Taking A Walk

Walking Down US Highway 11 – Winchester, Virginia to Louisiana

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Entries Tagged as 'Botetourt County'

Day 16 – Crossing the Appalachian Trail

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today we walked through Troutville and Cloverdale, Virginia. We again covered 15 miles. The morning temperature was 55 degrees F and the afternoon was 70 degrees. These two areas are northern suburbs of Roanoke. Wikipedia describes them as being “part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area.” If that isn’t a degrading comment, […]

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Tags: Botetourt County · Roanoke County · Virginia

Day 15 – A Swinging Bridge, a Tee Pee, and a Mysterious Sign

September 30th, 2008 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today we walked from south of Natural Bridge through Buchanan, Virginia. The walk was 95% countryside with only one town. The weather started at 55 degrees F and quite foggy and ended at sunny and 80 degrees. Once again the predicted rain did not occur. If you are a farmer desiring rain, […]

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Tags: Botetourt County · Rockbridge County · Virginia