Exploring—Travel in Virginia and Beyond

Gallic Getaway

How to visit France a la Virginia Living.

Apr 5, 2012 by Glennis Lofland in Exploring

"The Thwack of Leather on Willow"—Cricket Terminology

How to tell a googly from a beamer, so you don't end up with a duck.

Mar 27, 2012 by Daryl Grove in Exploring

A Day in the Country

Keeping it simple is no small task in the modest town of The Plains.

Mar 21, 2012 by Daisy Ridgway Khalifa in Exploring

Eaglemania—The James River's Resident Eagles!

Photography exhibition of bald eagles on the James River

Mar 19, 2012 by Tricia Pearsall in Exploring

Day of Rest

An even-handed look at Virginia's Sunday hunting ban

Mar 16, 2012 by Ben Swenson in Exploring (25 Comments)

Who Owns the Jackson River?

Private developers and the public both lay claim to a stretch of the Jackson River in Allegheny County, and fly fishers are caught in the middle.

Mar 14, 2012 by Beau Beasley in Exploring (17 Comments)

Go With the Flow

Time to celebrate Virginia’s Scenic Rivers more than ever!

Feb 27, 2012 by Tricia Pearsall in Exploring

$Mennonites Buggy\$

The Plain People

Guy Schum shows us the world of the Mennonites of the Shenandoah Valley.

Feb 14, 2012 by Guy Schum in Exploring (2 Comments)

Battle Scars Healed

A century and half later, Civil War trenches have become peaceful hiking destinations.

Feb 6, 2012 by Ben Swenson in Exploring

The Green Island

A private-public partnership is working to protect the enigmatic swamp that has captured Virginians’ imaginations for centuries.

Jan 9, 2012 by Mac Carey in Exploring (1 Comments)

A Mighty Trail for a Mighty River

With a conceptual plan in place, The James River Heritage Trail moves one step closer to reality.

Jan 2, 2012 by Tricia Pearsall in Exploring (5 Comments)

Sunken Ships

70-year-old ships made out of concrete (no, really) now form a breakwater off the Eastern Shore's Kiptopeke Beach.

Dec 23, 2011 by Ben Swenson in Exploring

Nomading Mongolia

Tricia Pearsall joined the nomads of Mongolia as they crossed the Kharkhiraa Mountains.

Dec 1, 2011 by Tricia Pearsall in Exploring (1 Comments)

John Henley photographed a series of beautiful and breathtaking images of the Great Dismal Swamp for our December 2011 feature "The Green Island." We published nine images in the magazine, but offer an expanded selection of 22 in this slideshow.

Nov 9, 2011 in Exploring

Gold Rush!

On the gold mine trail at Lake Anna State Park

Nov 4, 2011 by Tricia Pearsall in Exploring (2 Comments)

Quaint, Quirky and Cosmopolitan: Charlottesville

Though this city has attracted a diverse and sophisticated crowd and has a decidedly big-town vibe, it hasn’t lost any of its small-town charm.

Nov 3, 2011 by Sarah Sargent in Exploring (2 Comments)

Summer Swan Song & Persimmon Predictions

Tricia Pearsall and her dog go looking for the last gasp of summer on the James River, but find a winter warning instead.

Oct 13, 2011 by Tricia Pearsall in Exploring (4 Comments)

A Tropical Wonderland

Boquete, in western Panama, is a mountain oasis—laid-back and full of flowers, exotic birds, raging rivers and adventure.

Sep 12, 2011 by Tricia Pearsall in Exploring

Man vs. Mother Nature

What to do if you get lost in the woods? Put your survival skills to the test.

Sep 9, 2011 by Matthew Graham in Exploring

Himalayan Mountain Dew

Tea is enjoying a rebirth, and no place can it be seen more easily than in Nepal. Riding up high to tea plantations on Buddha Air, Susan G. Hauser finds that India is no longer the last word on tea.

Sep 7, 2011 by Susan G. Hauser in Exploring

Tangier Revisited

Truly an island out of time, legendary Tangier is only 12 miles away from the Eastern Shore, but decades apart. At times quaint, underneath the island’s Bible Belt exterior is a colorful past, and a (mostly) idyllic present.

Aug 10, 2011 by Ryan Croxton in Exploring