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Celebrating National Dog Month

Celebrating National Dog Month

Stay cool with these canine-friendly adventures August 2024 by Amanda Sue Creasey, Outdoors Writer While traditionally associated with the hot, humid slog that begins...

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Getting Out There

Getting Out There

Black Girls Hike RVA aims to hold between one and two hikes each month, for a total of between 12 and 14 each year. Local hikes, like the one I join, usually consist of between 10 and 25 participants and normally last about two hours, covering a distance not longer than five miles.

Down and Dirty, for a Cause

Down and Dirty, for a Cause

Saturday mornings are made for sleeping in, slow wakeups and relaxing, unless it’s Dirty Lion Mud Run Saturday and you’re either a Dahlgren Lions Club Lion or a runner.

Of Wildlife And Local Legend

Of Wildlife And Local Legend

As soon as we cross the bridge from the mainland, I sense a change. The land seems flatter, the trees shorter, the sky broader. I have never been to this part of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and my friends Ashley, Stephanie, Sarah and I have been looking forward to this trip with an anticipation akin to a child’s at Christmas.

Appalachia’s Conservation Story

Appalachia’s Conservation Story

At the last count in 2021, more than 300 elk roamed the makeshift plains of the flat-topped mountain. The success has been so complete that it is often referred to as Appalachia’s Greatest Conservation Story.