by Doug Thompson | Oct 14, 2020 | Musings, Photography
The sun came out in force Tuesday and the color of fall can be found along the Blue Ridge Parkway and the roads and byways of Floyd County. Enjoy it while you can. Temperatures Wednesday and Thursday are forecast in the 70s with sun, but it cools down with rain on...
by Doug Thompson | Jun 3, 2017 | Musings
Found a new sign quoting federal law, Title 18, Section 930, warning that anyone carrying a firearm into Mabry Mill faces arrest and up to five years in jail. Title 18, Section 930, prohibits carrying or have knowledge of someone else carrying a firearm into federal...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 22, 2015 | Musings
FloydFest 14 kicks off Wednesday for a five-day run just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Music kicks off with the Deer Run Drifters on the Pink Floyd Garden Stage at 4:30 p.m. and other groups on the first day include Massive Grass, Riverbank Ramblers and...
by Doug Thompson | Apr 8, 2015 | Musings
That “something” you might see up in the air over Floyd County is not a UFO. It’s a photo and video drone that we have added to our arsenal for new angles of shooting. The DJI Phantom is a “quadcoper” a four rotor unmanned done that...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 25, 2014 | Musings
Yes, FloydFest features musical acts — lots of them — but people attending the summer festival just off the Blue Ridge Parkway are the real show. Even driving rain showers that came in around 4 p.m. Thursday did not away folks. After sell-out crowds and...
