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They Saw Mud, I Saw THIS

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 3 May 25

Ha. And you wonder why I get out of town for the Derby? Fun fact: according to one of our local meteorologists, who has this segment called “Hokey Weather Facts” (his last name is Hoke so it fits), 53% of the Kentucky...

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The North Side of the Blue Ridge Parkway

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 9 Aug 23

My experiences with the Blue Ridge Parkway, a gorgeous 469-mile national parkway, have all been on the southern side. The southern terminus of the Parkway is near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center on the North Carolina side of the...

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Oh, Shenandoah….

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 8 Aug 23

One of the places I’d either never been to or was too young to remember going to was scratched off the list on my recent vacation. That was Shenandoah National Park. Skyline Drive is perfect for someone with an aching back: 106...

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The End, But Not Really

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 7 Aug 23

The welcome signs in Appomattox County, Virginia and the city of Appomattox tout the location as “where our nation reunited.” It is generally considered the place where America’s Civil War ended. After a defeat at the Battle of...

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Walking After Midnight

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 6 Aug 23

Since I was in northern Virginia on my vacation I had to make one of my patented musical pilgrimages. In particular, a trip to Winchester, Virginia, the hometown — and final resting place — of one Virginia Patterson...

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Did That Sign Say Waterfall?

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 5 Aug 23

For a lot of people, my vacations must seem incredibly boring. You see one Civil War battlefield, you’ve seen ‘em all. See one Navy ship, you’ve seen ‘em all. And, you see one waterfall, you’ve seen ‘em all. Not to me. This...

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Then There Was That Tunnel

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 16 Jul 20

The last major stop I made yesterday was at a state park in southern Virginia called Natural Tunnel State Park. Ooh, was that a nice detour from my detoured detour! Natural Tunnel is exactly what the name implies:...

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Two For One Pilgrimage

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 15 Jul 20

Most people who know me know that I love country music and weather. Today, as part of my really long detour to the Smokies, I went to a tiny town in southern Virginia where I could pay homage to both. A couple of years...

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Them’s the Breaks (Part 2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 16 Oct 19

After leaving The Breaks Interstate Park, exiting on the Kentucky side, I started the ride down the mountain. Before too long that brought me to a sign that mentioned access to the river. The Russell Fork River is also...

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Them’s the Breaks (Part 1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86875) • United States 16 Oct 19

My five-star stop this time around was a place I had never been before: The Breaks Interstate Park. This is listed in the Kentucky State Parks brochures. In reality, very little of it is in Kentucky. Definitely most of the...

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