We are The Roaming Roan

For those who don't know, I attend Washington & Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia. One of the things I have done to become more involved at my new school is to write for the newspaper. After another columnist flaked out before his first column, I was given the opportunity to create my own recurring travel column focusing on day trips in the Shenandoah Valley area.

I was very excited because I love going on day trips, I love writing, and I love writing about trip planning. It is a fun commitment that assures that we take one Saturday a month to do something cool in our area of southwest Virginia.

The column is called The Roaming Roan - named after one of General Robert E. Lee's war horses. W&L Univ is named after two great Virginia gentlemen who each played crucial roles in the school's history - George Washington & Robert E. Lee (more about that here). I am also posting the articles on a TRR blog at theroamingroan.blogspot.com.

My first column had to be done quickly, so I used my past experiences living in and near Washington, DC to create an article about some really cool DC attractions that most people miss. Give it a read and let me know (a) if you have seen those sights and (b) what you thought about them.

For the second column we went to Staunton, a very well preserved Civil War boom town. I will create a separate Staunton post with family pics later.

Anyway, I invite you to stop by the TRR blog, even if you are far from Virginia.