by Pam Cox | Mar 2, 2014 | Blog
Highlights: rare high elevation plant and bird species, two lakes for swimming, beautiful mountain streams and waterfalls, multiple day backpacking opportunity or shorter day hikes, backcountry solitude Length: 16.6 miles one way. (An additional 3 miles can be added...
by Pam Cox | Mar 2, 2014 | Blog
Highlights: lake views, waterfowl, rare plants Length: 3.7 miles round trip Difficulty: easy to moderate Camping Reservations: Call (276) 679-8370 Trailhead: The trailhead is gated in the winter (mid Oct. — April 1). During the summer, a parking fee...
by Pam Cox | Feb 6, 2014 | Blog
Ingrid Carter has come a long way from the young German bride who could not “boil water” to the owner and chef of Gasthaus Edelweiss, an authentic German restaurant in Weber City, Va. The journey that would bring her to the United States started one day as...
by Pam Cox | Feb 5, 2014 | Blog
It’s six o’clock on a Friday night, and musicians of all skill levels are filing into a converted garage on Bethel Road in Nickelsville, Virginia for the regular “pickin’ and grinnin’” sessions at the home of Allen Hicks. Pretty soon, neighbors and bluegrass...
