Monday, July 16th, 2018
“We like to travel and cover ground and get in and out of campgrounds quickly,” says Mike Skinner, explaining why he and his wife Cathy bought a lightweight Scamp camper last year. “In the morning, I can hook it up, and we can be on the road in 15 minutes.” “In the evening,” Cathy adds,
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading...
Monday, May 21st, 2018
David Hall’s 1966 Ford Econoline Supervan has been many things: a paint van, a dollhouse, a way to get to the beach for vacation, a motorcycle hauler. It has been in the Hall family since it was...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Monday, March 5th, 2018
Denny Carlyle has a custom license plate on his 2008 smart fortwo passion coupe: “TPANTS.” At first glance, it’s a little perplexing, but put together with the name of the car’s make – SMART – right above...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Friday, January 19th, 2018
When you become the owner of a high performance vehicle, it’s natural to show it off to your friends and family. So when Joan Mitchell, a Blacksburg Realtor (RE/MAX 8 associate broker), got her 2014 Can-Am Spyder...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Friday, July 7th, 2017
Virginia native Jim Williamson is no stranger to the water. Born in Radford, his mother took him to Claytor Lake often. “I’ve been water skiing since I was 7,” he says. “Just about every month we’d come...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Friday, May 12th, 2017
When Alan Neely gets near an auction that has a buggy come up for bid, it’s likely he’ll raise his number. The black buggy dubbed the “Charles Dickens” sitting on the side of his hotel, the MacArthur...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Thursday, January 5th, 2017
When Todd Ratliff was growing up in far southwest Virginia, his grandfather nicknamed him Hot Rod Todd. Todd had caught the car bug from his grandfather, a car salesman, and his father, who loved to tinker with...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Friday, November 11th, 2016
Text by Karl H. Kazaks | Photos by Tom Wallace When Johnnie Self Jr. was in high school, he loved playing football for the Christiansburg Blue Demons, and he loved driving the car his father let...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Thursday, September 15th, 2016
Text and photos by Nathan Cooke When exploring Blacksburg, you often notice three things: maroon and orange outfits, gray limestone aka Hokie stone and city-style buses. Blacksburg Transit (BT) is responsible for most of the public...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Monday, July 18th, 2016
Watching Dr. Daniel Hurd drive his 2001 Ferrari 360 Modena is to experience the sublime. In every sense, the machine gives the impression of being a mechanical marvel. Its engine, even at low RPMs, emits a persistent,...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Relaxed Lake Living
16 Jul 2018 at 7:06 pm
New River Trail State Park
16 Jul 2018 at 7:05 pm
Mike and Cathy’s Adventure
16 Jul 2018 at 7:04 pm
Following the Sun
16 Jul 2018 at 7:03 pm
Laureen Blakemore ~ a roundabout journey
16 Jul 2018 at 7:02 pm
