October afternoon on the back roads of Page County

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkhx3x07emcLl3YF1GQZQUkKYi5vuj0PzFJwwGGAE9na1zVWEHrayAMdQLfz1jMhkntTyTbhycvpKBEC7idSlPOv0CIj5uVIlxa17GY0TvrTXUBfH4sLhsHYxuod-8yVSFVDvKYdiL9_3/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkhx3x07emcLl3YF1GQZQUkKYi5vuj0PzFJwwGGAE9na1zVWEHrayAMdQLfz1jMhkntTyTbhycvpKBEC7idSlPOv0CIj5uVIlxa17GY0TvrTXUBfH4sLhsHYxuod-8yVSFVDvKYdiL9_3/s400/10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday was a perfect autumn afternoon in the Shenandoah Valley with cool temps and sunshine during the 2013 leaf season. SWAC Son and I set out with our cameras to roam the back roads along the western slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, stopping and snapping leaves, creeks, ponds, and mountains.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QgMwWnOvBQvIi8sqt-uDdMIdH5NbklYKU7aQWceSEUT9kZ1mlAxWc15kelEqopHFSMDMAdMS8Lpm-UAepUG-C-FSvPO1OQ1EL9B0C9kUCY3rvsPdyyyOD7PH0P5fQ-YAJAiYqBy9MEee/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QgMwWnOvBQvIi8sqt-uDdMIdH5NbklYKU7aQWceSEUT9kZ1mlAxWc15kelEqopHFSMDMAdMS8Lpm-UAepUG-C-FSvPO1OQ1EL9B0C9kUCY3rvsPdyyyOD7PH0P5fQ-YAJAiYqBy9MEee/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmUD3nUcL4tV5hc2Xq18Es-3fbEHLjoHCod7IK9_j51dDnOnC3BkEqNYJJq3nWkTiOI0eZCa6_lwEMAlwNYvT4ZSsnTx6R7vQHAEbe2P-0UyzjgfEhG4nc_h1ai9lP_45rvMJSKf_XsqN/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmUD3nUcL4tV5hc2Xq18Es-3fbEHLjoHCod7IK9_j51dDnOnC3BkEqNYJJq3nWkTiOI0eZCa6_lwEMAlwNYvT4ZSsnTx6R7vQHAEbe2P-0UyzjgfEhG4nc_h1ai9lP_45rvMJSKf_XsqN/s640/4.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Leaves are at three stages -- some are still green, others are brilliant reds and oranges, while some trees are already bare, their leaves fallen to the ground. Many oaks had dull brown leaves waiting to fall but we were in search of the brilliant reds and yellows that stand out on the mountain slopes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-Kd16Jv9MbEGinR4iMVCw_uTkquskXWq0HTYB6DaWPgPd7x7SUmSF0MXKttnSHe0Evgvp3V54kciA241yH7V1r7JIZWcs4X9aolZVPvm0sHNXNUp-ndM_VotDP-DNbU0oE9CYxrb_fpz/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-Kd16Jv9MbEGinR4iMVCw_uTkquskXWq0HTYB6DaWPgPd7x7SUmSF0MXKttnSHe0Evgvp3V54kciA241yH7V1r7JIZWcs4X9aolZVPvm0sHNXNUp-ndM_VotDP-DNbU0oE9CYxrb_fpz/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Horseback riders under the tree prepared for an afternoon ride deeper into the mountains.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMf12dOY4IFiTpBxuLr6E0TwVwkrPGm_4gYRFL__kycogRX_8GttJI_wPfmG4E1RO8kWHqXtGRS4jMfd3HYlI2UdoAKIi_4Zsrja_kvB_GnhkAuRmmXdVd2BW9BLkxLyfYZ6tx4yj6xTU/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMf12dOY4IFiTpBxuLr6E0TwVwkrPGm_4gYRFL__kycogRX_8GttJI_wPfmG4E1RO8kWHqXtGRS4jMfd3HYlI2UdoAKIi_4Zsrja_kvB_GnhkAuRmmXdVd2BW9BLkxLyfYZ6tx4yj6xTU/s400/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Leaf color seems a bit more muted this year but the colors still made a beautiful display.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS-q4RfqNkB1rMqMYq3-I1D8zuzGpzbQ88B5bq4Si61JLyOh6h8AayeSuMxaaG16ChaQlYHaP0AhUvKORO-iWMEHyWpbHzDcmuFqPgeDYDLN2SHv5WKitHd0QSyCvA__EXrBRcs2ewCOi/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeS-q4RfqNkB1rMqMYq3-I1D8zuzGpzbQ88B5bq4Si61JLyOh6h8AayeSuMxaaG16ChaQlYHaP0AhUvKORO-iWMEHyWpbHzDcmuFqPgeDYDLN2SHv5WKitHd0QSyCvA__EXrBRcs2ewCOi/s400/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm_qYIYPUCQO-EBkQ63n-waqJgjLfYF9E0bDlEu7Fg_BAXilZs_iuW0tbre2jgv22ltK3xoXCzP-8_wyFIJxVJbYAKiLZWhX5ndOBlDm7676HCbMIl0t8xjDxB1HoUcsG08Ej33kJM2M-/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm_qYIYPUCQO-EBkQ63n-waqJgjLfYF9E0bDlEu7Fg_BAXilZs_iuW0tbre2jgv22ltK3xoXCzP-8_wyFIJxVJbYAKiLZWhX5ndOBlDm7676HCbMIl0t8xjDxB1HoUcsG08Ej33kJM2M-/s400/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN-jGyHVSDmapAufHKi3gnv86JB-Lk49_-rBcblnzHRezX9Mynt5eAyam6_CkrhHeurQzBcM-pp_44ZeMYn6WOI_dk4RWTzEzJ-0VHqyNo5c4WVCsKX3yBl-_SUUGufTrnaCghN6n1fkn/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN-jGyHVSDmapAufHKi3gnv86JB-Lk49_-rBcblnzHRezX9Mynt5eAyam6_CkrhHeurQzBcM-pp_44ZeMYn6WOI_dk4RWTzEzJ-0VHqyNo5c4WVCsKX3yBl-_SUUGufTrnaCghN6n1fkn/s400/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />Adventures with SWAC Son <br />October 27, 2013

