Bike Virginia 2005– Valley
Byways Tour
As we toured the byways of the Roanoke and Shenandoah valleys
we found ourselves going back in time, traversing areas rich
in history, steeped in beauty and alive with nature. Just
beyond our handlebars and around the next curve was something
we wouldn't have missed for the world. The Valley Byways took
us past pristine farmlands and vineyards, fertile valleys,
restored villages and Civil War battlefields, where the guns
fell silent over a century ago.
Our Valley Byways
Tour began and ended in the All-American City of Roanoke,
the "Capital of the Blue Ridge." James Madison Middle
School and Fishburn Park Elementary School served as our Bike
Virginia Home.
After a day of touring the Roanoke
Valley with its mountain beauty, historic heritage and southern
grace, we pedaled north to lexington via the beautiful Botetourt
byway. Lexington, our home for the next three days, was a
charming town where the echoes of our past still ring loud
and clear and the stunning beauty of the Shenandoah Valley
takes center stage. Beauty, history, nature and solitude -
we found them all on our tour of Virginia's magnificent Valley
Byways.
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