Travel
In 1934, decades before other municipalities began to think about greenways, the citizens of Lynchburg were envisioning such places. It took until 1979 for their plans to become a reality, and now the Blackwater Creek Natural Area is located within the center of the city and is home to such a large and diverse population of wildlife that you could easily find yourself believing you are in some of the state’s remotest backcountry.
Beckley’s Lewis McManus Memorial Honor Rail Trail follows the former route of a CSX railroad line for 3.6 miles from Mabscott to the Cranberry Creek Shopping Area. At 12 feet across, it is one of the widest paved rail trails I’ve ever seen. It is def...
Hancock taught me that I don’t necessarily have to give up walking on a trail when exploring what a town has to offer. Established as a trading post in the early 1700s, Hancock began to grow with the construction of the B&O Railroad and the 184.5-mil...
Kit Trubey and Bill Carson. The brother-and-sister team has rescued some 275 parkway-straddling acres and brought them back to apple-bearing life.
Fall means two things in the Blue Ridge region: breathtaking displays of blazing leaves and the sweet-ta...
To find out more about travel in Virginia, explore these links from our 2009 Travel Guide issue:
Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau . 540/342-6025, 1-800-635-5535. Visit Website .
State Travel Information : 1-800-847-4882. V...
The sound of a train whistle, the company of the inn’s dogs and WiFi are all part of the Riverbend experience.
Linda and Lynn Hayes may have found the cure for high blood pressure and other stress-related ailments at their Inn at Riverb...
"When the lake's full, you can go into North Carolina."
It's a Monday morning, and the water is still, and around the edge of the lake is a sandy, rocky, yellow beach that in other years wouldn't be there.
Alex Orr is at the wheel, and he pulls the boa...
