by Dwayne Phillips Today we walked through Lexington, Fancy Hill, and Natural Bridge, Virginia. The weather returned to normal conditions: 65 in the morning and 80 in the afternoon with clear skies. We walked another 15 miles. Lexington was founded in 1778. This is a great small city to visit. It has two historical universities […]
Day 14 – American History and Roadside Americana
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Rockbridge County · Virginia
Day 10 – The Other Turkey Statue
September 20th, 2008 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Today we walked from the southern end of Harrisonburg through the town of Mt Crawford and then Burketown. This was another cool day that started at 50 degrees F and ended at 70. It was also a short day as we stopped walking at noon after nine miles and then drove back […]
Tags: Augusta County · Rockingham County · Shenandoah County · Virginia
Day 8 – A Statue of a Turkey
September 18th, 2008 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Today we walked through Mt Jackson and New Market, Virginia. We covered 15 miles. The weather was in the mid-50s in the morning and the mid-80s in the afternoon. Still quite pleasant. Most of the day was out in rural areas. Highway 11 is by no means desolate. We are always in […]
Tags: Rockingham County · Shenandoah County · Virginia
Day Four – September 1, 2008
September 12th, 2008 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Karen and I walked from Purcellville to Berryville, Virginia. Purcellville is in Loudon County while Berryville is the county seat of Clarke County. This is 15 miles and took six hours of walking. Here is a photo of the Clarke County Courthouse in Berryville. This walk was all done on Route 7. […]
Tags: Clarke County · Loudon County · Virginia