By Guest Blogger Stacey Sheetz Ah, fall. Loudoun’s scenic countryside is slowly turning to shades of gold and crimson. The days grow shorter and darkness begins to cover the land. There’s a chill in the air and blankets of fog settle into the valleys. Bonfires, pumpkins, and the undead begin to dot the landscape (insert demonic laugh here!) No, my friends, this isn’t a...
Everyone who knows me knows I love baseball. Heck, I even bought a 1950s baseball uniform (off eBay, of course) and 1950s cleats. I have no idea what I’ll ultimately do with this uniform (besides wear it around the house when my Phillies are on…Yes, my wife thinks I’m crazy). So, that’s why I’m so excited about an event coming up this weekend in...
Did you know you can visit Loudoun via your Nintendo Wii, XBox360 or PlayStation 3? It’s true. Just pick up a copy of the Greg Hastings Paintball 2 video game. It features 12 paintball parks from around the world, and Loudoun’s own Pev’s Paintball Park in Aldie is one of them. Pev’s was recreated virtually for the game, including such details as the mountains in...
This photo is of the Appalachian Trail by Loudoun photographer Tom Lussier. I love Tom’s work. There’s so much emotion conveyed in it that it just makes me want to run out and stand in the spot he was when he took it. Spring is just around the corner. There’s so many wonderful things to see and experience outside in Loudoun. A good day...
The inagural Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon will be held on June 4, 2011 in Loudoun, Virginia: DC’s Wine Country. This video begins at Breaux Vineyards, then continues down scenic byways, around the historic town of Hillsboro, and finishes 13.1 miles later at Doukenie Winery. Sorry about the shakiness in the middle – about 1 mile of the course is on gravel. I recorded this...
Next time you’re at Dulles Town Center in Sterling, I highly recommend you take a spin on its historic carousel. Its not hidden, right at the Food Court and visible from outside above the entrance opposite Cheesecake Factory. Built in Venice, Italy, the carousel is in the style of the carousels of the 1800s with murals hand-painted by Venetian artists. The molds of the horses and...