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Upper Doyles River Falls, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (Robert Cable/Photographer's Choice/Getty)

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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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Serious birdwatchers know that Virginia’s Eastern Shore is the place to be each fall, as millions of songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and waterfowl fly south for the winter along the Mid-Atlantic flyway. Newbies can get acquainted with it all during the Eastern Shore of Virginia Birding & Wildlife Festival, held each September.
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