Shenandoah Valley GC, Front Royal, VA 161004
Holes: 9x3 Par: 36 Length: 3095 yards Slope: 126 Rating: 71.1
Grade: B
Location: 15 min. NE of Front Royal, of the Rte 577 exit off I-66 just before Front Royal proper. I just continued on north to Rte 340 to Frederick. A nice ride in the countryside, a nice round of golf.
A nice 9 holes by 3 courses combo, though the blue course (red,white, blue) was closed for renovation.
A basic yet still spicy woods course in a rectangular area with some houses on one corner, a nice clubhouse on one side and a bunch of meandering holes in the middle laid-out side by side. Mostly evergreens and some normal trees. Very little dense woods & foliage like you'd find at South Riding, Lees' Hill or Cross Creek. The course is much more like Enterprise but it's just a better course than Enterprise, and even then all the dense foliage is just along one or two holes, between the houses on the far side of the course from the clubhousee, and all of that was OB. Nothing in the way of trees that is dense enough to keep you from crossing into adjacent fairways or going into the trees and scrambling out, other than the occasional pile of waste and the long rough, but chasing balls hit offline into the long rough is a true exercise in frustration. Seriously it was a problem to find a ball just a few feet off the green or fairway, very similar to some parts of the Oak course at Twin Lakes. The rough was simply too long in a lot of places. You can practically forget about finding your ball if you hit off-fairway and lose sight of it, don't see it actually come down and don't immediately see it when you first ride out there in your cart. I almost gave-up on finding a ball that was within a clubs' length of the green. So DEFINITELY do a good job of tracking your shots. Most of the courses that I've played don't have rough so long that it is effectively waste. This is not a problem that I've had in a long time & it was quite frustrating to lose so many balls that were just off the fairway or green. Of course not every time but maybe about a third of the time this would happen. I lost a lot of balls on shots that were just not that bad. On one I lost my tee-shot which was not a huge surprise as I hit it over a blind ridge & it probably went down into the woods/OB just on the other side of the ridge. I dropped & hit my approach 175yds, it went off the green to the right near the cart-path, I clearly saw it heading right past the green directly towards the next tee-box that was maybe 50 yards past & right of the green.. I saw it disappear in the grass maybe 20 yards in front of the next tee-box. I never found it. Of course, on the next 2 holes I pull 3 shots left & find them all. My last tee-shot, the dog-right to the green just next to the clubhouse, I hit a ball that rolled through the fairway & into the rough. It took me 2 minutes to find it just off the fairway. The deep rough was a serious problem & when I did hit into the trees I only found the ball half the time even though there was plenty of open space around the trees & not much foliage, bushes or waste. You absolutely have to keep an eye on your ball if don't want to waste an hour looking for balls.
Also the pot-bunkers are really fun to play with people milling around at an adjacent green or tee, or even the clubhouse, making noise, and you feel that half of them are watching you. If the course is at-all busy, you're going to see a lot of people playing near you, & sometimes very near you, as they play adjacent tee-shots, fairways & greens. So it does take a bit of focus to play here & it's not really a course for players who like to get lost in the woods & play golf in isolation. The environment is chatty, often, & certainly you won't be alone in the woods that much. I rarely play courses with 2 adjacent tee-boxes each hitting the same way on adjacent fairways. Often here it was a tee-box or a green next to another green or tee-box, on occasion right next to the clubhouse *and* another teebox. Luckily the other groups were not all that noisy.
Par5s about 450-500 yds, Par4s 350-400 yds, Par3s 135-175 yards from the back tees. Moderate-sized greens with some pot-bunkers and long rough but very little waste and woods in play around the greens. A very nice course with long rough (long enough in places to hide balls), some OB and some houses near the course, some greenskeeper-fouling, some mountain-views but not much. Nothing overwhelming here but nothing underwhelming either. No road-noise is a major plus. A good solid round. No water or carries over waste, not much waste off the sides of the course & very little in the way of dense woods but still some perils, elevated tees, elevated greens, nicely sloped greens that were a good challenge to putt but still in good shape. Just good solid course, if a bit on the short & easy side. A very-nice clubhouse with no showers. This is definitely a nice middle-of-the road course & at $12 for hotdeal on GolfNow certainly a win.
