About three hours east of Nashville, nestled in rolling hills is one of Tennessee’s best kept secrets.
The cabin at Autumn Dancer Llama Farm.
The cabin itself has a 1/4 acre of fenced area for your puppies to run with the horses and donkeys, or just enjoy a little bit of freedom.
The front of the cabin is completely fenced in.
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been sharing photos of our recent vacation to Tennessee. Finally all our traveling is done, I’ve got my computer issues resolved and hopefully things are well on their way to back to normal.
Some of you expressed interest in the cabin, so I thought I’d share a little bit more here today.
I first saw this cabin on Facebook. Kim from Life at Golden Pines had just spent a weekend there, and I clicked on her link and immediately thought I want to go there.
This three bedroom, two bath log cabin, with a hot tub and fenced front yard, sits on a 17 acre llama farm. Reasonably priced at $135 per night, the cabin is equipped with anything you could possibly need. A grocery service is also provided for folks who arrive later at night and don’t want to chuff groceries for their evening meal, or next day’s breakfast. (Honestly, I’ve stayed at higher priced hotels and gotten much less then what is offered at ADLF.)
The owner’s Ginny and Ed Miller are warm and welcoming, and we immediately felt right at home. Should you wish to take in any of the area attractions (Dollywood is about an hour away, Ashville, NC about 1 1/2 hours) Ed and Ginny are more than happy to let your puppies out for a potty break.
We ended up just staying in as Delilah was a bit unsettled by the trip. In fact, until about Thursday she wouldn’t let me out of her sight. So I didn’t feel comfortable leaving her alone. Instead, we took them into town with us to do shopping and Hubby sat in the car while I ran in.
The llamas were very comfortable around the dogs, in fact they would come out to look at us.
I don’t know this llama’s name, but she sure liked to look at us.
There is a certain protocol used when meeting/greeting llamas. You should keep your hands behind your back and bow towards them, letting the llama sniff you. If the llama accepts you (s)he will blow softly in your face. You can blow back and then using the back of your hand, you can stroke the llama.
Hubby grasped the concept quite well and was quickly nose to nose with one of the friendliest llamas.
I on the other hand likened it to greeting a Hippogriff and I wasn’t quite as comfortable. I kept thinking of talons tearing me to shreds, except they’re llamas, and they don’t have talons. I expect all my curtsying confused them.
Hubby wanted to get some fishing in, so he booked a trip with a professional fisherman. He was on the water 20 minutes and he caught his first fish.
Don’t worry. It’s catch and release. No fish were (siriusly) harmed in the taking of this photo.
My expectations were a bit different. I wanted to take walks with the dogs and have a couple of cocktails.
Little paths throughout the farm were great for walking.
And if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you know cocktails were every day at 4:00 pm. 😉
All in all, it was a wonderful, relaxing vacation which ended far too quickly.
If you’re interested in learning more about the cabin at Autumn Dancer Llama Farm, I encourage you to check it out on VRBO.
Looks quite relaxing! Now that fenced in area for the dogs…looks like any dog could just duck under the post or was there another fence? I bet my sister would live it as her breed is often used to guard herds of llamas.
Sounds like a truly relaxing, fabulous vacation to me!
Sure does look like a great place Jodi…and can’t beat relaxing in the mountains with your hubby, your pups…and a drink in hand. 🙂
this looks like such an incredible place to stay and unique! I have a “thing” about log cabins, I LOVE THEM!
I honestly thought your hubby was KISSING that llama!! Love it!!!
Looks like a nice and relaxing place too!
Sounds lovely. I did see all your cocktails photos and was quite jealous. But this makes it look even more wonderful than your cocktails let on.
Very nice. Welcome back. I’m sure the relaxed mood you came home in has already passed. 😉
Sounds like a lovely place to be with the pups! Too bad I didn’t know about it two weeks ago when I traveled through there! 🙂
It’s a little (lot) far for us to travel, but what a great spot for doing everything we love to do.
Looks wonderful! I will definitely keep it in mind for future vacations!
Sounds like a great vacation! I think the curtsy probably threw the llama off, but it made me laugh.
So glad you had a lovely holiday – the dogs, hubby, you and the cocktails!
I love llamas!!! This sounds like such a unique place … I’m already showing my husband and giving him some “hints”! LOL!! And Teach would love the animals.
~Rebecca & Teach
Oh, I’ll have to put this place on my radar. Cabin rentals are our vacation salvation with Silas, because he gets overwhelmed by hotel noises. Some cabin rental places really pack them together, though, which cuts down on the fun.
For some reason I thought this trip was a visit to friends. How fun that it is a place any of us can go! Daily cocktails sound great too. 😉
LOL!! I have to say I am with you on not being entirely comfortable with approaching the llamas like that. It’s so weird!! I just know my little heart would be pounding so hard I’d probably pass out and then get llama-trampled or spit on or something. I totally got your reference to the Hippogriff and it made me laugh because the similarities are a little disturbing! And the real question is – what happens if the llama does NOT “accept” you???
By the way – this place looks really gorgeous and relaxing!
Jodi, you know this is one of my very favorite places to go–Even though the fenced yard is extremely secure and there’s no way the dogs could get out, I still worry about them when they bark their #$%& heads off chasing the horses and donkey, who as you know hardly even notice the dogs–Even when there going 4-5 going ballistic all at once!
And if it makes you feel any better, we’ve been there 3 times now, and I’ve NEVER formally met or greeted the llamas for the same reasons you didn’t! 🙂
What a wonderful cabin! Looks like a relaxing trip. The thought of you curtsying around llamas has me lol’ing.
Great post about your trip with wonderful pictures. That was one nice fish! Sorry it had to end to soon, but nice you went some where’s that was dog friendly.
What a nice and relaxing get away! I would enjoy it the same way as you did.
So I’m wondering what does the llama do if it doesn’t accept you? Kick? Spit? I’m curious.
Oh, next time can’t you just take me with you? Bunny says she had flashbacks to the nasty Alpacas we met when she saw your llamas. It sounds like they were a lot more polite!
Walking the dogs and drinking cocktails sounds like a great vaca to me. Those llamas *look* sweet, but it’s all part of their plan… Lure you in, then bite your face off.
Looks like a brilliant holiday!
That really looks like a wonderful place, so unique! Exactly the kind of place I would love (walks and cocktails at 4pm are right up my alley), and hubby would enjoy the fishing too….nice fish in that photo!
Also, what place can you go with your dogs, and leave them at the cabin and they’ll be let out (if you wanted)? Most places don’t even want you leaving your dogs alone.
It looks like you had a wonderful, relaxing time! I’d probably be a little more cautious around the llamas too.