August 2018

The Patsy Cline House

“Virginia” in Virginia: Discovering Patsy Cline in Winchester

Walking Winchester in the relentless rain of a soggy spring could not dampen my enthusiasm to see the home of a country music legend.
The view from the ridgeline at Dragon’s Tooth is always worth the climb.

Old Favorite Summer Hikes and a New Stretch of New River Trail Biking

Carvins Cove, Watoga State Park, Bicycling on the New River Trail and more make up Kurt's June and July hikes.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

This photos of Cornelia Vanderbilt Cecil is undated, but was likely taken around the time of her 1924 marriage to John Cecil.
Behind Blue Ridge Country

Your Favorite Stories of 2017

From “The Strange Post-Biltmore Life of Cornelia Vanderbilt,” to the “Entire Mountain Town that Was Sold at Auction,” revisit our

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