You could very well be among the 70 million Baby Boomers that are reaching retirement. Do you know how you are going to spend those years to enjoy the excellent quality of life you so richly deserve? May we suggest the beautiful Cumberland Plateau where the outdoor splendor is unsurpassed.

So rich are the recreational opportunities that it's part of the name: The
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. This area is coveted by out door enthusiasts and is literally outside your back door, your front
door, or maybe both.

• Horseback Riding: Rugged trails and pastureland to gallop across make The Big South Fork an uncrowned, uncompromising equestrian treat.
• Hunting and Fishing:  Whitetail deer, grouse, quail, wild turkey, trout, small mouth bass, and other wildlife that live on the plateau. Laurel Fork Creek  is one of the most pristine trout streams in The Big South Fork,  Also travel less than one hour and fish for trophy trout and small mouth at the Clinch River and Dale Hollow Lake.
• Boating: Exhilarating white-water rafting, kayaking and calm canoeing await you on waters that have been cutting canyons and cliffs in The Big South Fork for over 200 million years. The plateau is home to 2 of the U.S.'s Finest lakes- Dale Hollow Lake & Lake Cumberland.
• Golf: Less than 1 hour away is Crossville, TN -The Golf Capitol of Tennessee with over 15 of the finest Courses you can play!
• Hiking: Stunning trails condense the variety of Appalachia into an afternoon trek. The Laurel Fork Creek Trail alone is a hiking fantasia, with stream crossings, ancient Indian rock cave dwellings and cliff vistas. 

For the past 30 years the Cumberland Plateau area has been constantly ranked in the top five places to live in the United States and there are several reasons for this. First of all, the plateau has always
possessed the best that Mother Nature has to offer. But there’s more. We
also have one of the lowest cost of living areas in the country there’s
no state income tax, low property taxes, low utility and insurance rates.

Tennessee has the lowest state and local taxes in the nation, while New York has the highest, accord­ing to the Massachusetts Taxpayers
Foundation. The 2002 survey results are ranked by how much residents pay per $1,000 of income.