ad about a crowdfunding program for the next big demand in vacationing. This little-known...