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The Wonderful Versatility of Carvins Cove

Hike: February 23, 2020: Hotel and Buck trails out and back to Brushy Mountain. 5 miles.

Web Extra: Joe’s Journey to Mount Airy

Motoring into Mount Airy, North Carolina, I'm amazed at the buzz of traffic on a Friday afternoon in this Tarheel town. But, I find, there's even more of a boom in business on Saturday morning when a vintage car show rolls down Main Street.

Su’s Freebie Pick: Americana Afternoons at Floyd Country Store

Floyd Country Store is a landmark on Southwest Virginia’s Crooked Road music heritage trail. For 100 years, music has been reverberating from this main street mainstay.

16 Years?!

Yes, it was indeed February 14, 2004 when the to-become-Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All asked if we shouldn’t do something different for Valentine’s Day.

Easy and Empty

Hike: February 8, 2020

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The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All and her dog, Cookie, make their way along the Hotel Trail.

The Wonderful Versatility of Carvins Cove

Hike: February 23, 2020: Hotel and Buck trails out and back to Brushy Mountain. 5 miles.
The Andy and Opie statue at The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, North Carolina

Web Extra: Joe’s Journey to Mount Airy

Motoring into Mount Airy, North Carolina, I'm amazed at the buzz of traffic on a Friday afternoon in this Tarheel town. But, I find, there's even more of a boom in business on Saturday morning when a vintage car show rolls down Main Street.
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Su’s Freebie Pick: Americana Afternoons at Floyd Country Store

Floyd Country Store is a landmark on Southwest Virginia’s Crooked Road music heritage trail. For 100 years, music has been reverberating from this main street mainstay.
The sturdy bridges are part of what makes the Apple Orchard Falls Trail a beauty.

16 Years?!

Yes, it was indeed February 14, 2004 when the to-become-Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All asked if we shouldn’t do something different for Valentine’s Day.
The Day Hiker overlooks Rocky Mount on a gray day along Grassy Hill's ridge line.

Easy and Empty

Hike: February 8, 2020
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Smith Mountain Lake Virginia is a hidden gem within the Blue Ridge Mountains. This beautiful area features boating, sailing, hiking, shopping, fishing, and much more.
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Sarah Smiles: The Lake Effect

Growing up, many of my weekends were spent at my late step-grandmother’s house on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.

June 26, 2026

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