The Washington Post wrote an article highlighting the abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation in the New River Valley. This article focuses on hiking, biking and paddling the region and offers suggestions for great hikes such as the New River Trail. The article suggests stopping by Blue Ridge Outdoors in Blacksburg for a free guide to area hikes, “Hiking Adventures Around Virginia Tech.” This guide describes 24 nearby hikes and offers information about location, difficulty level and what scenery hikers will be rewarded with along their journey.
excerpt from the article:
“A geological quirk, the New River flows north, snaking from Grayson County on the North Carolina border up through Giles County before rolling into West Virginia. It skirts the edge of Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, travels through the Jefferson National Forest and the Appalachian Mountains, and is crossed by the Appalachian Trail. Along the way it traverses a Virginia region offering a veritable embarrassment of riches in outdoor recreation: hiking, paddling, fishing, road- and mountain-biking, horseback riding, birding, river tubing and, in short, more outdoors than you can hope to cram into a weekend — but go ahead and give it a try.”
Special to The Washington Post
Friday, August 26, 2005
To read the full article, go to:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/25/AR2005082500749.html