10 acres hosted by Connie B.
Located on the outskirts of Bluefield, Va., our backyard is located on ten acres once owned by a veterinarian. We've raised goats here for 30 years. Hemlock and black walnut trees border pastures where you can pitch your tent. Wake up to the sounds of birds, a neighborhood rooster, and "baaa-ing” baby goats saying it's time for breakfast. While you’re here you can....
- Take a swim in the town’s gorgeous pool, just two miles away, one of the few pools that still has a high diving board.
- Bring your bikes and a camera: You'll be minutes away from the two-lane, shady, Wrights Valley Road that takes you by centuries-old farm buildings and fields. You’ll pass old country churches and cross Wrights Valley Creek.
- Visit one of the oldest graves in Maple Hill Cemetery, that of a Civil War soldier. Only a 5 minute way away, the restored historic section of the cemetery honors the markers of many black people buried there. The Norfolk and Southern Railroad runs south of the cemetery, alongside an old American Indian trail. At the Sanders House Center historic site near downtown Bluefield Va, you can see the log cabin built by my Bailey ancestors, founding settlers of Tazewell County.
- Coming by motorcycle? The challenge of the Back of the Dragon Road is 15 minutes away.
Learn more about this land:
Either pitch your tent on a grassy site in the east yard with the goats, or under the hemlocks with a fence between you and the goats. Use the picnic table, chairs, grill and portable fire pit. The neighbor's house next to the yard adds a bit of security to the site. Because of Covid-19, I'm restricting use of the house's half bath and toilet at this time, so you won't be able to use those. Click on my name to get more details about my place.
