Cowboys used to ride off into the sunset. I don’t know where they were heading, west I suppose. That’s where the sun sets on most afternoons. I know of a place where the sunset is to the east. East, as on the Eastern Shore. It’s Sunset Beach Inn near Cape Charles on the Virginia’s Pristine Eastern Shore. It has become a favored mini-vacation destination for Nancy and me. If we’ve got a couple, … [Read more...]
An Amazing Maze
The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, And it looks like it’s climbing clear up to the sky… And that would be at Liberty Mills Farm in Somerset, the site of Virginia’s premiere corn maize. Liberty Farms is always a fun, fall road trip, especially if you have a child or two to take along. They offer not only a challenging maize to navigate, they have hay rides and pumpkin … [Read more...]
Which Beach?
Virginians have basically two choices when it comes to a beach vacation – Virginia Beach or the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Virginia Beach is a hotel-kind-of-place, more commercial and more expensive as a rule. The Outer Banks is a beach cottage-kind-of-place; more laid back, a little warmer weather, prettier beaches and better fishing. For me, it’s a no-brainer. It’s the Outer Banks, more … [Read more...]
Road Trip To Yoder’s
Say you have a bunch of bored kids in the house and you’d like to offer some healthy and inspiring entertainment. Then, load ‘em in the car and head for Madison, Virginia. There, you will find a slew of birds and animals and you can feed them by hand. Yoder’s has billy goats, peacocks, chickens, pigs, ponies, rabbits, ring-neck pheasants and many others. And these critters love nothing better than … [Read more...]
Road Trip To Clinch Mountain
People like to fish for trout where there actually are trout. Makes sense to me. That’s why fee-fishing areas are gaining in popularity. One of the crown jewels among Virginia’s Fee Fishing streams is the Clinch Mountain Fee Fishing Area on Big Tumbling Creek. The Game Department historically stocks big fish here, often trophy sized fish. The Clinch Mountain fee fishing area … [Read more...]
Chickahominy Cats
Thirty years ago, the Rappahannock River was noted as Virginia’s premiere catfish river. The Rapp drew wide numbers of tourists looking for that 30 or 40 pounder. But then, the James got hot with monster cats pulled in near Hopewell. Then it was Buggs Island producing fish in excess of 100 pounds. But throughout all that, the Chickahominy River remains a top spot for catfish large and small. Mike … [Read more...]
National Park Road Trip
By Lee Walker (With the dog days of summer upon us, it’s time to head for the mountains. The Shenandoah Mountains. Lee Walker suggests these trips for beauty and great fishing.) Day 1 Morning: The Hughes River Start your day early in the morning, driving about 40 minutes from Jollette to the Hughes River. You can access some of the best spots on the 14-mile long Hughes via … [Read more...]
Need A Frog? Go To Springdale
I needed a couple frogs for our small lily pond. Last year’s resident, Uh-Huh The Frog, skedaddled in the fall and chose to live elsewhere. I had offered the neighborhood kids a $5 bounty if they could catch me a small frog, but no one claimed the money. Only one thing to do: Last Sunday, Nancy and I drove across the mountain to Greenville. We went to Springdale Water Gardens, one … [Read more...]
The Rocky Mountaineer
Sherwood Shifflett Looking for a vacation in addition to the beach? Do you enjoy the great outdoors and spectacular scenery? Want to see lots of wildlife? Do you appreciate great food and service? Then I have a trip you need to put on your "bucket list". For years, my two brothers and I have talked about a train ride across Canada. Recently, we decided that "We … [Read more...]
A Heavenly Visit to Harmon’s
In the bible, God once told Moses to take off his sandals because the place on which the Great Lawmaker was standing was holy ground. There is a spot in West Virginia’s Grant County that I feel that way about. It’s holy ground, indeed, where God did some of his very best work. In fact, I think maybe He was showing off a little. This is spectacular country. The South Branch of the North Fork of … [Read more...]
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