America 250: Overmountain Victory Trail – It Starts in Abingdon VA

Get ready for a Revolutionary Adventure! We’re tracing the legendary journey of the Overmountain Men, a band of frontier patriots who, in September and October 1780, decided to take a stand against British tyranny. Traveling from the rugged frontier lands of Southwestern Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and the Carolinas, their epic march culminated in a decisive […]

Mountain Roads: Abingdon Virginia

On this American Nomad adventure we’re heading west from our last stop in Wytheville deeper into Virginia’s breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains and the charming town of Abingdon Virginia. Abingdon has easily become one of my favorite Virginia mountain getaways. Imagine breathtaking vistas unfolding before you from overlooks along the Blue Ridge Parkway, a charming downtown […]