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Archive for the ‘Outdoors & Nature’ Category

August 12th, 2008

Colonial Tobacco Harvest

It was a time when tobacco was king, the year 1771.
Tobacco was the essential 18th century America crop and was often used by colonists as cash to pay for goods and their farm land rent.
Visit the Claude Moore Colonial Farm just outside of Washington, DC and see what it was like to live […]

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July 30th, 2008

Rafting the Shenandoah

Now that the dog days of summer are here, kick back and enjoy a relaxing day rafting, canoeing or tubing down the Shenandoah River.
I recently took a short rafting with Front Royal Canoe Company and the entire experience was great.
FRCC rents canoes, one and two-person kayaks, inflatable rafts and tubes for rides down […]

By Jon -- 1 comment

July 8th, 2008

Cool Off at Luray Caverns

Just 90 minutes from downtown Washington, DC is one of the areas most interesting, amazing and “coolest” (a constant mid-50s temperature) attractions - Luray Caverns in the picturesque Shenandoah Valley.  A quick road trip is the perfect family weekend activity.

Discovered in 1878, Luray Caverns are the largest underground caverns on the East Coast […]

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May 15th, 2008

Great Falls Literally Disappears

From this….

To this…

With all the rain that we have had recently, Great Falls literally disappeared.
Visiting now will give you a rare perspective on the falls, that you only see after massive rain storms.
Here’s a quick clip of the falls from Tuesday afternoon (May 13, 2008)
 
Great Falls Park9200 Old Dominion Drive at […]

By Jon -- 6 comments