jbogaty
11-04-2003, 01:28 PM
Idea for a ride location about an hour from DC
Here is a Road ride Idea. If your clubs stops by Veramar Vineyard I will set up a private tasting of our award winning wines.
Please let me know when and how many folks
Jim Bogaty
owner Veramar Vineyard
www.veramar.com
Clarke County Tour Guide
Bears Den - Start at the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains Route 7, Byrd Highway and 601 at Bears Den with a short hike up the hill to look in the great Shenandoah Valley that is Clarke County and beyond. Nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains, overlooking the Shenandoah Valley, lies historical Bears Den Lodge. Once a summer home for Washington physician Huron Lawson and his wife, opera singer, Francesca Kaspar, Bears Den is an enchanting stone lodge reminiscent of a European castle. Built in 1933 by local stonemasons, this 20-bed hostel is complete with turrets and tower. Once used as Francesca's recital hall, a magnificent stone fireplace graces the large common room.
Veramar Vineyard - Take route 7, Byrd Highway, west over the mountain and a crossed the river and turn Left on Rt 612, Quarry Road to 905 Veramar Vineyard. Sit on Veramars Fountain Courtyard; drink in the views and the wine of your choice. Veramar Vineyard is situated on a private 100-acre estate in the heart of Virginia hunt county, less than one hour from the Washington D.C., at the base of the Blue Ridge mountains along the Shenandoah River. A small, family-run vineyard dedicated to producing naturally dry, full-bodied wines. www.veramar.com
Berryville - Leave Veramar Vineyard continue on Route 7 west to 7 business via Downtown Berryville to Rose Hill Park and sit on the park benches for a snack or lunch while viewing the colorful trees in town. Berryville's downtown is characterized by a sense of community shared by its many proprietors. Walk along Main Street and do your banking, get a haircut, pick up the local newspaper, grab a delicious lunch, and take home a bouquet of flowers...all while enjoying the friendly hometown atmosphere. Next at the center of Berryville, turn south on route 340 Lord Fairfax Highway continue to route 255, Bishop Mead Highway, to a Historic Stone Chapel.
Carter Hall Project Hope - On toward Millwood, and the stunning foliage at Carter Hall home of Project Hope, as you approach Millwood. Since the late 1970s, Project HOPE has been headquartered on the grounds of what was once the Carter Hall plantation, now comprised of over 200 acres of beautiful countryside in the small town of Millwood, Virginia. Though the property is the site of HOPEs day-to-day business activities, it is also a treasured, historic landmark of 18th century America, consisting of a manor home built in 1792 and its dependencies.
The Burwell-Morgan Mill - Moving in to Millwood . The Burwell-Morgan Mill, established in 1785, is the oldest operable merchant mill in the Shenandoah Valley. In the mid-nineteenth century the mill operated twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, processing more than sixty thousand bushels of wheat per year. The community of Millwood grew around this commercial center as related businesses were established, and by way of the seaports at Alexandria and Baltimore, mill products were shipped abroad.
Historic Long Branch - Continue on route 255, Bishop Mead Highway, Cross over route 50, Highway continue to Route 624, Red Gate Road and proceed 1/2 mile to Long Branch Lane at Historic Long Branch. Long Branch was built around 1805 by Robert Carter Burwell, a member of a group of descendants of Tidewater tobacco planters who moved to the Shenandoah Valley at the end of the eighteenth century. Settling on land granted to them in 1730 by an ancestor, Robert 'King" Carter, they built large and well-appointed houses and raised tobacco and wheat with slave labor. This new plantation society revolved around the village of Millwood, with its store, blacksmith's shop and gristmill. At Long Branch for more than six decades, Sheila Macqueen has possessed a passion for flowers - - and more importantly, she has been able to teach and inspire others to appreciate and utilize flowers to beautify homes, inside and out, around the world. In an effort to honor Mrs. Macqueen's remarkable contributions to the field of horticulture and flower arranging, her legion of fans have banded together to install a permanent tribute at Long Branch - - the only living tribute to Sheila Macqneen that has ever been created
State Arboretum of Virginia At Blandy Experimental Farm - Return down Long Branch Lane and Red Gate road to Route 50. Turn left West on Route 50 to Next on to State Arboretum of Virginia. At Blandy Experimental Farm about a ½ mile on your left. The 170-acre State Arboretum of Virginia is part of the 700-acre Blandy Experimental Farm. Graham Blandy left the property to the University of Virginia in 1926, stipulating that it be named "Blandy Experimental Farm" and that it be used "to teach boys about farming." Orland E. White was hired in 1927 as the first director of Blandy Experimental Farm. Upon his retirement in 1955, the property was named the Orland E. White Arboretum. Today, Blandy Experimental Farm is a research facility for UVA, and women as well as men learn about environmental science. Graduate and undergraduate students stay in the Quarters and assist faculty with ongoing research into habitat fragmentation, small mammal population dynamics, insect herbivory, and plant pollination systems.
