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An Impressive Espresso

Friday, March 5, 2010 Cole Hogan

Recently I was given the opportunity to take some photographs for the new coffee shop at West Lake Plaza, Solid Ground Coffee and Tea. This place is so new that my GPS didn't even recognize the address. I had to pull out my iPhone to find it. Solid Ground Coffee and Tea is located at 96 Builders Pride Drive of Hardy, Va. in West Lake. If that's not enough information to find it, just ask around within that area – the little shop is growing in popularity so fast that folks are bound to give you good directions

Big Art in Point Pleasant

Monday, February 22, 2010 Jeanne Mozier

I went to Point Pleasant, W.Va. to check out Mothman, an A-list monster that appeared there in the 1960s – and in a Richard Gere movie 40 years later. I was impressed with Mothman's stainless steel, bulging muscle, anatomically correct statue in the m...

Less Shoveling and More Snow Angels

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Stephanie Hardiman

Growing up outside Chicago, snowstorms meant one thing: waking up early to see if school was cancelled.

Many a morning before the winter sun had even risen, my younger brother and I would rush into my mother’s room and turn on the local news, hoping t...

Back to the Mountains

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Deborah R. Huso

I don’t remember anymore when I first visited Highland County, Va. I know it was a tradition in our household to venture over three mountain ranges each March for the annual maple festival . But I never came here for the syrup. I came here for the mounta...

Snow is on the Ground

Monday, February 8, 2010 Aaron McDowell

The first snows of the season got me in the winter photography spirit. And because of that, I took the liberty of going through my archives (I wiped the dust off my external hard drive and started browsing) for some of my favorite photos from winter....

Carvins Cove on a Winter Day

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Kurt Rheinheimer

Appalachian Trail from U.S. 220 at Daleville to Carvins Cove overlook point and back. 6 miles.

With a son visiting from Pennsylvania and wanting a relatively short hike he hadn't done before, we headed to a convenient favorite for an AT tromp through ...

A Cold Trek to McAfee's

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Kurt Rheinheimer

Another cold day, but predicted to be not as cold as the ensuing two, which as of this writing on January 11 has turned out to be the ensuing 10 at least – some of the coldest weather in Roanoke in a decade. With big ol' wind. And the snow from Decem...

A Walk in Record Snow

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Kurt Rheinheimer

From home in Southwest Roanoke to the Roanoke City Market area and back. About 6 miles.

On the morning after Roanoke's record-breaking 17.8-inch snowfall, we set out on a trek that involved no driving to get to the walk; just out the door and onto the s...

A Hike and - Gasp - an INDOOR Lunch

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Kurt Rheinheimer

Sharp Top/Harkening Hill/Johnson Farm at the Peaks of Otter at milepost 86 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. 7 miles.

What a concept: Hike not just to the midpoint for lunch as always, but – for the first time ever in our nearly six years – an indoor lunch! On...

Girl Meets Country

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Stephanie Hardiman

“There's a long, long trail a-winding / Into the land of my dreams.” –Stoddard King

It’s tough being the new girl in the office. You don’t know where the bathroom is, you accidentally take someone’s unofficial parking spot and you’re trapped in a near...

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Less Shoveling and More Snow Angels

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Carvins Cove on a Winter Day

A Cold Trek to McAfee's

A Walk in Record Snow

A Hike and - Gasp - an INDOOR Lunch

Girl Meets Country

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