Scenes from Southwest Virginia Photo Gallery by Mark Holmes at pbase.com

Scenes from Southwest Virginia

Known for it's mountain beauty and peaceful rural setting, Southwestern Virginia is also home to fabulous outdoor recreation opportunities (take a peek at a hike to Mt. Rogers) Should you come to visit, spend a night with us here at the Fox Hill Inn - situated on 70 acres with fabulous views of the mountains, you'll find it a great place to relax after a day in the Outdoors!

The first 3 thumbnails on this page lead to sub-galleries, so be sure to click on them for lots more pictures!

pages 1 2 3 4 ALL

Freak April Storm Blasts Tulips !	Wire brush, rustoleum, and they're good as new!	Few drops of oil, crank her up and she'll be good as new!	Hiking near Wilburn Ridge on the way to Mt. Rogers
A tree catches the evening sun at Fox Hill Inn as dark skies indicate an approaching storm	View to the SE from front porch of Fox Hill Inn as evening Sun paints its shadows across the landscape	An Early Summer Sunset fills the sky at Fox Hill Inn	New River - Near Mouth of Wilson, VA
Winter 2001/2002 - Fox Hill Inn	The Welcoming Committee	Turbo Ridin' Fence	First Touches of Snow - Hillside near Fox Hill Inn Cabins
Emory and Henry Campus - Jan's new school - see caption	Emory and Henry #2	Emory and Henry #3	Ol' Gnarly
Buzzard Rock overlook	Buzzards Rock	Back side of Buzzards Rock looking South	Appalachian Trail Marker at Buzzards Rock

pages 1 2 3 4 ALL

Naomi		26-Apr-2006 23:17
I live in the northern Shenandoah Valley. Your pictures are very nice.

Terri		11-Feb-2006 13:10
Your pictures are so peaceful and tell a great story in themselves. I used to live under the Black mountains in Wales, we used to go up them to have fun, your pics brought the memories flooding back, there is a freedom you can never feel any where else. I hope that in the future I will be able to come and see it for myself. Thankyou.

Joe		10-Feb-2006 01:38
I was attracted to SW VA when I used to travel I-81 back in the 1990s. Then I moved to Roanoke in 1997 but unfortunately ended up back north. Probably my favorite area to drive through and take pictures is the I-77 corridor from Galax to Wytheville.

Dora		17-Nov-2005 19:57
Hi, I was searching the web for info on home. To my surprise my first cousin had stopped by your sight in June of this year. Go figure right. HI Stan if you come back. Miss ya!

Ruby & Bob Pitzer		18-Jul-2005 19:00
Thanks so much,we are from the mountains in S.W. Virginia & used to romance on these same mountains,a wonderful thing about Mother Nature,she never changes her beauty,it was over 60 years ago. Ruby & Bob Pitzer

Stanford Fleming Jr		07-Jun-2005 03:04
I was just looking around the web about a year ago down on base when i came accross your galleries, i guess i must have spent an hour just looking at all the photos of southwest va. Now everytime i get homesick i just click on your website and get lost inside one of your photos for a while. Im on my second tour in Iraq and it seems ive been away from home too long and all the reasons i left those mountains have now become the reasons i want to return. Thank you for the great website. Sincerely, Cpl. Stan Fleming, USMC

Lisa		26-Mar-2005 22:59
Great photos! I lived in Whitetop until I graduated from Mt Rogers in 1992. Every summer when I visit I take pictures of Whitetop Mountain. I have a album full and when I get a little homesick I pull it out and look at it.Your photos are great!!!

Linda		03-May-2004 19:42
I thoroughly enjoyed looking at all of your photos - they were all gorgeous and brought back many fond memories of visiting my grandparents in the S.W. Virgina town of Abingdon. I get so homesick for those times, and even though all the family from Abingdon has now passed on, I still love the memories. My grandparents lived on a dairy farm just out of town / off the Hillman Hwy., I believe was the name. I know we were not very far from Emory & Henry College, so it was nice to see your photos from there also. I was wondering if you were ever out near Hillman Hwy.,if you'd be able to take and post a photo of my grandparents old home place? As you are going out Hillman Hwy, about 1 - 1 1/2 miles, if you look to the left over the railroad track you can see their farm / farm house. If you go a little further, the road will continue straight to Emory & Henry or bear off to the left to go under the railroad's underpass to reach the (J.T.Hayter)farm. I'm not sure who the present owners are now, I know some doctor bought the land and built some "Monstrosity" on the hill on which we used to sleigh ride, but I'd sure love to have a photo of the farm or dairy barn or whatever as a background for my computer. If you are from "around Abingdon" you may know where I'm talking about. Thank you for you time, and for posting all your beautiful pictures for us to enjoy.

Guest		13-Nov-2001 05:02
Hi, Mark Thanks for you response! I've took many photos and really enjoy them. You can visit my gallery at www.pbase.com/eman

jingle		03-Sep-2001 08:17
Hi, Mark I've got my casio QV3000Ex recently. I really like the photos you took. I am wandering if you adjust the parameters like contrast, sharpness, or saturate when you took these pictures? Is the tripod needed for taking these pictures?

marco		16-Aug-2001 04:37
great color

Guest		18-Apr-2001 16:53
Great photography. I always look forward to your new photos.

click on thumbnails for full image