
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, April 16, 1995                   TAG: 9504170008
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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HERE ARE THE PLACES YOU NEED TO SEE

Here is quick list of favorite spring haunts:

1. The Price House and Garden Park, an historic property in downtown Blacksburg off Roanoke and Wharton streets, blooms with iris and lupines

2. Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden on Washington Street off Duck Pond Drive is a maze of different flowers throughout the spring and summer

3. The drive from Newport to New Castle along Virginia 42 is a chance to enjoy the rural countryside at its best

4. The hike to Angel's Rest in Giles County is exceptional for wild flowers as well as mountain views

5. The Cascades in Giles County is everyone's favorite New River Valley hike

6. Picnicking along the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rocky Knob or Mabry Mill

7. Claytor Lake State Park offers a variety of outdoor activities in a beautiful setting

8. The New River Trail in Pulaski and Wythe counties for hiking, biking and horseback riding

9. The Chautauqua Festival in Wytheville's Elizabeth Brown Park on June 17-25

by CNB