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biking downhill to damascus VA on the Virginia Creeper -- how to get information about it?
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I am a member of a car club based out of Northern Virginia. I am interested in doing something in January & February for a get away in Virginia. We don't ski or ice skate so something inside would be great. Any ideas?
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I live in Virginia about 1.5 hours away from Charlottesville. I would like to know where in that area there are apple orchards that let you come and pick apples (in the fall,i.e.october. Hopefully not more than 30 minutes away from University of Virginia.Do any of these have a web site?
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TIRED OF SWEATING OUT the armpits of every shirt you own? Life around the capital can get sticky. Here's your new national policy initiative: Get out of town for a blast of freewheeling enterprise.
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GORP - George Washington National Forest - Virginia - Paddling
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GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
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Canoe Trips: A Packing List
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Canoe Trips: A Packing List
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Complete Gear Archives: Paddling
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things paddling.
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Float and Gloat
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Not every playboat is for whitewater. Maximize your summer fun on lakes, rivers, and oceans with these versatile sit-on-top kayaks.
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British adventure filmmaker JUSTINE CURGENVEN, 33, elevates sea kayaking to the highest level of action sports: cool videos!

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Revolutionary New Gear
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Outside's guide to the best new concepts in gear, garb, human performance, and green.
Fittest Real Athletes – Kyle Daniels
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Power Stroke
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Get fit for summer's hottest sport—in less time than you'd think
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Virginia's Explore Park

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Mile Post 115, Blue Ridge Parkway
Roanoke, Virginia

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It's a 7-mile drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Mill Mountain... Read More

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Wild Oak Trail

c/o North River Ranger District, 401 Oakwood Drive
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801

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The Wild Oak Trail forms a 25.6-mile loop—mostly favoring ridgetops—beginning at the... Read More

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North River Gorge Trail

c/o North River Ranger District, 401 Oakwood Dr.
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801

Description: A little more than four miles, North River Gorge Trail snakes between Lookout and Trimble... Read More

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