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Bridge to the Yukon
Alaska / Cabins / Food and Drink / general / USA / Virginia / Yukon

Bridge to the Yukon

December 3, 2020December 30, 2020

Regular readers (yes, all four of you) know that I write a lot about how food can be a bridge to another time and another place. Sugary breakfast treats are …

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A Trip to the Office
Cabins / general / North Carolina / USA / Virginia / West Virginia

A Trip to the Office

November 2, 2020December 30, 2020

For obvious reasons, this year has been more about pressing pause than pressing play. And the list of things we’ve paused feels long, including air travel, crowded spaces, shared river …

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Being Quiet?
USA / Virginia / West Virginia

Being Quiet?

August 15, 2020December 9, 2020

We’re over in the Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia for the second half of our trip, and we’ve gotten in a few hikes and a few bike rides despite a …

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My Favorite New Channel
USA / Virginia

My Favorite New Channel

August 12, 2020August 21, 2020

Our most recent outing here in Southwest Virginia was a hike in the Channels Natural Area Preserve near Abingdon. I hadn’t heard of the Channels until a few weeks ago, …

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A Gap in Experience
Kentucky / USA / Virginia

A Gap in Experience

August 11, 2020December 9, 2020

I’ve lived in Virginia for decades, and yet there are still a bunch of spots here that I’ve never seen. We just visited one of them, Cumberland Gap National Historical …

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Off To See The Wizard
USA / Virginia

Off To See The Wizard

August 10, 2020January 19, 2021

We’re basing our summer vacation this year in Konnarock, on the flanks of Virginia’s highest peak, Mount Rogers. It’s a return visit for us to Southwest Virginia after scratching the …

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Vacationing at a Distance
North Carolina / USA / Virginia

Vacationing at a Distance

July 16, 2020August 22, 2020

This summer we had originally planned a trip far afield…but then COVID-19 changed the world and changed our plans. So we decided to stay closer in order to have more …

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Exactly the Same and Totally Different
USA / Virginia

Exactly the Same and Totally Different

November 23, 2019August 20, 2020

Unlike my usual musings about food and travel, today I want to share a trip down memory lane…on skates. I played in the Virginia Tech Ice Hockey alumni game last …

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History, and a Nice Menu
Cabins / PATC Cabins / USA / Virginia

History, and a Nice Menu

September 16, 2019January 4, 2021

I’ve long had an interest in the history of Shenandoah National Park, just a few hours west of us–and this past weekend we found a way to get up close …

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Hollow Full of Memories
Cabins / Food and Drink / PATC Cabins / USA / Virginia

Hollow Full of Memories

June 14, 2017January 4, 2021

This weekend we joined good friends for a quick getaway to the nearby Blue Ridge mountains and a stay at the Rosser Lamb House. The house was built in 1915 …

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