Holiday Inn & Suites Front Royal Blue Ridge Shadows - Front Royal (Virginia) - United States
Holiday Inn & Suites Front Royal Blue Ridge Shadows hotel city: Front Royal (Virginia) - Country: United States
Address: 111 Hospitality Drive; zip code: VA 22630
Overlooking the mountains and just steps from Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Course, this Virginia hotel features an on-site restaurant, cocktail lounge and indoor pool. Every room offers a flat-screen TV.
-- Surplombant les montagnes et à quelques pas du parcours de golf de Blue Ridge Shadows, l'Holiday Inn & Suites Front Royal Blue Ridge Shadows est situé en Virginie. Il propose un restaurant sur place, un bar-salon à cocktails et une piscine...
-- Este hotel de Virginia cuenta con vistas a las montañas, a unos pasos del club de golf Blue Ridge Shadows, y dispone de restaurante, salón de cócteles y piscina cubierta. Las habitaciones disponen de TV de pantalla plana.
-- Dieses Hotel in Virginia mit Blick über die Berge begrüßt Sie nur wenige Schritte vom Golfplatz Blue Ridge Shadows entfernt mit einem eigenen Restaurant, einer Cocktaillounge und einem Innenpool. Jedes Zimmer ist mit einem Flachbild-TV ausgestattet.
-- Dit hotel in de staat Virginia biedt uitzicht op de bergen, ligt op steenworp afstand van de golfbaan Blue Ridge Shadows en heeft een eigen restaurant, een cocktaillounge en een binnenzwembad. De kamers zijn voorzien van een flatscreen-tv.
-- 这家酒店位于弗吉尼亚州，可远眺群山，距离Blue Ridge Shadows高尔夫球场仅有几步之遥，设有一间店内餐厅、一间鸡尾酒休息室和一座室内游泳池。每间客房都设有平面电视。 Holiday Inn & Suites Front Royal Blue Ridge Shadows酒店的客房明亮而多彩，配备了免费无线网络连接和办公桌。客房还提供冰箱和咖啡机。 客人可以在24小时开放的健身房锻炼，也可以在按摩浴缸或壁炉旁休息。客人还可使用一间商务中心。Houlihan’s Restaurant...
-- Этот отель с видом на горы находится в штате Вирджиния, в нескольких шагах от поля для гольфа Blue Ridge Shadows. К услугам гостей ресторан на территории отеля, коктейльный лаундж, крытый бассейн и номера, оснащенные телевизором с плоским экраном.
-- يقع هذا الفندق في ولاية فرجينيا وعلى بعد خطوات من ملعب بلو ريدج شادوز للغولف ويطل على الجبال، ويحتوي على مطعم في الموقع وصالة للكوكتيل ومسبح داخلي. وتحتوي جميع الغرف على تلفزيون بشاشة مسطحة.
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Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club Aerial Tour
Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club is one of the finest golf courses in the Mid-Atlantic. Ranked #3 'Best Courses you can play in Virginia, 2009 by Golfweek. Located in Front Royal, Virginia, in the heart of the historic Shenandoah Valley. Golf Worth Playing #InTheShadows
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Shenandoah valley golf club, Front Royal, VA
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Post-War Shenandoah Valley Virginia (Lecture)
The aftermath of the Civil War brought many challenges to the residents of the Shenandoah Valley. In the fall of 1864, the war-torn region had been destroyed by Union General Phil Sheridan’s Blue-Coats during “the Burning,” and in the post-war period, the Valley’s residents not only had to deal with the economic recovery of their formerly-named “Breadbasket,” but also the political changes facing the nation. Park Ranger Shannon Moeck discusses how all the Valley’s civilians, including former slaves and Confederate veterans, adjusted and adapted to their new environment, then, while remembering their past, went about rebuilding their lives during this uncertain time.
Roy Rogers Opening Day May 26, 2011 in Front Royal Virginia.
Wow look at the people that showed up to welcome our long awaited Roy Rogers Restaurant in Front Royal Virginia. Its a great place to eat with great food and great employee's. It is located right of Country Club Road at 130 Riverton Commons Plaza Front Royal VA 22630 . Its in the same shopping center as the Walmart. The owner was there with his staff for the first couple of days to welcome everyone. The owners Dad who was the former owner of Roy Rogers was also there. Thanks for bringing your great Restaurant to the Shenandoah Valley. See the other videos of that day by clicking here . You can go to Roy Rogers web site by clicking here to see their other locations.
