Tim Murphy
Pine Grove Furnace and Sunset Rocks Trail
Needing a rebound from my last hiking experience at Signal Knob, I ventured up to Pennsylvania's Michaux State Forest to hike the Sunset...
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Tim Murphy
- Feb 21, 2018
- 4 min
Diggin' In Virginia XXXIV: Brandy Rock
Hi all! For some reason, I never got around to publishing my story on Diggin' In Virginia 34, which has been in my drafts for nearly two...
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Tim Murphy
- Feb 17, 2018
- 11 min
The Battles of Manassas/Bull Run
During the summer of 1861, America was a nation in shambles. The election of Abraham Lincoln the year prior consequently resulted in a...
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Tim Murphy
- Jan 25, 2018
- 5 min
Edgar Allan Poe
Widely regarded as one of America's most prolific writers, Edgar Allan Poe was a pioneer of Romanticism and Gothic literature. His...
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Tim Murphy
- Jan 23, 2018
- 3 min
Luray Caverns
Beneath the farmlands and mountain ranges of Page County, Virginia, lies Luray Caverns--a sprawling network of underground caves and...
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Tim Murphy
- Jan 21, 2018
- 2 min
Trail Trials: Signal Knob
The Signal Knob Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back path that runs outside of Front Royal, Virginia, in the George Washington National...
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Tim Murphy
- Jan 20, 2018
- 9 min
Fort McHenry
By the dawn's early light, I traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, to visit Fort McHenry--Francis Scott Key's inspiration to write "The...
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Tim Murphy
- Jan 14, 2018
- 4 min
Trail Trials: Dahlgren Chapel to Washington Monument
Yesterday, despite the bitter cold and howling winds, I decided to venture out and hike along the Appalachian Trail from Dahlgren Chapel...
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Tim Murphy
- Dec 24, 2017
- 19 min
Colonial Williamsburg
This article is very near and dear to my heart. I called Williamsburg, Virginia, home for three years as an undergraduate at the College...
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Tim Murphy
- Dec 4, 2017
- 3 min
Smith's Fort Plantation
Smith's Fort Plantation is a small historic attraction in Surry, Virginia that was the site of an English fortification dated 1609 and...
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