ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Those of us living here in Nelson County know what a beautiful place it is. But mother nature left a very unexpected treat Sunday morning when these unique ice crystals formed on some of the plants up in the mountains near Wintergreen Resort and the Blue Ridge Parkway. NCL Mountain [...]
ShareBlue Ridge Parkway Nelson/Augusta County, VA Many people east of the Blue Ridge Parkway in places like Afton reported seeing thick hazy smoke and a smoky smell Sunday morning. The cause of that was several fires on the west side of the BRP back in Augusta County. Crews from Rockfish Valley Volunteer FD and Wintergreen [...]
ShareWintergreen Fire and Rescue crews are preparing to repel 150 ft. down the Ravens Roost Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway after a 20-year-old climber from Alabama fell to his death. The cause of the fall is believed to have been equipment failure. To view Charlottesville’s Newsplex story on the Raven’s Roost accident click here. [...]
ShareBlue Ridge Parkway Nelson County, Virginia It’s nothing like last year’s snow cover. Remember that? But it’s still a beautiful scene up there right now. Plenty of snow fell along the BRP last week. CBS-19, Meteorologist, Travis Koshko, took a few snapshots up there while on a Sunday hike. He said we could grab a [...]
Share Nelson County, VA There’s plenty of fall left, but a recent killing frost, high winds, and rain have the leaves flying off of the trees fast! Ann Strober grabbed these shots of fall here in Nelson just north of Nellysford. Lots of leaves remain in the valley, but along the BRP, they are going [...]
ShareBlue Ridge Parkway Nelson County, Virginia Update 8:30 PM EDT The search continues late this evening for a 50-60 year old white male with gray thinning hair. Police think suspect possibly driving a red Ford Taurus armed with a shotgun is their man. They say he shot an 18 year old female and her 27 [...]
ShareHumpback Rocks Blue Ridge Parkway Nelson County, Virginia 10:37PM – Sheriff Brooks tells us the victim transported to UVA Medical Center in critical condition is a female. The gunman appears to be her ex-boyfriend. A male (victim #2) has been rescued from the side of the mountain and is on his way to the hospital. [...]
ShareNelson County, Virginia -A FLOOD WATCH is in Effect for Nelson County late tonight into Wednesday morning. -A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect for the mountainous portions of Western Nelson County Tuesday night until 7 AM Wednesday morning. Scroll for specific details on each weather event. FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC [...]
ShareNelson County, Virginia First, thanks to Ann Strober for the photo from the BRP of this fantastic sunset. The person in this photo had a great view of one of the final sunsets of Summer 2009. This is the final week folks. Fall officially starts one week from today. After a warm and mostly sunny [...]
ShareHarmony Hill returns to the stage at Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm for an afternoon of foot-patting bluegrass under the walnut tree at this re-created Appalachian farm. Free Event Date: Sunday 30th of August 2009 02:00 PM Location/Address: Milepost 5.8, Blue Ridge Parkway Contact Telephone Please call (540)943-4716 for more information This post was submitted by [...]
