Disaster Strikes
Sometime in 2016 disaster struck Virginia Mountain Dreams, whether it was something I did unintentionally or some glitch in a computer or a program, the site went dead. At the time most of these virtual explorations were not at the top of my priority list, so I let it linger in limbo. When I started reworking these sites I went looking and found some of Virginia Mountain Dreams still alive on the Internet Archive – the Wayback Machine. I will be spending some time trying to recreate those pages and posts… One of the benefits of this method is the ability to link out to archived copies of the linked to pages. So if you would like to really wander through time and these mountains explore some of these old posts…
The Posts
Blue Ridge Parkway Update Virginia
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Blue Ridge Parkway Projects near Roanoke, Virginia, underway
Park visitors can anticipate a bridge maintenance project and completion of slope failure repairs this…
2023 Festival & Event Guide
“Food and drink! Music and artworks! Seasonal celebrations galore! Pick your favorite festival theme and…
Blue Ridge Parkway begins planned Mabry Mill wheel repairs
Project addresses mill wheel in 2023, more repairs needed in coming years News Release Date: May…
Some Of My Favorite Mountain Towns
My morning email brought me a message from Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge… And it had…
Eastern White Pine
It’s a bit of history, a bit geography, and a bit natural history. This video…
The Appalachians: The Scotch-Irish / Scots-Irish
I stumbled across this video the other day… While the quality is a little blurry,…
Blue Ridge Parkway in Fall
This video was a pleasant surprise when it showed up in my Youtube recommendations. Well…
Top Adventure Towns 2020 – Blue Ridge Outdoors
My favorite little town in Virginia was just selected as the Top Adventure Towns by…
Roanoke Ranked 16 In Money Magazine’s 25 Best Places To Retire
Another magazine has ranked a Virginia mountain city in a top 25 list…This time it’s…
Wayfaring Wanderer: The 3 Easiest Waterfall Hikes in Shenandoah National Park
A place I have yet to visit…So go and see it through someone else’s eyes……
Floyd Countians Missing “Nothing to do”?
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report from Virtual Blue Ridge
From the web this week… This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for the…
Virginia Tax holiday— Be prepared for future flood disasters
From the news… With the start of hurricane season fast approaching, families and businesses across…
What We Hold In Our Hands, a slow road reader
I received my copy of Fred First’s new book “What We Hold In Our Hands, a…
Good Food for Good People
Song of the Mountains Festival-Smyth County Celebration Gear Up for June Event
A world-class line-up of bluegrass and Americana bands and musicians are scheduled to appear on…
Bear sightings on the rise in Va — dailypress.com
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries says a growing bear population…
The Discovery
On our 2004 vacation to northwestern North Carolina we made a day trip north into…
At A Theater Near You…”Lunatic Farmer”
At this rate Joel Salatin might just be a household name yet… SWOOPE, Va. —…
All Parkway Concession Facilities Open this Weekend!
Via Facebook Group Blue Ridge Parkway What a perfect weekend for the Blue Ridge Parkway! All…
Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Guide | America’s Favorite Scenic Drive
The Blue Ridge Parkway today, is in many ways, what it has been for all…
Sissy Farmer? I don’t think so…
Stumbling through my news reader I came across a reference and a video of Joel Salatin of Polyface…
A Slow Road Reader
My friend Fred First is working on a new book. If you haven’t visited his…
The Dream Continues
As time has gone by and we have explored more of the Blue Ridge Mountains,…
The Drive from Floyd, June 2004
Two years ago we spent a week in Watauga County, south of Valle Crucis on…
How Much is Enough?
Fragments from Floyd: “most of what I find to do these days is done with…
Fragments From Floyd: Secret Places
I have been reading the archives at Fragments From Floyd and came across Fred’s “Secret…