Raven Branch Springs: Homestead Rescue- TN Unplugged S11 E4

06/22/2025

Jasper is almost #1, he is currently #3. Today all votes are worth double. He has 5 more days to make it to number one before he doesnt move on! Today is a make or break with the 2x vote. This will be Jaspers college fund! Every vote really makes a difference right now!

Jasper Has Been Exploring National Parks Since He Was 5 Years Old. He Has RVd Around The Country With His Family And Has Earned 12 Badges!

06/05/2025

Jasper made top 20! Top 15 ends tomorrow! Vote for Jasper daily, please! Every vote counts! It just takes a few moments to cast your vote!

Jasper Has Been Exploring National Parks Since He Was 5 Years Old. He Has RVd Around The Country With His Family And Has Earned 12 Badges!

05/20/2025

I entered Jasper into a contest for Jr. Rangers! He could win 20k and be featured in a magazine! Please vote for him and get everyone you know (families, friends, partners, spouses, community members, etc.) to vote for him, please!!!

Jasper Has Been Exploring National Parks Since He Was 5 Years Old. He Has RVd Around The Country With His Family And Has Earned 12 Badges!

12/03/2024

It's snowing!

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween from Raven Branch Springs!

09/28/2024

In the midst of the destruction and devastation from the flooding in our area, I wanted to let everyone know that we are ok!

We are up on the mountain, so we did not get directly impacted by any of the flooding. Both of our surrounding towns (Del Rio and Hartford) are very devastated from the flooding. The community has come together to help one another and it's beautiful.

We are so grateful to The Raneys for helping our homestead be able to be off-grid. We have power and water sustaining us, while the electric grid is struggling.

We are opening our property to anyone who needs to fill up water, use the internet, take hot showers, camp, cook, use electricity, etc. Just message us, we are here to help!

08/10/2024

Hello! Just a few updates on the Homestead!
Contact us to come by for a visit or to book a stay with us! :)
- Frolicking Phoenix, our vintage rental camper now has a much larger refrigerator, new ac/heat, new lights inside and out and strong wifi for longer stays.
- The luxury bathouse is now complete for all guest to use!
- We now have a real compost system setup for all to use!
- Foraging Orange, our other vintage rental camper now has electricity for charging phones, laptops or using small fans along with reliable and consistent lighting inside and out! We also have some new Adirondack chairs for Orange as well.
- Our mushroom logs are growing!
- More signs to better mark trails and navigate the property better are on their way!
- More improvements are always on their way! Come visit and check them out for yourself! :)

03/31/2024

My father passed away a couple days ago and David and I are making the drive to CA this upcoming week from East TN. This has all been sudden and we are getting ready to embark on our journey. I will be getting a gofundme up for help with end of life costs very soon.

In the mean time we are hoping to find friends along our journey that we can crash at for the night to help with saving on hotel costs. If I know anyone along this route that is willing to host us, please reach out. Anything helps with this difficult process!

If anyone wants to help with gas/hotel costs my Venmo is

03/06/2024

You can now watch us on the Discovery + app! Check it out! :)

02/07/2024

A little late to posting, but here are some pictures from the crazy snow storm we had a couple weeks ago! Water was frozen for a week and the low hit 0°! But, we definitely made the most of it by building snowmen, sledding, and spending family time together!

02/01/2024

Come visit us at Raven Branch Springs to see our homestead and the night sky for your next vacation in the Smokies! Taken with night time mode on my cell phone. The stars are so beautiful out here!