Category Archives: roanoke outside
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Our Guests Hiked McAfee Knob!
Posted on November 9, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, hiking blue ridge, mcafee knob, roanoke outsideOur guests at The Claiborne House B&B Kelsey and Adam made the 8 mile round trip hike out to McAfee Knob early October. The leaves were not turning very much, but the view was STUNNING! Click image for larger view The view at the top when you reach McAfee Knob is worth the hike! You [...]
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Go Fest!
Posted on October 4, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Carillion, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Go Fest, Music Lab, roanoke outsideThis is an outdoor extravaganza in Roanoke with a full day of great music on the Saturday. The Event is October 19-21, 2012 GO FEST is a grassroots event organized by a group of people who are passionate about the outdoors. We believe in celebrating what makes the Roanoke Region such a great place and [...]
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Mountain Junkies Listen Up!
Posted on June 22, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bike Franklin County VA, claborne house bed and breakfast, douthat state park, mountain biking, roanoke outsideRoanoke Area Trails – This is a compilation of trails within an hour radius of Roanoke. Mountain biking Listings that have more detailed information are linked to the bottom of the page. To get info on other trails in Virginia go to the Others Trails Page Here is a sample: Mill Mountain Park Carvins [...]
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Father’s Day Contest!
Posted on April 23, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, fathers day contest, roanoke outside, rock castle creek gorge, romantic getawayI NEED YOUR HELP~ WIN A $20 GIFT CERTIFICATE JUST FOR VOTING! I took this photo of Dad and want to make it into a Father’s Day Card. I have hit it with a couple different filter effects and my problem is I like all of them! Which one would you choose? PHOTO #1 PHOTO [...]
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Trivia Tuesday
Posted on April 3, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, river run virginia, roanoke outside, tube rentalsDid you know?You can rent kayaks, canoes and even tubes to run on our area rivers. Twin River OutfittersTwin River Outfitters offers canoe, kayak, and tube rentals for the James River. 540.261.7334 Located in Buchanan (map it) Wilderness Adventure at Eagle LandingWilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing offers canoe and tube rentals for Craig Creek. 800.782.0779 Located [...]
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Roanoke Outside shares a new hike!
Posted on October 3, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House Bed Breakfast, roanoke outsidePOOR MOUNTAIN NATURAL AREA PRESERVE We recently learned about a hidden nature preserve that we wanted to share. Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve protects the world’s largest population of the globally rare shrubpiratebush, which is restricted to only a handful of sites in the mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.Late this winter the [...]
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Pete’s Picks from Roanoke Outside
Posted on September 9, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Philpott Lake, Philpott overlook, recreation, roanoke outside, Virginia is for loversLooks like a dry and gorgeous weekend ahead of us…what are your plans? If you’re looking to explore a new area then look no farther than Philpott Reservoir. Philpott Reservoir is a 2,880-acre lake located in southern Franklin County. You won’t find any residential development along the shoreline, but you will find numerous facilities scattered throughout [...]
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In a Tangle in Roanoke
Posted on July 7, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, roanoke outsideThis is why Roanokeoutside.com is so dang cool! Check out their blog today, it’s hairlarious!Bike Art Tour – a Comb? Thursday, July 7th, 2011 at 4:11 pm Roanoke recently unveiled its newest piece of public art, which doubles as a pretty cool bike rack too. Twenty-nine artists responded to the city’s request for a one-of-a-kind [...]
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GET OUTSIDE DOCTOR’S ORDERS!
Posted on June 7, 2011 by Shellie Leete in 20th Anniversary Claiborne House, Blue Ridge Mountains, roanoke outside, Smith Mountain LakeDoctors write ‘park prescriptions’ to get patients moving Here is your RX - take one of these daily! Come out and visit these Blue Ridge Mountains! VIRGINIA IS FOR OUTSIDE LOVERS Need some ideas? For more information about the Virginia State Parks 75th anniversary celebrations in 2011 visit www.virginiastateparks.gov or visit this awesome website for more outside ideas www.RoanokeOutside.com! LIFE IS [...]
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Roanoke Outside Calendar of Events for May
Posted on May 6, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Parkway, roanoek regional partnershio, roanoke outside, roanoke.orgUPCOMING EVENTS TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON Visit The RoanokeOutside.com Calendar of Events for details on these upcoming events! Weekly bike rides throughout Roanoke & NRV Valley Monday Bike Polo Tuesday Tune Ups Thursday Happy Hour Floats Beginner Frisbee Golf – 5/11 Gallop 4 The Greenways – 5/14 [...]
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