back roads of Virginia fall in Shenandoah Valley Lynn R. Mitchell Page County SWAC Son tourism Virginia Is For Lovers October afternoon on the back roads of Page County

Sunday was a perfect autumn afternoon in the Shenandoah Valley with cool temps and sunshine during the 2013 leaf season. SWAC Son and I set out with our cameras to roam the back roads along the western slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, stopping …

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Virginia back roads ... Foggy Ridge Cider

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrbWPXq5lRwGjLLfuwX-gZMCUdrlr6diIN-_HUw3pjiT26fS8CHvYjKWoYjU8_b04Lpiglf7W_SBlVfMs9NRplcpN6Z_OCIB1mdn4nEWawo6RmQLfookqRizXPY-rn5JmBdy-biGJOBPU/s1600/46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrbWPXq5lRwGjLLfuwX-gZMCUdrlr6diIN-_HUw3pjiT26fS8CHvYjKWoYjU8_b04Lpiglf7W_SBlVfMs9NRplcpN6Z_OCIB1mdn4nEWawo6RmQLfookqRizXPY-rn5JmBdy-biGJOBPU/s400/46.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"It is indeed bad to eat apples. It is better to make them all into cider ."<br />--<i>Benjamin Franklin </i></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.foggyridgecider.com/">Foggy Ridge Cider</a> ... what a delightful discovery on the back roads of Virginia as we explored communities near the Blue Ridge Parkway! You've heard of Dugspur, right? <i>No?</i> It's a tiny little community tucked away off Rt. 58 in Carroll County, and that was where we were headed to check out this <a href="http://www.foggyridgecider.com/our-cider/our-cider.php">award-winning cider</a>. After all, September is apple season in the Commonwealth.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fPlXYKEyjZHByw0GPKBN_o1Per6hR5hj8fuqpda54z-KhBqwWekO-eS1K0rUaJFtwvDXcWpLaaqDbKCaO44UwJBItEatz2rMk-KuwQFIqmgYMjb9lCxagoyq9nDhrAFjPkSAcg_czMaF/s1600/47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fPlXYKEyjZHByw0GPKBN_o1Per6hR5hj8fuqpda54z-KhBqwWekO-eS1K0rUaJFtwvDXcWpLaaqDbKCaO44UwJBItEatz2rMk-KuwQFIqmgYMjb9lCxagoyq9nDhrAFjPkSAcg_czMaF/s400/47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.foggyridgecider.com/">website</a> had an inviting greeting that intrigued me: "At Foggy Ridge Cider we value a rural life. Dirt roads, starry skies and plenty of wildlife are more important to us than WalMart, Hardees or a shopping mall. The surrounding three counties average 1.3 traffic lights and less than 20,000 people per county. This is a good thing.While we're not on the beaten path, we are easy to find and will greet all visitors with a warm and gracious welcome."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwosUG5V159cCPmGJKw1xq0vbcGEwX9ckPPCc8vxrACF14v96y0plEwoN-ps2U1J6uccUagb3y8E63w7RbqdzzyXr09Nu-PWiaLFL5Ksgcz6rvPHPOmjVTycfyDUwGphnWzDn_k-Iy3AOf/s1600/48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwosUG5V159cCPmGJKw1xq0vbcGEwX9ckPPCc8vxrACF14v96y0plEwoN-ps2U1J6uccUagb3y8E63w7RbqdzzyXr09Nu-PWiaLFL5Ksgcz6rvPHPOmjVTycfyDUwGphnWzDn_k-Iy3AOf/s640/48.jpg" width="529" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I like places that are off the beaten path so we set out in search of Foggy Ridge Cider, following Buffalo Mountain in the distance and the wildflowers along the roadways and the occasional brightly-colored tree signaling fall had arrived. It was late September and the weather was sunny and cool.