A view from the corner of 64 and Roper Hollow Rd.; the mountain in the distance is where Silver Creek development resides (along the top of the ridge).

The entrance to the Silver Creek development.

The 1354 sq/ft cabin "chalet" at the top of the ridge in Silver Creek which was built in 1984; it has a new roof, new carpet, new "Pergo" flooring in the great room.

Entrance to the cabin with green shutters.

Back side of the cabin with the T1-11 siding on the basement.

This is the underside of the porch right outside of the basement exit.

Another small side porch, perhaps originally designed for a hot tub (hmmmm).

A view from the great room into the kitchen.

The functional first floor bathroom (both baths are full baths).

The left bedroom on the first floor (Elizabeth has claimed).

The right bedroom on the first floor (Andrew and guests perhaps).

Stairway to the second floor with bath and master bedroom.

Looking up the stairway to the second floor bath.

Look familiar? Cookie cutter bathroom design (same as the 1st floor).

Looking down upon the greatroom wood burning stove; a secondary source of heat is not a bad idea and trees grow all around for fuel.

The first view of the second floor bedroom (sloped ceiling side).

The second view of the second floor bedroom with closet (dormer side).

Stairway to the basement. Watch out for the "headache" on the way down.

The first view of the 651 sq ft unfinished basement with propane space heater to keep pipes from freezing in the winter.

A look at the laundry in the basement, sparse but functional.

This is the one issue that could be the deal breaker; there was obvious water damage in the basement. I thought it might have been a burst pipe situation but the realtor says she was told it was from a leaky roof (hence the new roof). We are inquiring about disclosure on any other damage that was the result of the water and what remediation was made to correct said damage.

A view down the gravel road in front of the cabin; note that there are gravel roads throughout the development with some rather steep switchbacks on the way up to the ridge...but that's what you need to get views.

This is the community lodge at the top of the ridge.

The interior of the lodge; it has several rooms and public bathrooms.

A view of the pool and surroundings.

O.K. This is what is most appealing about this location - look at this freakin' view. The light blue lake you see in the distance is Lake James. It might be possible to have some views from the cabin we're considering with some thinning of trees down slope from the cabin (perhaps on a clear night to see the lights of the Charlotte skyline).

A map of the Silver Creek development on the back of the lodge.

As a point of reference, here is a Google Earth view of the three properties we've thus far considered (Cascades, Grandview Peaks on Joe Branch Rd., and Silver Creek just off Roper Hollow Rd.)

Here is a GIS view of the three plots that make up the land on which the chalet sits that makes up the 1.99 acres.

Found out you could also overlay an arial photograph on the GIS plot so here it is.

So, my wife got me hooked on web gis sites and so I found the one for Burke County, NC, and pasted together about five shots of Silver Creek.

Cynthia found this Terraserver image and I took the topological survey and overlaid the image - didn't know we were close to "Swayback Knob."