landscape… After The Storm Passes 17 Apr 201117 Apr 2011 Even a storm emotes beauty here in The Jefferson National Forest. The wind that tore through the valley of Bland, Virginia - which sits like a child snuggled up in…
family… Inside of a Wind Storm 16 Apr 201116 Apr 2011 We arrived at our cabin in Virginia beneath menacing clouds. The wind kicked up with ever increasing speed. A grouse, disturbed from its safety, tried to race across the field…
home… Old Chestnut House 25 Mar 201125 Mar 2011 On the Bland, Virginia property is an old house made entirely of American Chestnut, probably from the very trees that grew so thickly in the area. Old deeds list certain…
Entertainment… Big Walker Mountain Country Store and Lookout Tower 14 Mar 201114 Mar 2011 Just a few miles from our cabin in Bland off highway 52, is Big Walker Mountain Country Store and Lookout Tower. The tower is visible from our deck and our…
Entertainment… Sunrise, Sunset and Virginia 13 Mar 201113 Mar 2011 One of the spectacular perks to being on top of a mountain set inside of a bowl that rests inside the entire mountain range of Jefferson National Forest in Bland,…
Uncategorized Falling Boulder Kills Army Sergeant 12 Mar 201112 Mar 2011 My husband and I followed our normal route to our cabin in Bland, Virginia, but this time as we climbed the steep pass carved from the stony mountain craig through…
Entertainment… Snow Dusted Bland, Virginia 9 Mar 20119 Mar 2011 Sometimes we measure precipitation in inches and sometimes in hours. Such was the case for the weather front that hit Bland, Virginia this past weekend. About three inches of rain…
family… Dark and Cold in Virginia 30 Jan 201130 Jan 2011 We sometimes wonder why we are keeping the property in Virginia. We work so hard and so much that there is precious little time left over to even enjoy it.…
home… Elk In Virginia 6 Jan 20116 Jan 2011 Elk are coming to Virginia! Seventy-five are being reintroduced in Buchanan County which is in Southwest Virginia. Tazewell County is between Buchanan and Bland, and is on the list for…
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