VSGA Double Tournament Special || Blitz Golf
VSGA Double Tournament Special || Blitz Golf
It's tournament time! This is the first time I'll be playing in two consecutive VSGA tournaments back-to-back, the host courses will include Cannon Ridge Golf Club on Wednesday and The Club at Viniterra on Thursday.
I won't spoil how I finished, watch until the end to find out!
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Big Schloss Hike
Big Schloss is a 4.4 mile out and back hike in George Washington Forest. Myself and three other friends hiked the trail in the evening once it was dark. We set up our hammocks and made camp. Our dinner was made up of Ramen noodle soup and hotdogs over the fire. When we woke up in the morning we were surprised to see that we were in the middle of a cloud(just very dense fog). None the less, we enjoyed the hike and climbing around on the rocks at the top.
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Shenandoah Valley | Wikipedia audio article
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Shenandoah Valley
00:00:37 1 Geography
00:02:06 1.1 Notable caves
00:02:40 2 Etymology
00:05:17 3 History
00:05:26 3.1 First European explorers
00:06:11 3.2 18th century
00:09:52 3.3 19th century
00:11:05 3.4 20th century
00:11:25 3.5 21st century
00:11:40 4 Transportation
00:13:51 5 In popular culture
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The Shenandoah Valley is a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (excluding Massanutten Mountain), to the north by the Potomac River and to the south by the James River. The cultural region covers a larger area that includes all of the valley plus the Virginia highlands to the west, and the Roanoke Valley to the south. It is physiographically located within the Ridge and Valley province and is a portion of the Great Appalachian Valley.
The #1 Stop on The Appalachian Trail, Skyline Caverns, & Dill Pickle Ice Cream
This video is for Hikers on the Appalachian Trail (Hiking the AT), Spelunkers that want a unique experience, and Ice Cream Aficionados that like adventure.
Our final episode on Front Royal Virginia looks at 3 Unique Attractions. This awesome little community, located an hour west of Washington D. C. is full of SURPRISES!
The Basecamp at Front Royal is an all inclusive respite half way through the Appalachian Trail. It includes facilities for washing clothes, taking showers, trading gear, replacing gear, warming up on winter days, and connecting with hostels and great local cuisine in case you're ready for a break from the trail.
Skyline Caverns is incredibly beautiful (our camera didn't do it justice) and one of only three places in the world that you can examine anthrodites up close and personal. This is a very relaxing segment.
Finally, we finish the day at C&C Frozen Treats where we sample a unique blend of gelato and ice cream along with flavors we've never see outside of this neat little establishment.
If you are planning a trip to Washington D.C. Front Royal makes an awesome day trip. If you're traveling in an RV, there are numerous camp grounds right next to the Shenandoah River that are well maintained and the views are incredible.
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6. Down Home Comfort Bakery: facebook.com/downhomecomfortbakery/
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8. Shenandoah National Park / Skyline Drive: nps.gov/shen
9. Shenandoah concessions /lodges/ facilities info: goshenandoah.com
10. Shenandoah Trail maps / guides: snpbooks.org
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Shenandoah Valley Golf Club
September 3, 2016
Videographer: Tim Hutchinson
Rock Harbor GC, Boulder Course, Winchester Va. 180303
Grade: A- It has to be done.
Black Par 72 7547 yards rating 75.7 slope 151
...wow.
What fun!
The course was definitely a little ragged around the edges which is what you get in exchange for not playing a flat course & playing in March, with a lot of wind & fallen tree-branches on the course. There were a lot of sand-traps with rocks in them (ironically), not all that small either, sometimes I had to just pull the ball over to a different part of the traps, but really again this is March golf. It's not going to be in spring & summer condition.
The big thing about this course is that is is very vertical, lots of up & down play, with a large spread between tees & a fair number of big carries, well over 200 yards. It is definitely a course to come to play if you think that you are a big hitter or you want to see what a big hitter's course is like. It has a lot of water & even in March the greens were in good shape, with decent fairways & fairway rough. But this course is really all about playing up & down hills & around obstacles. The fairways are wide enough but just barely so, with rare exception, & what you get in exchange for a wide fairway is a very long carry. it is definitely an adventure-course but not so much & so crazy as Blue Ridge Shadows.
