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safe. I don't feel like cars are going to run over me."
Staying at Hidden Mountain, you're close to the
action-packed parkway linking Sevierville to Pigeon
Forge - yet, Woodlee says, you are, oh, so far away.
"It does feel more secluded. You have to drive
a-ways to get it. But, it's not like some of those cabins
that are miles and miles from town. It's always a quick
trip to get anywhere."
Kori White also praises Hidden Mountain's
location.
"It's far enough where you can feel like you can get
away, but it's really, really close. A couple of minutes,
and you're right on the main drag," White says. "So,
that's kind of refreshing. This was actually perfect."
Getting to Hidden Mountain required a five-hour
drive from White's home at Birmingham, Alabama.
But every mile was worth it, says White, the vice president for a radio broadcasting company.
He described where he stayed: Cabin No. 4049,
dubbed Above and Beyond.
"That cabin is beautiful," White says. "The view is
gorgeous. It's warm. Just a wonderful little getaway."
Above and Beyond boasts simply that - amenities
that were above and beyond what White expected to
find when he moved in for a weekend in April with his

wife, Elena, and their three young children: Olivia,
Noah and Jonah.
"I love the pool table. I didn't expect there to be a
pool table," White says. "And, it was really cool to have
the Jacuzzi on the outside. I love the naturally exposed
wood on the inside. And the upstairs was like a totally
different retreat from downstairs."
That upper level features a king-sized bed and full
bath.
"My wife and I had a hard time figuring out where
we wanted to sleep and where the kids were going to
sleep," White says. "We stayed downstairs. And I think
we're going to wind up flipping - and have them stay
downstairs next time."
A covered bridge stands at a pond, just down the
hill from Above and Beyond. White, 40, walked
around that pond while his children fed the fish.
Woodlee, too, loves to linger at that inviting pool
of water. "It's really special in the winter," she says,
"because it all ices over."
And in autumn?
"You can't see leaves like that anywhere else,"
Woodlee says. "It's a really special time to go visit in
the Smokies, in general."
A visit to Hidden Mountain, for many, could not
be complete without a trip to the Apple Barn
Restaurant, standing nearby in Sevierville. That's
where White's family went for pancakes. Woodlee, as
well, loves the apple fritters.
"My family, we always go there the morning that
we leave," she says. "So, it's a departure restaurant for
us." 

Hidden Mountain
Resort's Above and
Beyond, No. 4049, offers
a cabin retreat among
trees (far left and above
left). The interior of
Above and Beyond
(center left and above)
includes king-sized beds,
a fireplace, pool table
and dining table. Hidden
Mountain Resort includes
a swimming pool
(bottom left).

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What: Hidden Mountain Resort Where: 475 Apple Valley Road, Sevierville, Tenn.
How much: Cabins range from $75 to $1,250 per night.
Info: 865-453-9850; hiddenmountain.com
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