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Virginia Beach – March 2022
Due to the pandemic, it had been over 2 years since Wayne and I stayed in a motel or hotel. With a rare free weekend, however, we made a (slow) run for Virginia Beach, traveling on Rt. 5 between Richmond … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures & Travels, Animals & Wildlife
Tagged Atlantic Ocean, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Chesapeake Bay, Colonial Parkway, First Landing State Park, James River, Jamestown-Scotland Ferry, osprey, seagulls, Virginia, Virginia Beach, York River, Yorktown
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Red-Shouldered Hawks – February 20, 2022
Since 2019 I’ve followed the adventures of a Red-Shouldered hawk couple. I’ve watched as they’ve refined and refurbished the same nest year after year, as they’ve fed their babies, and as their young have taken some of their first flights. … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds of Prey, Hawks, Raptors, Red-shouldered Hawk, Virginia Wildlife
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Camping in Virginia Beach – July 21-24, 2021
Some years when we’ve gone to the beach in the summer, we’ve stayed at a motel 10 miles from the oceanfront just to keep our visit reasonably affordable. In more recent years we’ve stayed at a campground near Williamsburg and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures & Travels, Animals & Wildlife, Camping, Coachmen Clipper
Tagged Aquarium, Atlantic Ocean, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Campgrounds, Camping, First Landing State Park, Holiday Trav-L-Park, ocean, osprey, Pelican, Virginia Aquarium, Virginia Beach, Virginia Campers, Wildlife
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Camping at Sherando Lake – July 14-16, 2021
We greatly enjoyed our recent 2-night stay at Sherando Lake in the George Washington National Forest. While we prefer even-numbered sites in the shadier section in River Bend (B) loop at Sherando, we couldn’t complain about the size of site … Continue reading
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Tagged Camping, Coachmen Clipper, George Washington National Forest, Sherando Lake, Virginia, Virginia Campers
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Camping at Douthat State Park – May 21-23, 2021
Thanks to a last-minute cancellation, I was able to make weekend reservations at Douthat State Park near Clifton Forge, Virginia. We’ve done two day trips to Douthat for First Day Hikes, but we’d never camped there. We were packed up … Continue reading