In our neverending search for a place to call home, Jim and I drove out to our property on Dale Hollow Lake this weekend to reflect on our year-long journey toward building our dream home… a log home.
We took our dog, Tenor. And we just sat there for a few hours on our land, weighing all of our options (again) as far as the lake property goes, and wondering about our likelihood of finding someone (a general contractor) to build our log home for us.
![Tenor and I were standing at the 3rd cabin from the left, or 2nd from the right -- this is the view from our property. view-of-log-cabins-from-our-property.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/view-of-log-cabins-from-our-property-thumb.jpg)
It was the most enjoyable way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon…
…just gazing in amazement at the beautiful lake view
…while sitting in tall grass
…watching birds fly overhead
…listening to trees rustle in the wind all around us
…and checking out all the people passing by on their boats.
![Beautiful view of Dale Hollow Lake near our property at Swan Ridge Lake Resort. view-of-dale-hollow-lake.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/view-of-dale-hollow-lake-thumb.jpg)
![Jim and Tenor taking a walk on our Dale Hollow Lake property. jim-and-tenor-swan-ridge-lake-resort-property.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/jim-and-tenor-swan-ridge-lake-resort-property-thumb.jpg)
![Our dog walking through our property -- which is basically a tall grass field at the moment. dog-walking-through-tall-field-grass.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/dog-walking-through-tall-field-grass-thumb.jpg)
![Grape purple plants like these cover the majority of our lake property at this time. grape-purple-flowers-on-property.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/grape-purple-flowers-on-property-thumb.jpg)
![Our dog found something in the brush... there are lots of deer around here. He found a clump of deer fur or rabbit fur. dog-hunting-deer-and-rabbits.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/dog-hunting-deer-and-rabbits-thumb.jpg)
![A view from the bottom of our property - at the tree line near the lake. view-of-jeep-from-midway-down-the-hill.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/view-of-jeep-from-midway-down-the-hill-thumb.jpg)
![A view of our Jeep near the top of our property -- behind the tall grass. jeep-wrangler-unlimited-tall-grass.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/jeep-wrangler-unlimited-tall-grass-thumb.jpg)
![Tenor dog panting heavily midway up the hill on our property. tenor-panting-walking-up-hilly-field.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/tenor-panting-walking-up-hilly-field-thumb.jpg)
![Tenor is one tired dog... after making it up the steep hill on our property. one-tired-dog.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/one-tired-dog-thumb.jpg)
![Hanging out in the back of the Jeep after a long walk on our property - 1.67 acres - with a hill! one-thirsty-dog.jpg](https://log-homes.thefuntimesguide.com/files/one-thirsty-dog-thumb.jpg)
Then, on the way back home (from Dale Hollow Lake to Franklin, Tennessee) we decided to stop halfway between here & there: Center Hill Lake.
It had been a few years since we’d been to Center Hill Lake (a popular boating location and countryside filled with expensive lake homes), so we were eager to see if there’d been any new development out there. We were especially interested in seeing if there were any log homes on Center Hill Lake…
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