Cabin in the Woods Week

  |  April 28, 2014

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The idea of the wilderness cabin conjures up a lot of images. It’s the hunter’s escape. It’s the off-grid, dusty home away from home. It’s the place to go in order to get back to a slower, simpler way of life, at least temporarily. It’s where teenagers get slaughtered in horror movies. We love the idea of the cabin, even if we romanticize it just a little in our heads. But what makes a cabin a cabin, as opposed to a cottage? In our opinion, cabins are usually made of logs or rustic boards, they are generally one-story, sometimes they’re off-the-grid (but certainly not always), and they’re located in a remote spot, hopefully on a decent spot of land, obscured by forest. But those rules aren’t carved into stone. The definition of a cabin is fluid and differs depending on who you talk to. Sometimes, you know you’re looking at a cabin because of a certain feeling you get. If you can see yourself doing something like whittling in front of a roaring fire, sipping on cowboy coffee, chances are, you’re looking at a cabin. So, let’s look at some cabins.

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Kandy is a writer and musician/music teacher living in Saugerties, NY.

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