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My Airbnb host is running for town council in Damascus, VA.
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Wandering the neighborhood in Damascus
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Big time for a small town
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May I recommend the Rye?
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The Appalachian Trail (AT) and the Virginia Creeper Trail both go through Damascus, Virginia
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Overgrown Damascus Mural of Whitetop Station (the start of the Virginia Creeper Trail)
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Virginia Creeper Trail though Damascus, Virginia
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Early Morning Street View in Damascus
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"Laydown Yard" of Artist Matthew Newman in Damascus
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Near Breaks Interstate Park (on the VA-KY line). Apparently, ATV's have some sort of legal road status..
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Dining in Elkhorn Kentucky near Breaks Interstate Park -- just across the Kentucky-Virginia line. Best $5 pizza around.
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Stately Damascus 1
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The Appalachian Trail runs from Georgia to Maine (over 2,000 miles). Broken Fiddle Hostel in Damascus not only offers a night off of the trail, but a place to abandon worn out hiking shoes
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Damascus Old Mill Inn
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Downtown Damascus
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Virginia Creeper Bike Trail through Damascus
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Rumor says that Sasquatch was once sited near Damascus
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Unexpected fall snow on the way to the top of Mt. Rogers, Virginia's highest peak (5,730"}
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Getting lost in the country