Elite Frontier Adventures is located at the base of Bay’s Mountain which is a part of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, located in Northeast Tennessee. EFA provides150 acres of complete privacy with an abundance of ranch animals and wildlife. You may see deer, turkey, coyotes, raccoons, and the occasional bear since all have been spotted multiple times on the property. EFA has exciting activities and delicious home cooked country meals.
EFA property features eight well-broke horses and a mule named Henry. These are great horses with individual personalities. These are not the dead-heads you see at other “line em up and herd em out” facilities where quantity is emphasized rather than quality. Our horses are like family and are treated as such. We also have dogs, cows, chickens and vegetable gardens.
Activities at EFA include: Introduction to Horseback prep and riding, axe throwing, clay pigeon shooting with shotguns, 22 rifle and pistol shooting, an archery experience, catch and release fishing for catfish, bass or blue gill.
For those who prefer a quiet place to unwind from the stress of daily life, you are invited to relax with some self-guided activities, including private hiking on the mountain trails, a fun game of cornhole or take the pedal boat for a spin around the pond. Lay in the hammock and read a book, or relax in our awesome massage chair, while listening to your favorite music via bluetooth and your device. At Elite Frontier Adventures our focus is all about quality not quantity. You are guaranteed to find peace and quiet here. We limit the number of guests from one to four at any given time.
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ABOUT THE OWNERS
Gary and Alisa Crandall started Elite Frontier Adventures after retiring from 30 years of teaching, coaching, and working with kids and parents from all different backgrounds. They are the proud parents of 4 amazing boys. Jonsen and Connor both graduated from the Air Force Academy and are currently serving as Captains in the Air Force. Logan and Keaton are both college students attending in Tennessee and Idaho. Gary spent 30 years as a technology teacher, technology director, and football/wrestling coach. His summers and fall were spent riding his horses and hunting in the Rocky Mountains. Gary has logged thousands of hours of mountain trail riding in the Mountains of Utah, Wyoming and Tennessee. He has over 35 years of riding experience, training and breaking several of his own fillies and colts over the years.
Alisa began her riding days as a youngster in Utah, winning the Summit County Rodeo queen on a thoroughbred horse out of the Three Bars bloodline. She has many hours of both arena riding and trail riding. She grew up with horses her entire life. Her pride of the EFA herd is Miss. Charlee Bar, the only mare in the bunch and a hybrid from the Three Bar / Doc Bar line. Alisa enjoys home cooking and has been the envy of the valley with her bread, cookies and pies. Retried from education, she is ready to pass on her cooking skills to those eager to learn some good old country cooking.
Gary and Alisa have both completed several firearm self defense and safety classes with both rifle and hand guns at the world famous Frontsight facility located near Las Vegas Nevada. They have attend refresher courses to keep their skills sharp. They love living in Tennessee and are excited to share their little piece of paradise with you.