Feb 27 - Mar 5, 2011

Week 11.  My path takes me along Catawba Creek and then the North Fork of the Roanoke River.  It's pretty valley country, with farms in the bottom lands and wooded mountains rising from the valley. 

2/27's walk:

After walking so many miles I was contemplating a game of Pooh sticks here...

2/28's walk:

Last of February! Looks to be a bit of a storm brewing - best to get in out of the weather!

3/1's walk:

Today I meander through Nace, VA.  For some reason this place makes me think of Mitford, the town in Jan Karon's books.  I spent an hour on horseback today!

3/2's walk:

I was intrigued by the use of trees as hedges or fences in this area.  There are several properties here with tree fences.

Below is a typical tree fence as seen from street view.  They appear to be mostly conifers that are planted in a close row.  

3/3's walk:

The beautiful scenery is interrupted by a large cement plant. This plant produces portland cement from locally mined limestone, shale and sand for Redi-Mix plants and also recycles scrap metal.  Most of the cement it produces is shipped by rail.  The area shown here is a little over a mile and a half long.  Spent an hour on horseback today.

3/4's walk:

Back to pretty farms and pleasant valleys.   Another hour on horseback today.

3/5's walk:

A pretty old mill near the road.   Nice place for a ride - 2.5 hrs on horseback today.