June 2010 Archives

Image by Cayusa via FlickrCascade Falls Located on the border of West Virginia in Giles County Giles is within easy access to all major highways as well as many scenic... Read more
CHOOSE A BED AND BREAKFAST INSTEAD!ALL RATES INCLUDE A COMPLIMENTARY HEARTY HOME-COOKED BREAKFAST - "Continental" is not spoken hereVIRGINIA IS FOR B&B LOVERSLife is too short for bad coffee... Shellie @ The... Read more
WATER, WATER EVERYWHEREThe Roanoke Region offers the best of both worlds: mountains and water. Put the two together and welcome to paradise. With the largest freshwater lake in Virginia, as... Read more
VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERSRomantic Add ons at The Claiborne House Bed and BreakfastFor all of you who thought I was talking about moonshine or illicit likker, shame on you!  There... Read more
MOUNTAINS OF MUSIC!Listening to Levon: FloydFest 2010BY JEDD FERRIS • NOVEMBER 30, 2009Levon Helm will be driving Dixie down to the Dreaming Creek Stage this summer. The iconic drummer from The Band... Read more
Rocky Mount Ride - Begin The Crooked Road and Blue Ridge Mountain Loop  Rocky Mount/Begin the Crooked Road/ Shooting Creek/Blue Ridge Parkway/Peaks of Otter/Smith Mountain Lake Loop(click this image for... Read more
 The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage TrailThe Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is at the start of this music trail.  The first roadside kiosk for the Crooked Road is one block... Read more
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST TODAY?Here is what the guests at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast hadas their main course.  "All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast."(click images... Read more
CHICK MAGNETYes, here at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast we are a chick magnet.Last count I found 5 nests with baby chicks...from robins nesting in the hanging ferns along the... Read more
Summer Events Along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia~ Enjoy music, arts, crafts, food and wine to celebrate 75 years of the Parkway ~RICHMOND, Va. (June 9, 2010) - In honor... Read more
NATURE LANDSCAPES AND WONDERSThe mountains are impossible to miss. From every angle a view greets you. While it would be impossible to provide all the spectacular natural amenities throughout the region,... Read more
An Old Rocking Chair, is it a Southern Thang?Rocking chairs (sometimes called rockers) first made an appearance sometime in the 1700s, although no one knows exactly when. Stories also abound that ...Rocking chairs... Read more
COME AND BE A PART OF IT DOWN ON THE CROOKED ROAD!(Award winning bluegrass kid Johnathon Dillon website here. You can hear Johnathon play at any number of wing dings here... Read more