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The first grey hair of Fall~
Posted on September 26, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, fall in Virginia, leaf peeping blue ridge parkway, virginia leaf peepingThe foliage has been losing its freshness through the month of August, and here and there a yellow leaf shows itself like the first gray hair amidst the locks of a beauty who has seen one season too many. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes There is nothing like October in Virginia, she’ll steal your heart away! All [...]
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Natural Ways to Enjoy Fall Foliage in Virginia
Posted on October 8, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, leaf peeping blue ridge parkway, VIRIGINIA IS FOR LOVERS~ Relax and reconnect with loved ones in the beauty of nature this fall in Virginia ~ Blue Ridge Parkway from The Claiborne House, just 15 miles! Shellie took this photo RICHMOND, Va. – From the Blue Ridge Mountains to dense piedmont forests to the tranquil coastal waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia is the [...]
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Virginia is for Leaf Lovers!
Posted on September 24, 2011 by Shellie Leete in fall in Virginia, leaf peeping blue ridge parkwayMEET VIRGINIA, SHE’S AWESOME! The Blue Ridge Parkway is America’s Favorite Road! Franklin County Farm, Redwood Five Mile Mountain Road, Callaway in our Franklin County VA VIRGINIA IS FOR LEAF PEEPIN’ LOVERS Life is too short for bad coffee…Shellie your innkeeper @ The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast in Rocky Mount, VA – Blue Ridge Country! You [...]
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Fall Foliage Driving Tour in Franklin County VA
Posted on October 15, 2010 by Shellie Leete in bed breakfast virignia, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, leaf peeping blue ridge parkwaySEE THE LEAVES Y’ALL!Recommended Route from the Virginia Dept of Forestry (Yes you will see this, our CAHAS MOUNTAIN – viewing from Boones Mill) From Boones Mill on Rt 220 (about 20 minutes South of Roanoke): Turn west onto Rt. 739 (Bethlehem Road) on the north side of the Shell Station. As you travel along [...]
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The leaves hollered out "Awright boys, let’s show em!"
Posted on October 7, 2010 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County VA, leaf peeping blue ridge parkway, leaves virginiaInnstant replay of a warning from an article from previous Leaf Season…Don’t miss the show y’all…stick around to the end of Oct or early November! Every year I say “The Leaf Peepers have all gone home and the leaves in these mountains are not even to peak yet!” I always tell everyone – be here [...]
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