Blogs from Virginia, United States, North America - page 120

We are among those travelers who caught on to TravelBlog through the recent New York Times feature. We are "on the road" bringing our 34 ft. motor home to its "winter home" in Fort Myers, Florida from Mohawk Valley Marina in Schenectady, NY. We are very new to RV-ing and are having fun learning the ropes. Our first night out was spend "dry camping" at a Flying J (truck stop) in Pennsylvania. We have found this to be a very secure, effiicient, and economical way to overnight en route. We are now at an RV park near Williamsburg, VA for two nights. Tonight we had a candle light dinner (absolutely no electric lights) at the Kings Arms in Colonial Williamsburg. The food was wonderful and the service was exceptional. Entertainers in period costume included a young ... read more

This place has plenty of beautiful overlooks! This park is only 2 hours from home, and offers hours of never riding the same trail twice. Long, painful uphills are rewarded with minimum 10 min downhills--as dicey as you want to make it! I love singletrack where you're between mtn and air... and yet somehow you feel sqeezed ;) Douthat is a perfect weekend camping destination. On a hot summer trip, there is even a lake to cool off post-ride. Unfortunately, this particular trip was a short drive-by on our way home from visiting in Charlottesville, VA. You can tell because we are hardly sweating in these photos! Next time I'll have shots from the Middle Mtn overlooks which are even better! ... read more

My neighbor’s sprinkler makes a gentle patter on the sidewalk, tapwater meandering through the cracks and channels towards the gutter and the nearly-dead, oxygen-deprived Elizabeth River. Who knows? Perhaps a Tru-Green ChemLawn makes for a Tru-Green Chesapeake Bay. The sky glows pink and orange as clouds drift by low enough to reflect our streetlights back in an earlier glow punctuated by patches of pre-dawn azure blue, and the crepe myrtle stands in shadowed contrast, the alien trees engulfing human-scaled street lamps. The hum of air conditioners (It’s 64 degrees people, open your windows!) is accented by the constant buzz of cicadas and the odd mockingbird. It’s a good morning for a bike ride. It’s just another morning for a drive. There’s a connection that’s maintained with the world (natural or manmade) that is lost in a ... read more

Sep25, 2005 *City official name :Norfolk *Founded date : *Location :Virginia State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America. Norfolk is one of Virginia's largest incorporated cities; as of the 2000 census, the city population was 234,403. The 2004 census estimate indicates that the city's population has since risen to 237,835. Norfolk is located on the Elizabeth River, in Hampton Roads, a large natural harbor located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Norfolk is one of seven cities that together constitute the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA. Norfo... read more

Sep25, 2005 *City official name :Williamsburg *Founded date : *Location :Virginia State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,998. It is bordered by James City CountyGR6 and York County, and is an independent city. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Williamsburg with James City County for statistical purposes. Williamsburg, in the center of the Historic Triangle of Virginia (which includes Jamestown and Yorktown), is well-known for the restored colonial area of the city, Colonial Williamsburg, and for the College of William and Mary whic... read more