That night, I slept on it in our quaint wood cabin perched on the steep mountain face.

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This six bedroom farmhouse dating from 1736 exudes high level but rustic , relaxed mountain style handcrafted golden wood pieces, sharply designed wool fabrics as accents, local antiques such as 19thcentury iron stoves, bed and bath linens from Linvosges and Yves Delormes.

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Act Two will bring our band of dwarves through the spider-infested wood, lead them to their conflict with the Wood Elves, and finally take them to the mountain, Dale, and the showdown with Smaug.

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The log cabin-style main home features a stone wood-burning fireplace, hardwood floors and extensive water and mountain views.

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The Mussner family rebuilt the mountain lodge in 2010, using local Dolomite stone and larch wood and the affect is one of calm modernity, all clean lines and soft colours.

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Tourism is creating other problems for the local environment, too, including increased population density, over-dependence on wood as a fuel and construction source and the overgrazing and cutting of mountain slopes to feed livestock.

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"I'm doing some mountain biking, which will be a nice little break, " Wood told BBC Sport.

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The film therefore splits between their home town of Seattle (gray and blue, glass and steel) and the mountain stronghold of the Buddhist monks (red and orange, silk and wood).

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Tourism accounts for an estimated 10% increase in wood consumption, according to the Nepalese government, which leads to an estimated 240 million cubic metres of mountain topsoil lost on Everest every year, further triggering forest depletion.

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