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VA Articles and Archives

Bargain: The Place
Damascus, Virginia
Little River, Virginia

If the middle of nowhere is where you want to be...

Virginia Whitewater
Old Dominion paddling comes in all flavors, from mild to wild

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Places to Play, Stay and Visit


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Appalachian Trail: Virginia Segment
547 miles of the AT passes thru Virginia.

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Awa River Pages
The river pages are based on AW's River Inventory which is a comprehensive listing of whitewater rivers. The inventory started as a compilation of the whitewater rivers that were listed in all available US guidebooks, and it continues to be updated with

Escape To The Southeast - Virginia
Welcome to Escape to the Southeast.com! Use this directory as a portal to the great destinations in the eleven Southeast states. Click on a state on the map or to the left and start planning your vacation today!

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Backcountry
Camping will never be the same again! Backcountry's Wilderness Lodges in Southwest Virginia blend Appalachia with safari-style and the best of modern comforts.

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Sundog Outfitter
Located on the A.T. and Va Creeper Trail in Damascus, VA. Gear rental and shuttle service in the Mount Rogers National Rec Area.

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Outfitters

Adventure Damascus, Inc.

Extreme Allsport, Llc

Piedmont Outdoor Source
Camping gear, sportsmans optics, and other great outdoor gear at affordable prices

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Reel Time Flyfishing

South East Expeditions

Virginia Creeper Trail Bike Shop
Full-service shop that offers shuttle service and mountain bike rentals for the Virginia Creeper Trail. Just 5 minutes from Exit 17 off I-81 and one block from Main Street in historic downtown Abingdon, VA, and just yards from the beginning of the Virgin

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Clubs and Organizations


Northern Virginia Hiking Club
Typically at least two hikes are offered each week: one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Quite often special activities such as backpacking, bicycling, camping, canoeing, cross-country skiing, moonlight hiking, and white water rafting are also offered.

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Pine Mountain Blueberry Society
The Pine Mountain Blueberry Society is an eclectic assemblage of camping funhogs that converges on Pine Mountain in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Virginia, along the Tennessee and North Carolina borders, each August. Our quest is the delic

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Richmond Whitewater Club
The Richmond Whitewater Club is a whitewater boating club that formed to bring together whitewater enthusiasts of all types (rafters, kayakers, canoeists, or anything else on/in which someone wants to ride the rapids). Our mission is to increase the awar

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Northern Virginia Hiking Club
For its size (approximately 525 members) the Northern Virginia Hiking Club offers an amazing number and variety of outdoor activities. Typically at least two hikes are offered each week: one on Saturday and one on Sunday.
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sheclimbs
Sheclimbs is for women of all climbing abilities, from those who have just taken up the sport, to those with 20 or more years of experience. We have members as young as 8 years old and as old as 60. New members must bring with them a basic level of knowle
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Canoe Cruisers Association of DC
We are a kayak and canoe club whose main purpose is to unite persons interested in paddling the Potomac River Basin and adjacent watersheds.
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Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
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Pew Oceans Commission
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American Sportfishing Association
For millions of Americans, fishing is the reward at the end of a hard day. Our job is spent making that possible.
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Rivanna Trails Foundation
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Odyssey Adventure Racing
An adventure racing and ultra-sport promotion company.
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Virginia Adventure Club
Activities range from simple social gatherings as in our Adventure Dining series, to exotic trips such as visiting the Costa Rican rain forest. We focus in the 'ing' in living.
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Tidewater A.T. Club
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Adventure Club
A multi-sport club based in Virginia.
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Outdoor Club of Virginia Tech
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Virginia Forest Watdh
Virginia Forest Watch (VAFW) is a grass-roots based coalition of individuals and environmental groups organizing throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our mission is "to maintain and restore the natural ecology and biodiversity of woodlands across Virg
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