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We arrived just in time for a tasting with two other couples. Lynn was our warm and friendly server and entertainer, providing an excellent presentation of artisan cider and story-telling that kept everyone laughing as they tossed out verbal observations after each offering. The comfortable feeling was of seven friends enjoying an afternoon drinking hand-crafted cider while overlooking the orchard with Buffalo Mountain in the background.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQjlE5meeO-hRzuj9EGrcHgINJt8JP1vLu4Ck6M7E_VN76dGWt-RCQM0D23RC049dc-5NRSzB8aLTVywhBV9nSItNE30NF-7eAV1hhRbOB85WkJ3qLJaT1SQyPfxidkCSxNfkyBm6D6nh/s1600/45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQjlE5meeO-hRzuj9EGrcHgINJt8JP1vLu4Ck6M7E_VN76dGWt-RCQM0D23RC049dc-5NRSzB8aLTVywhBV9nSItNE30NF-7eAV1hhRbOB85WkJ3qLJaT1SQyPfxidkCSxNfkyBm6D6nh/s400/45.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <a href="http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/natural_area_preserves/buffalo.shtml">Buffalo Mountain</a>. It was said that in pioneer days, children were given permission to roam as long as they had Buffalo Mountain in their sights. It can be seen from a thirty-mile radius. It looms over the orchard at Foggy Ridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFIduslGmeNWmUcwC42R3hpHIORwmM0QXprIPLKEEG8yaWuh3xM8S4kbWnc3HiSJ-qMC6MmuxaNqYPQ2asZIwxFVFN2sr-9rMnsz5epYM4hvPAEmZlU_ts5wRkkkjQaNT7B1fujbniQX8/s1600/49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFIduslGmeNWmUcwC42R3hpHIORwmM0QXprIPLKEEG8yaWuh3xM8S4kbWnc3HiSJ-qMC6MmuxaNqYPQ2asZIwxFVFN2sr-9rMnsz5epYM4hvPAEmZlU_ts5wRkkkjQaNT7B1fujbniQX8/s400/49.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.foggyridgecider.com/our-cider/our-cider.php">Reviews</a> over the years have been numerous and glowing, as seen in the framed copies on the walls of the tasting room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0-jROdD5xhW1YgNw7c5gAaUwS8gPhIllzACle420AGosnjRUf2I7wwZGRc-O0Ch1RiouiHgfKznaKFEJLySS3DD8Y5CB_9-Fl0uCz3AnjJ4MHV3Bj0KwXBeRV83rh7evKyg-VKjNiYtT/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0-jROdD5xhW1YgNw7c5gAaUwS8gPhIllzACle420AGosnjRUf2I7wwZGRc-O0Ch1RiouiHgfKznaKFEJLySS3DD8Y5CB_9-Fl0uCz3AnjJ4MHV3Bj0KwXBeRV83rh7evKyg-VKjNiYtT/s400/56.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUHrWo2W7oAnN6RYLIse4osfCUbq4btiKEqBchBJf-WlE2GsWmuCXe1IAivfmam1mvepr87Dk0GX5C1WcTszpDuKe6KBno7m_wJiwrA09MJsvuM6iVfGAnCMmgPahjT3RP262WbXjNgF8/s1600/57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUHrWo2W7oAnN6RYLIse4osfCUbq4btiKEqBchBJf-WlE2GsWmuCXe1IAivfmam1mvepr87Dk0GX5C1WcTszpDuKe6KBno7m_wJiwrA09MJsvuM6iVfGAnCMmgPahjT3RP262WbXjNgF8/s400/57.