This post includes links to information about all the autumn activities mentioned in my Sunday column.
In order of appearance:
HUNTING: The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Website has all the information you need—seasons, bag limits, licenses, places to hunt—to get out in the field this fall.
FISHING: Same as above. If you decide to head west for trout, look up Brian and Colby Trow at Mossy Creek Fly Fishing in Harrisonburg.
BIRDING: Click here for the Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch Website. And here for the Hawk Migration Association of North America. Don’t forget the Eastern Shore Birding and Wildlife Festival or the Wings over Water event on the Outer Banks.
RUNNING: The Richmond Sports Backers put on the Richmond marathon as well as the new McDonald’s Half-Marathon and the Maymont half.
FALL FOLIAGE: There are lots of Websites out there dedicated to helping people maximize their leaf peepage. Here are a few: Va. Dept. of Forestry; the Foliage Network; a list of the best places in Va. to see the fall foliage; an explanation of how and why leaves change colors and fall.
APPLE ORCHARDS: Carter Mountain Orchard and Dickie Brothers Orchard are both popular pick-your-own apple orchards near Charlottesville.
BALLOONING: Check out Blue Ridge Balloon for a truly memorable way to watch the leaves change.
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