L'Auberge Provençale - Travel west on route 50 about one mike, turn left on 340 south toward White Post. Discover the feeling of a true inn of the South of France, at L'Auberge Provençale in White Post, Virginia. While at L'Auberge Provençale, travel the backroads of beautiful Clarke County, nestled in the Shenandoah Valley framed by the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy Visiting Vineyards like Veramar Vineyard in Clarke County or antiquing, horseback riding, hiking, biking, golfing, canoeing, or ballooning, or simply wile away the day on a spacious porch with a glass of wine, enjoying the simpler pleasures: respite from the otherwise hectic world.
Holly Cross Abby Turn north on route 340 back toward Berryville. Continue on route 340 Lord Fairfax Highway back to Berryville. At Route 7 turn right heading back east past Veramar Vineyard. Before you cross Smiley Bridge at the Shenandoah River, turn left on Route 603 (Castleman's Rd) to 901 Cool Spring Lane. Holy Cross Abbey is a monastery of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance (Trappists) sheltered by the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Cistercians dedicate their lives to seeking God according to the sixth-century Rule of Saint Benedict, living the vows of obedience, stability, and conversion of life in the monastic School for the Lord's Service. Take a Fruit Cake with you. Fruitcake from the Trappist Monks for those who appreciate quality products, made from an old fashioned recipe, using choice fruits and nut meats in a brandy-laced batter.
Fun tip
Have fun and enjoy the scenery and take the time to stop at vineyards, Apple orchards, antique shops, country stores, "local" restaurants and other places you might never visit.
Here is a Road ride Idea. If your clubs stops by Veramar Vineyard I will set up a private tasting of our award winning wines.
Please let me know when and how many folks
Jim Bogaty
owner Veramar Vineyard
www.veramar.com
Clarke County Tour Guide
Bears Den - Start at the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains Route 7, Byrd Highway and 601 at Bears Den with a short hike up the hill to look in the great Shenandoah Valley that is Clarke County and beyond. Nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains, overlooking the Shenandoah Valley, lies historical Bears Den Lodge. Once a summer home for Washington physician Huron Lawson and his wife, opera singer, Francesca Kaspar, Bears Den is an enchanting stone lodge reminiscent of a European castle. Built in 1933 by local stonemasons, this 20-bed hostel is complete with turrets and tower. Once used as Francesca's recital hall, a magnificent stone fireplace graces the large common room.
Veramar Vineyard - Take route 7, Byrd Highway, west over the mountain and a crossed the river and turn Left on Rt 612, Quarry Road to 905 Veramar Vineyard. Sit on Veramars Fountain Courtyard; drink in the views and the wine of your choice. Veramar Vineyard is situated on a private 100-acre estate in the heart of Virginia hunt county, less than one hour from the Washington D.C., at the base of the Blue Ridge mountains along the Shenandoah River. A small, family-run vineyard dedicated to producing naturally dry, full-bodied wines. www.veramar.com
Berryville - Leave Veramar Vineyard continue on Route 7 west to 7 business via Downtown Berryville to Rose Hill Park and sit on the park benches for a snack or lunch while viewing the colorful trees in town. Berryville's downtown is characterized by a sense of community shared by its many proprietors. Walk along Main Street and do your banking, get a haircut, pick up the local newspaper, grab a delicious lunch, and take home a bouquet of flowers...all while enjoying the friendly hometown atmosphere. Next at the center of Berryville, turn south on route 340 Lord Fairfax Highway continue to route 255, Bishop Mead Highway, to a Historic Stone Chapel.
