Crabtree Falls

4.4 miles
Steep hike


Crabtree Falls is a beautiful hike near Charlottesville. Be prepared for a steep hike with a lot of people, but the paths are nicely tended too.



We went with our friends and we brought three dogs with us. The dogs did well, but needed lots of water at the top. I recommend this hike!

The views are spectacular and there is a nice place to sit and enjoy the vistas.


Information:
11000 Crabtree Falls Highway
Tyro, VA
Website to visit for great information: http://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/CrabtreeFalls/



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Barboursville Vineyard

From a handful of wineries in the 1970’s to more than 160 today, Virginia has come a long way when it comes to wine production. One of those early wineries, Barboursville offers some of the best wine in the state married with history.

View the historical ruins at Barboursville, the columns and brick structure left of the 1814 house of James Barbour, designed by Thomas Jefferson.

Spend $5 on a fabulous wine tasting and you get a souvenir cup and get to try 16-20 wines. While my husband and I were visiting a man brought back a bottle of wine from 1981. It was a large dusty bottle he brought back to have recorked.

While you're there learn how wine corks are made.

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Perhaps all of us Julie and Julia want-to-be's feel a little more inspired today after seeing Marisa Lynch turn her dream into a reality. After the 30-year-old lost her job, she decided to take on a challenge and blog about it. Her challenge: Turn an 365 ugly dresses into something cute and fashinable for $365 total, in one year.




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