The Shenandoah Valley is awash with spring beauty. The redbuds are showing their stuff, the grasses are greener than green and the sky across the Valley seems bluer in spring than anywhere else in the world. What a place for a road trip, and here is an ideal destination – CrossKeys Vineyards in Mt. Crawford. Our good friend, and a sterling musician, Jimmy O, was playing a Sunday … [Read more...]
In Search of Backyard Miracles
If you have a backyard, or some woods and meadows near your home, genuine miracles are happening every day. Birds are nesting, all wildlife is busy raising little ones and the plant world is bursting at the seams. It appears all birds may have nested early this year. Don’t know exactly why, but many turkey hens were on nests sooner than usual. So were grouse. Maybe it was the quick green-up in … [Read more...]
Kick Back at Topsail
Beaches, beaches, everywhere. There is Virginia Beach with wall-to-wall hotels and Myrtle Beach with wall-to-wall traffic, and more golf courses than seagulls. There is Corolla, Duck, Nags Head, Hatteras and many others. But one of my family’s favorite get away spots is Topsail Beach, on the southern coast of North Carolina. My old friend Bill Herndon of Charlottesville was the first to mention … [Read more...]
The Inn at Cliff View
Where do you go if you want to have a family reunion? Or what if you’re the Human Resources person assigned to book a special business/social affair. Where to? A hotel or resort? Pretty pricey and not much interaction among guests. What if you want a more intimate setting for your retreat, with more fellowship, and in an affordable venue? Maybe you want a place to fly fish for wild trout or tee up … [Read more...]
A West Point Getaway
Need a saltwater fix? If you’re in Central Virginia, the closest place is West Point, which happens to be one of my favorite places to catch croakers. A West Point getaway? Why not? It turns out that West Point is ideal as a home base for those who like to catch a few fish, see some beautiful countryside and enjoy some terrific food. West Pont is located on Route 33, about a dozen miles east … [Read more...]
Scenic (and Delicious) Rt. 460
Living in central Virginia and making frequent trips to the Eastern Shore as well as to Nags Head, travelers like myself are faced with the big decision – I-64 or Rt. 460. It’s shorter, as the crow flies, to go 64, but when there is a speck of traffic at Hampton or around Norfolk, agonizing delays occur for the Interstate traveler. Plus, there is this mysterious place on I-64 below Richmond and … [Read more...]
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