Carter Hall Project Hope - On toward Millwood, and the stunning foliage at Carter Hall home of Project Hope, as you approach Millwood. Since the late 1970s, Project HOPE has been headquartered on the grounds of what was once the Carter Hall plantation, now comprised of over 200 acres of beautiful countryside in the small town of Millwood, Virginia. Though the property is the site of HOPEs day-to-day business activities, it is also a treasured, historic landmark of 18th century America, consisting of a manor home built in 1792 and its dependencies.
The Burwell-Morgan Mill - Moving in to Millwood . The Burwell-Morgan Mill, established in 1785, is the oldest operable merchant mill in the Shenandoah Valley. In the mid-nineteenth century the mill operated twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, processing more than sixty thousand bushels of wheat per year. The community of Millwood grew around this commercial center as related businesses were established, and by way of the seaports at Alexandria and Baltimore, mill products were shipped abroad.
Historic Long Branch - Continue on route 255, Bishop Mead Highway, Cross over route 50, Highway continue to Route 624, Red Gate Road and proceed 1/2 mile to Long Branch Lane at Historic Long Branch. Long Branch was built around 1805 by Robert Carter Burwell, a member of a group of descendants of Tidewater tobacco planters who moved to the Shenandoah Valley at the end of the eighteenth century. Settling on land granted to them in 1730 by an ancestor, Robert 'King" Carter, they built large and well-appointed houses and raised tobacco and wheat with slave labor. This new plantation society revolved around the village of Millwood, with its store, blacksmith's shop and gristmill. At Long Branch for more than six decades, Sheila Macqueen has possessed a passion for flowers - - and more importantly, she has been able to teach and inspire others to appreciate and utilize flowers to beautify homes, inside and out, around the world. In an effort to honor Mrs. Macqueen's remarkable contributions to the field of horticulture and flower arranging, her legion of fans have banded together to install a permanent tribute at Long Branch - - the only living tribute to Sheila Macqneen that has ever been created
State Arboretum of Virginia At Blandy Experimental Farm - Return down Long Branch Lane and Red Gate road to Route 50. Turn left West on Route 50 to Next on to State Arboretum of Virginia. At Blandy Experimental Farm about a ½ mile on your left. The 170-acre State Arboretum of Virginia is part of the 700-acre Blandy Experimental Farm. Graham Blandy left the property to the University of Virginia in 1926, stipulating that it be named "Blandy Experimental Farm" and that it be used "to teach boys about farming." Orland E. White was hired in 1927 as the first director of Blandy Experimental Farm. Upon his retirement in 1955, the property was named the Orland E. White Arboretum. Today, Blandy Experimental Farm is a research facility for UVA, and women as well as men learn about environmental science. Graduate and undergraduate students stay in the Quarters and assist faculty with ongoing research into habitat fragmentation, small mammal population dynamics, insect herbivory, and plant pollination systems.
L'Auberge Provençale - Travel west on route 50 about one mike, turn left on 340 south toward White Post. Discover the feeling of a true inn of the South of France, at L'Auberge Provençale in White Post, Virginia. While at L'Auberge Provençale, travel the backroads of beautiful Clarke County, nestled in the Shenandoah Valley framed by the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy Visiting Vineyards like Veramar Vineyard in Clarke County or antiquing, horseback riding, hiking, biking, golfing, canoeing, or ballooning, or simply wile away the day on a spacious porch with a glass of wine, enjoying the simpler pleasures: respite from the otherwise hectic world.
Holly Cross Abby Turn north on route 340 back toward Berryville. Continue on route 340 Lord Fairfax Highway back to Berryville. At Route 7 turn right heading back east past Veramar Vineyard. Before you cross Smiley Bridge at the Shenandoah River, turn left on Route 603 (Castleman's Rd) to 901 Cool Spring Lane. Holy Cross Abbey is a monastery of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance (Trappists) sheltered by the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Cistercians dedicate their lives to seeking God according to the sixth-century Rule of Saint Benedict, living the vows of obedience, stability, and conversion of life in the monastic School for the Lord's Service. Take a Fruit Cake with you. Fruitcake from the Trappist Monks for those who appreciate quality products, made from an old fashioned recipe, using choice fruits and nut meats in a brandy-laced batter.
Fun tip
Have fun and enjoy the scenery and take the time to stop at vineyards, Apple orchards, antique shops, country stores, "local" restaurants and other places you might never visit.