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Diane Flynt, owner and cider artist, wrote: "Simple is often best–think of a just caught whole fish brushed with fruity olive oil and grilled on a bed of fresh herbs. Or pasta topped with fresh tomatoes, basil and a syrupy balsamic vinegar. Simple is also best with cider. Foggy Ridge Cider begins in the orchard with apples carefully selected for their unique flavors and grown for taste, not appearance. In our cidermaking, we aim to put this fruit in the bottle with minimal manipulation."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGYf-X9lM_p_66axOGYdlwp47KEnBjOO-B61XtEjhS8xt6cmWCCRtbGWPgb0_X76AxYcQLFNAOOC9J8SeuGB76vJrJkFxROMaT0DrQLhTsNF1ubX0XHl4CmFFBZM1AXvyPNu48qsRaMOR/s1600/60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGYf-X9lM_p_66axOGYdlwp47KEnBjOO-B61XtEjhS8xt6cmWCCRtbGWPgb0_X76AxYcQLFNAOOC9J8SeuGB76vJrJkFxROMaT0DrQLhTsNF1ubX0XHl4CmFFBZM1AXvyPNu48qsRaMOR/s400/60.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5im9z6ma8-AQM7hbNpRYO_jrIWymvBYseCQHaxrVrSWgDPigecCVjKmbYU70arkkmuw2O1HtwnTmFiF1-_ut6neCEgng-6jkQOvLvGy1dNNnRprotIz0hHUjgHTASlziP6SMzNeHDoMi/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5im9z6ma8-AQM7hbNpRYO_jrIWymvBYseCQHaxrVrSWgDPigecCVjKmbYU70arkkmuw2O1HtwnTmFiF1-_ut6neCEgng-6jkQOvLvGy1dNNnRprotIz0hHUjgHTASlziP6SMzNeHDoMi/s640/1.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">We adopted three bottles to take home for enjoying and sharing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>First Fruit</b> cider blends early season American heirloom apples to create a rich fruity cider with lively acidity to drink, like Thomas Jefferson, on its own or with a meal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Foggy Ridge Handmade</b>, bottled in baby champagne bottles, is for sale only at restaurants, retailers, and at Foggy Ridge Cider Mill. This crisp cider made from Newtown Pippin apples has beautiful soft tannins and a delicate apple flavor with light pear notes.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiTgJODnsteY5oOwSutBYdtCRNbXgS4UI5bO5n4x6C7PG5Ybh_3zIwChGprAeqxs3sBWveb49IN8f00ZNwVc_pLaJ6LTBPJX37SPsqUqcqypzJqgquFrIW4qMO1TFn0qV9phCH6ytRIYL/s1600/61.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiTgJODnsteY5oOwSutBYdtCRNbXgS4UI5bO5n4x6C7PG5Ybh_3zIwChGprAeqxs3sBWveb49IN8f00ZNwVc_pLaJ6LTBPJX37SPsqUqcqypzJqgquFrIW4qMO1TFn0qV9phCH6ytRIYL/s400/61.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Award-winning medals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntd0lK-ED47zN7fAgYHUwuHM17iJn_FtS4cugbjOTs8rXLSf58EQ_bBNfg9oYXm9K979qK2dELwI-4OcrQblJJjEGnXVXBS66f_Zkq4n7IB-xD8r3AYWZm1OCw8WEi8wmCxgZAg_tX5GW/s1600/62.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntd0lK-ED47zN7fAgYHUwuHM17iJn_FtS4cugbjOTs8rXLSf58EQ_bBNfg9oYXm9K979qK2dELwI-4OcrQblJJjEGnXVXBS66f_Zkq4n7IB-xD8r3AYWZm1OCw8WEi8wmCxgZAg_tX5GW/s400/62.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36JW94rf2BOKMWDrPOrCS-g7XVCcKP6Sxbyu6c0Ls4hFqENJlrczVOFGiw7XdiJqFobHS_20oiQ_z2vrlCTQpSMp6TQAJpVbTsNg5mT0yLw25y3HbElE9D8Xbtg5cBx2DV7dp8ABnU3OF/s1600/63.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36JW94rf2BOKMWDrPOrCS-g7XVCcKP6Sxbyu6c0Ls4hFqENJlrczVOFGiw7XdiJqFobHS_20oiQ_z2vrlCTQpSMp6TQAJpVbTsNg5mT0yLw25y3HbElE9D8Xbtg5cBx2DV7dp8ABnU3OF/s400/63.