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Shenandoah
National Park & Skyland Resort The sun had set long before we began our ascent into the Blue Ridge Mountains, winding along twisty blacktop that was sweetly smooth, beckoning the car to speed past the dense forestry in which crouched countless wild animals, ready to pounce streetward – or so we imagined. Who knew what resided in the brush? Hungry black bears? Clusters of spry deer? We edged on into the darkness that was Skyline Drive, inching our way up toward the ridge of the mountainous chain, where Skyland Resort is modestly perched. [Read Review]
Virginia
Beach
Honey
Bee Golf Club A 6,075-yard,
par 70 layout is
open enough to be friendly to the high handicapper,
yet challenges the zealous golfer with a blend of length,
water on 10 holes, elevated tees and immense sand bunkers.
Next to a 300-yard driving range, separate putting and
chipping greens and elongated 40-foot practice bunker
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Bay
Creek Golf Club
may be the
most spectacular golf course on the East Coast! With
four holes on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, eight
holes on Old Plantation Creek and several holes framed
by giant sand-dunes, Bay Creek is a nature lover's delight.
www.baycreekgolfclub.com
Virginia
Beach has almost 200 public tennis
courts; most are lighted, all are free. You'll
find them at Bayville, Little Island, Lynnhaven, Princess
Anne, Red Wing and Woodstock parks. The Parks and Recreation
Department also operates the Owl's Creek Municipal Tennis
Center just south of the resort area. It offers lessons,
has tournament seating for 1,300, and charges a nominal
court fee. For more information, call (757)
437-4757.
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