Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine just launched its “Best of the Outdoors Ballot!” This is your chance to get the Roanoke Region of Virginia the recognition it deserves!
Vote for your favorite swimming hole, best bike trail, favorite section of the AT, and more – VOTE NOW!
I recognize that the Roanoke Region can’t win every category but here is a breakdown of how I voted in a few key categories that I feel are truly worthy – but don’t let me sway you! Read the rest of this entry »
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Well, Mark Taylor at the Roanoke Times has done it this time…he’s told the whole world about my all-time favorite outdoor spot in the Roanoke Region of Virginia. Roaring Run in Botetourt County is not to be missed! You can learn more about what Botetourt County has to offer at www.visitbotetourt.com
Here is an excerpt from Mark’s article:
ORISKANY — In terms of wet rock-sliding readiness, Bert Reid had an advantage over Lynn Tyrrell.
Reid was wearing a pair of tough, cut-off jeans.
Tyrrell was in a bikini, one with a leopard print, no less.
But there was Tyrrell making her way to the top of the slick slanted rock face, planting herself and sliding — scream-free — into the chilly pool below as her impressed friends watched.
OK. She had an advantage.
“I’ve done it lots of times before,” said the 20-year-old from Roanoke. “We’ve been coming up here for years.”
Here was Roaring Run, a frigid, spring-fed creek that plunges in a series of cascading falls and slides through a steep valley in northern Botetourt County.
Shaded and deep, the valley makes for a cool getaway on a hot summer day.
“It’s better than being in Roanoke,” is how Tyrrell put it. READ THE FULL ARTICLE!
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