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJJIDaW_JVs_1_FoqNgukxv4QtAwXZktwmxXrKnM_YVwvn2apWxdTLri10XoVzO5ksI2nNo_0zBVU2Sh5VIGMtkxpKaCMYa3kdghdCXdEYrt87hDuFJz7PJONqimv0_06TuwpeEALXj8H/s1600/64.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJJIDaW_JVs_1_FoqNgukxv4QtAwXZktwmxXrKnM_YVwvn2apWxdTLri10XoVzO5ksI2nNo_0zBVU2Sh5VIGMtkxpKaCMYa3kdghdCXdEYrt87hDuFJz7PJONqimv0_06TuwpeEALXj8H/s400/64.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77UHi9dUkvFMGPyl_h0kkqhGIaiDeIexXTyw4oV8gNk7xmE2cFaeWAYdaJaiqUsEXnqmTFgjLlWm5C7sjy5eIF3Ih0VCIft8y5FR-mr-vptvJj4daeH9fbJ79QIGMamWERzT4YeyXzx2D/s1600/65.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77UHi9dUkvFMGPyl_h0kkqhGIaiDeIexXTyw4oV8gNk7xmE2cFaeWAYdaJaiqUsEXnqmTFgjLlWm5C7sjy5eIF3Ih0VCIft8y5FR-mr-vptvJj4daeH9fbJ79QIGMamWERzT4YeyXzx2D/s400/65.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5Mv2hRtR3enQcMVhbXSEiTLo3WVImnGbC6dIXKWfrVWH9gblcw7A38hCi4qFzT61qr5GoYDtGd47Z5redTy9HJtIuWJakQggpkddJbI1r96v1z8F_7ndrMWkjdHYsD97A_IZIxbTca2c/s1600/66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5Mv2hRtR3enQcMVhbXSEiTLo3WVImnGbC6dIXKWfrVWH9gblcw7A38hCi4qFzT61qr5GoYDtGd47Z5redTy9HJtIuWJakQggpkddJbI1r96v1z8F_7ndrMWkjdHYsD97A_IZIxbTca2c/s400/66.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFieYlJynERiX8E1Lfc4mvdNQpTNk5U1Q0r8TJx5bIZsJuWrdyXgLFaNUj3mNIHK0KQuEcAxph3zpA_8m9rjYexBIwsuRlXXXYlv7JnmLNTP1_OCOw5u2OOj5YmHnmlnAqZod9TAJa8ie4/s1600/67.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFieYlJynERiX8E1Lfc4mvdNQpTNk5U1Q0r8TJx5bIZsJuWrdyXgLFaNUj3mNIHK0KQuEcAxph3zpA_8m9rjYexBIwsuRlXXXYlv7JnmLNTP1_OCOw5u2OOj5YmHnmlnAqZod9TAJa8ie4/s640/67.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Overlooking the apple orchards ... 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Foggy Ridge is one of those treasures. Years ago I said there had never been a gravel road that I didn't want to explore and find out where it went. Thankfully, SWAC Husband indulges my free spirit and good-naturedly goes along with my curiosity which has resulted in a lifetime of special memories sharing the places we've traveled and the sights we've seen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was just one more stop on our September journey along the Blue Ridge Parkway as we continued south to North Carolina....</div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />September 27, 2013

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"It is indeed bad to eat apples. It is better to make them all into cider ."--Benjamin Franklin  Foggy Ridge Cider ... what a delightful discovery on the back roads of Virginia as we explored communities near the Blue Ridge Parkway! You've heard of D…

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Window On the World: Back roads of Western Virginia

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A lone silo stands abandoned in a field.Cattails and wildflowers along the Calfpasture River.June wildflowers.Photos by Lynn R. MitchellMy Window On the World: Back roads of Western VirginiaJune 12, 2013…

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