Category Archives: Blue Ridge Parkway
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Hikes Near Roanoke VA
Posted on August 3, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, mcafee knob, roanoke hikes, roanokeoutside.comRoanoke Outside shares some amazing hikes just minutes from Downtown Roanoke Virginia! ROANOKE HIKES Within minutes of leaving downtown Roanoke you’ll find yourself, what seems like, hundreds of miles away from anyone. Leave the asphalt, cars, and noise behind and lose yourself on one of these trails. Bottom Creek Gorge, is 4.0-mile trail through meadows [...]
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Virginia Golf Trail
Posted on August 2, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, claborne house bed and breakfast, Virginia golf trailThe Virginia Golf Trail is a collaboration of Virginia’s premier public and private golf courses, hotels, wineries, restaurants, historic sites, cultural amenities and recreational pursuits. Headquartered at Cannon Ridge Golf Club in Stafford, the Virginia Golf Trail is unique in its partnering of world-class golf courses with many hotels, wineries, restaurants and a variety of [...]
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You need a change of altitude!
Posted on July 27, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, grassy hill hikeCOME TO THE MOUNTAINS View from Grassy Hill/Landmark Mountain just 2 miles from The Claiborne House B&B (This is Franklin County Virginia. Cahas Mountain is seen to the far left) Looking South from Grassy Hill (hike this Nature Preserve just 2 miles from here!) HINT – At 3 o’clock each day – just for an [...]
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Golfing Blue Ridge Style
Posted on July 1, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, golfing in virginia, Olde Mill, primland, Wintergreen resortTime to share three amazing golf courses in these Blue Ridge Mountains – while they are not nearby The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast, they are certainly a wonderful stop along the Blue Ridge Parkway! Wintergreen Resort is about 2 hours from Roanoke. 2 -1/4 hours from The Claiborne House B&B (Google map here) Virginia’s [...]
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Deep rugged gorge, panoramic views, scenic cascade waterfall
Posted on June 19, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bedford VA, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, fallingwaster cascades, flat top, hiking blue ridge, Peaks of Otter, Roanoke VA, sharp top, Smith Mountain LakeReady to get outside? Check out Fallingwater Cascades Loop. This hike is in nearby Bedford VA near Peaks of Otter on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Only about 40 minutes from The Claiborne House! Something special to see at the end of your hike! It will take approximately 1.5 hours and considered a “moderate” hike. It is [...]
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The Food Lover’s Drive Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Posted on June 18, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, claborne house bed and breakfast, floyd virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount VA, Travel and leisure magazineTRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE SHARES SOME FOODIE STUFFS ON AMERICA’S FAVORITE DRIVE! Blue Ridge Wine with Maples Filet at Maples Restaurant at Olde Mill Excerpt (since we are a stone’s throw to Floyd, VA I thought you would like to read this portion): Around the same time, we heard from our old friend Haden Polseno-Hensley. [...]
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Meet the Mulching Man
Posted on June 10, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, romantic getaway virginiaTony the outside innkeeper extraordinaire! I can only tell you he has had at least 30 40 wheelbarrow fulls of mulch so far from the back all the way to front and there is not a straight path, so double the “as the crow flies” Innkeeping is not for the faint-of-heart (just ask this outside innkeeper [...]
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Visit the cutest restaurant in Roanoke!
Posted on June 8, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Downtown Roanoke VA, Texas TavernYES, I SAID CUTEST! YOU HAVE GOT TO VISIT THE TEXAS TAVERN IN ROANOKE They were featured recently in Country Living Magazine: The famous Texas Tavern is just 25 minutes from The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast, and I highly recommend a visit! It seats 1000 people a day, 10 at a time! There are only [...]
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The Sunday Drive
Posted on June 3, 2012 by Shellie Leete in BB virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, SUNDAY DRIVES“Get in the car, kids, we’re going for a drive.” The Blue Ridge Parkway is more than a road Enjoy this heartwarming story about Sunday Drives: You don’t hear that any more. As I write this, gas is more than $1.33 a litre and most people would look at you blankly and ask, “A drive [...]
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What’s Cookin’ Good Lookin’?
Posted on May 29, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, romantic getaways virginiaThe thorn in every innkeeper’s side, interests me. Many innkeepers do not take their own photos, of anything at their inn. But it’s my thang… By now you have discovered that I thoroughly innjoy this aspect of owning our own business. The blogging, the website, the excitement when I discover something really cool to see [...]
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