Welcome, folks, to the first of many posts on the T-D’s brand new Outdoors blog.

My hope is that this will become a communal space for outdoors enthusiasts of all stripes – from bass anglers to rock climbers to mountain bikers to kayakers and hunters and everyone else in between. If you love exploring Virginia, be it on two wheels, in running shoes, or with a shotgun in your hands (though hopefully not all of those at once), this is your space as much as it is mine.

Every week I get emails with pictures of a big buck someone bagged or a beastly largemouth bass they hooked. Keep them coming. If you went hiking and snapped a picture of a bobcat or a black bear, or caught a great sunrise at the beach, Mount Rogers, the James River, etc., send those in too. You can find me at .

I want this space to be a starting point for all manner of discussions. When interesting things come to my attention – an update on hunting-related legislation at the General Assembly, a cool kayaking video on YouTube, a new mountain bike race in the area—I’ll bring them to your attention via this space. Our fair commonwealth has a huge and varied community of outdoors lovers. It’s hard to satisfy everyone and every niche with two articles a week in the Times-Dispatch. Hopefully, this blog will help to fill in the gaps. I’ll be posting often, so check back regularly.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot: That’s my dog Ruby you see above in a picture from a recent trip to Pocahontas State Park. She’s a mutt of undetermined but clearly noble lineage rescued from the Richmond Animal Shelter. If I’m outside exploring, chances are she’s with me.

Posted by Andy Thompson in • Outdoors
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