Tag Archives: Virginia

“Okay, you just take your half of the road right out of the middle.”

Yeah, okay — so May 19th is just Roanoke’s annual Drive-All-Over-the-Road Day.

Way to make your own holiday, there, Roanoke.

(The headline above is an MST3K reference.)

 

 

A tunnel and an overhead train redux, Roanoke, Virginia

Once again, heading into Roanoke Southwest.

 

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The Mellow Mushroom, Roanoke, Virginia

It’s the psychedelic pizza joint with the life-sized Transformer out back.

That’s an unusual marketing strategy.

 

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The Salem Red Sox vs. the Potomac Nationals at the Salem Civic Center.

The Salem Red Sox vs. the Potomac Nationals, April 28th at the Salem Civic Center.

 

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Buchanan, Virginia

In Botetourt County.

 

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Ikenberry Orchards, Daleville, Virginia

Botetourt County.  Those trees you see in the last photo are apple trees.

 

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Botetourt County, Virginia

A pal of mine gave me the grand tour.  She’s entirely sweet about putting up with my touristy picture-taking.

Note the mighty bobcat that I bravely confronted.

Pictures absolutely cannot do this place justice.

 

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WALKER LANE.

A friend of mine lives on this street in Salem, Virginia.

She says the rents are dirt cheap, but it sucks having to keep the windows boarded up to keep the zombies out.

Can you imagine if the cross street was named “Grimes Avenue?”  That would be F%*#ing EPIC.

 

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Railroad tracks in Roanoke, VA

Under the Wonju Street overpass in Roanoke SW, heading north.

 

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Chestnut Street in Salem, Virginia.

Looking north past Main Street.  That church you see is First United Methodist.

Update: I asked my friends what kind of trees those are.  The consensus is that they’re cherry blossoms.

 

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