This is a great course a rare find & absolutely one of the most entertaining courses that I've ever played...but that is because I like crazy-big courses that are hard to play. This is absolutely not some small course with tight lies that is as much a challenge to stay out of the woods as anything. Here, there really isn't that much of woods. There's a fair amount of waste & water, but not overwhelmingly so. It's really just a big course that truly challenges your ability to cover horizontal & vertical space & play decent golf while entertaining the hell out of you.
Without a doubt one of the best courses that I've ever played in my life, & what saddens me is that I would love to play it again but I'm afraid of overplaying it.
My only problems with this round were the houses surrounding a few holes, again the road noise in front, & the $70 cost to play a late Saturday round the first week in March. Other than that, I would recommend that anyone reading this play this course at least once. It's simply an awesome course.
It's not perfect.
But it's still pretty damm-good.
Easily 1 of the top 3 DC area public courses that I've played. I literally have a hard time thinking of a better area course to play, though I didn't want to score it as an A- because it is really just very-good not great. If there is an area course better than this one? I’ve yet to see it. Seriously.
I am proud to say that I’ve spent 25 years practicing to play a course like this even passably-well. Just well enough to not entirely embarrass myself to play it.
Most of the DC area courses are not even close to as good as this. Not even near, it's almost not even the same game. And there are quite a few that fall in there between $50 & $100/round for 18 with a cart. Not even Bethpage Black, not a single one that is this good. Don't get me wrong, the Black is a good course & has some very-nice holes but so much of it is mundane & a lot of the rest of it relies on waste & traps almost everywhere and long, thick rough that at 3 is barely playable. It's a good course but it's not *this* good. I mean this is almost like golfing Nirvana if you like a course with good verticality, that doesn't have big wide-open spray-hitters fairways but also doesn't have a lot of waste & woods off the fairways either.
I apparently pissed-off the guy who stored the carts by staying out on the course until dusk. He came out to me at the 17th teebox, said I'd gotten over 4 hours of golf so I should be happy, than “escorted” me off the course. I thought his attitude was ridiculous on many levels, especially considering that the clubhouse was not only still open but actually serving dinner, but I didn’t say anything to challenge him and then he began to get righteous. To tell a patron who had paid $70 to play your course that they had enough golf because they've played over 4 hours when they are standing there on the 17th teebox with a club trying to finish the round & you're dragging them off the course, that's pretty dense. But yeah, I would have been done long before that f it wasn't such a big, challenging, fun & open-enough course. His attitude was still bullshit. People don’t pay to play 4 hours of golf, it’s not like renting a room by the hour.
On the other hand be aware that it might just take an extra hour to finish your round if you’re out there by yourself.
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Bobcat in Shenandoah park
March,11 2017. This bobcat was very smart! It ran behind our car very carefully and quite. We couldn't feel it. After 1 hour we met another bobcat! It ran across road -Skyline drive in front of our car. There was our third time when we saw bobcats in Shenandoah park.
The Skyline Drive- Shenandoah State Park, Virginia
The Skyline Drive- situated in Shenandoah State Park, and undoubtedly one of the most beautiful roads in the country. It was featured on a episode of the popular UK automotive show Top Gear, which inspired me to visit it.
Jim Eastham - History of Front Royal 2017 (Captions)
Years ago, Jim Eastham (former Mayor and so much more) took on the informal position of “Town Historian.” Enjoy this video presentation of the last time Jim gave his history lesson on the town of Front Royal to the 2017 Warren County/Front Royal Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program participants.
Front Royal, VA - Incorporated in 1788
Thank you Jim, we miss you!
James Michael Eastham (March 2, 1952 – November 17, 2017)
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Shenandoah Valley Cycling Tour
Hiking Shenandoah
This is a few clips from my hike through Shenandoah National Park. Originally I was supposed to hike the Appalachian Trail south from Harper's Ferry to Springer Mountain in Georgia. The third day out on the trail I got a text about a house sitting job in Rhode Island. So I hiked Shenandoah along the Appalachian Trail and called it quits before going much further.
Hey, money and free rent, how am I going to pass that up?
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