The property has an abundance of apple trees, concord grape vines and some nice laying pasture along the water depending on which tract you choose. It is impossible to take a walk through the woods of this mountain paradise without seeing an abundance of deer tracts, wild turkey, and other wildlife. Big Horse Creek eventually flows into the famous New River, which is said to be one of the oldest rivers in the world and one of only a very few that travels north.  Big Horse Creek is a state-stocked trout waterway; you can go to this link to see the schedule of how this and other local area waterways are stocked: www.ncwildlife.org/pg03_Fishing/ORIGFILE/ASHE~1.HTM.  There are sixteen stocked waterways within a very short distance to this location, so if fishing, canoeing, rafting and enjoying North Carolina's finest waterways are what you are looking for, you have found it.  If you are a hiking and nature buff, this area is filled with many natural and beautiful opportunities including the Mt. Jefferson State Park http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/moje/home.html the New River State Park http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/neri/home.html and Grayson Highlands State Park  http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/graysonh.htm, just to name a few.  These parks offer a variety of hiking, camping and horse back riding opportunities. 

The entrance to the property is located at 2195 South Big Horse Creek, Lansing North Carolina. First a little about the area of Lansing, NC.   Lansing is a small NC town about 2 miles from the property with a bank, small grocery store, hardware store, some small shops, and a few gas stations—your typical one traffic light town. A new winery has just opened up in the historic Lansing school for you wine connoisseurs. 

The property is located about twenty minutes outside the cities of Jefferson and West Jefferson. The Jefferson's have a SuperWalMart, a new Lowes Hardware store, an abundance of good restaurants and many of the small town shops, theaters, and grocery stores you would expect to find up in the Mountains.  Ashe Memorial Hospital is available for your medical needs in the town of Jefferson, as well. Appalachian State University, located in Boone, NC, is less than an hour away which has a profusion of concerts, sporting events, and many other social activities.  If skiing is your sport of choice, you only have to travel about one hour to find four local ski resorts. If you travel a little further you will arrive at four more ski resorts that are close by. http://www.skinorthcarolina.com/resort_locations.htm.  The weather (www.asheweather.com) is nothing short of spectacular, with cool summers, exploding colors in the fall, flowers and fruit trees blooming everywhere in the spring, and enough snow (but not too much) in the winter for those skiing and cross-country opportunities.

SELLER FINANCING WITH GREAT TERMS MAY BE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED BUYER. 

• TRACT 1: DRIVEWAY AND HOME SITE COMPLETED, LONG RANGE MTN. VIEWS, END OF A CULDESAC, MOUNTAIN SPRING ON THIS TRACT 5.223 ACRES $99,000  
• TRACT 1A:  SOLD  
• TRACT 2:  LONG RANGE MTN. VIEW. DRAMATIC LARGE EXPOSED ROCK FACE, PROPERTY GOES TO THE RIDGE 4.413 ACRES $99,000  
• TRACT 2A:  SOLD 
• TRACT 3:  SHORT AND LONG RANGE MTN. VIEWS, PROPERTY GOES TO THE RIDGE. 6.280 ACRES $119,000 
• TRACT 3A: SOLD 
• TRACT 4:  SHORT AND LONG RANGE MTN. VIEWS, PROPERTY GOES TO THE RIDGE. 5.748 ACRES $99,000 
• TRACT 4A:  SPECTACULAR WATER FRONT SITE WITH APPROXIMATELYT 500 FEET OF DIRECT RIVER FRONTAGE 4.252 ACRES, PERKED FOR THREE BEDROOM HOUSE. A QUAINT OLD BARN AND APPLE TREES ADD TO THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THIS TRACT. PRICED AT $149,000.00 
• TRACT 5:  LONG RANGE MTN. VIEW, TRACT BACKS UP TO A HUGE ROCK FACE AT THE TOP, END OF CULDESAC 5ACRES +/- $99,000 
• TRACT 5A: SOLD 
• EXAMPLE OF SELLER FINANCING OFFERED

SEWER: WILL BE BY INDIVIDUAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS BUILT BY THE BUYER WHEN THEY BUILD THEIR HOUSES. EACH TRACT WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE ASHE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVING A SEPTIC SYSTEM FOR THE HOUSE SITE.

WATER: WILL BE THROUGH INDIVIDUAL WELLS INSTALLED BY THE BUYER.

ELECTRIC AND DSL INTERNET: AVAILABLE THROUGH BLUE RIDGE ELECTRIC COOP.

TELEPHONE: LAND LINES AVAILABLE THROUGH SKYBEST AND THE PROPERTY HAS GOOD CELL SERVICE.

TV: NO CABLE TV IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, BUT SATALITE TV AVAILABLE THROUGH TRADITIONAL PROVIDERS LIKE DIRECT TV AND DISH NETWORK. 

SCHOOLS: THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OF ASHE COUNTY RANKS AMOUNG THE BEST IN THE STATE. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTARY WHICH IS ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM THE PROPERTY. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ASHE MIDDLE WHICH IS ABOUT 8 MINUTES FROM THE PROPERTY AND THE HIGH SCHOOL IS ASHE HIGH SCHOOL IN WEST JEFFERSON WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MINUTES AWAY.