The Basic List
- see further down for image tiles of activities

1. Hiking, Strolling
   1. From killer to family amble - 18 miles on our farm
   2. Our Own Doubletop Mountain - 200 ft higher than Old Rag
   3. Guided Hikes on the farm and to Park destinations from the farm
   4. Shenadoah National Park Hikes
      1. Old Rag - 9 miles to front side start. 7.5 miles to backside start
      2. White Oak Canyon Waterfalls and climb to the top - 7 miles up our back hollow road
      3. Dark Hollow - from the farm
      4. Rapidan River, Camp Hoover, & Chapman Mountain - from the farm
      5. Rose River Fire Rd - to Big Meadows
2. Nature Discovery Walks - with Jenn of In True Nature
   1. 11 AM most Saturdays, free
   2. History and geology easy hikes
3. Horses and Horse Riding
   1. 90 Minute Beginner Trail Rides
   2. Lessons
   3. Memberships
   4. Horse Camping - Horse Campground with Stabling and Lots of space for Hotwire
   5. 100 Miles of trail - here and into Shenandoah National Park
4. Fly Fishing
   1. Two Mountain Streams
   2. Rapidan River Wilderness Native Trout
   3. Lessons, Clinics, Guiding
   4. 3 Ponds - catch and release > Bass, catfish, trout
5. Road Bike Cycling
   1. Easy to highly challenging, along our byways
6. Mountain Biking
   1. Easy to killer trails- through orchard, around farm fields, up mountain single track technical to super technical scramble on our own rough single track laid our for moto cross.
7. Classes - learning and Discovery
   1. Acrylics - Landscapes with local artist Lou Messa, monthly  first Sat of month
   2. Soap Making - mostly every month
   3. Wreath Making - usually every other month
   4. School and Home Schooling classes/days for Farming, Eggs in Nature, Streams, Crops
8. Wellness, Massage, Yoga, Hikes
   1. Yoga, many Saturdays and some Sundays
   2. Wellness Weekends- 8 weekends a year
9. Music Making - Live Music, Local Music, Youth Development
   1. Bluegrass, Old Time, Singer song writer with Ellen Nagase and Smoking trout Trio - most Sat late afternoon and evening
   2. Open Mic - with Ellen - most Friday evenings
   3. Bluegrass Pickers Jams- 8 weekends
   4. Bluegrass Master Classes in Excellence for Youth - twice a year
   5. Symphonic Youth Week - "Music and Mindfulness" - 6 impromptu concerts with exceptional youth - for their development and pathways to college and conservatory
   6. October Bluegrass Concerts - Sat and Sun, first 3 weekends in Oct
   7. Community Heritage Music Festival - Thurs - Sun after Memorial Day, 30th year and counting
10. Farming and animals on our working farm
    1. Sat and Sun AM
       1. Egg Collection at the rolling chicken coop at the bottom of Main Lodge hill: 9AM and by appointment
       2. Barn-yard walk with pigs, goats, calf, guinea hens - 9:45 AM
       3. School and Home Schooling classes/days for Farming, Eggs in Nature, Streams, Crops
11. ATV  Side by Side Tours with Guide - coming in spring 2024
    1. Up the mountainsides, logging trails, farming areas, cattle and wildlife that comes our way.
12. Teambuilding - built for your group
    1. By Andy Nichols of TeamLink
       - he and his team craft to what our groups are looking for
13. Rock Climbing - all day adventure with drive to and from
    1. With Andy Nichols and Shenandoah Mountain Guides
    2. Needs a group or join into a group. Start about 1 hr and fifteen minutes drive up to the Park and drop down from Skyline drive, usually near Stony Mountain
14. Swimming Pool -  huge, seasonal from memorial Day weekend through and usually beyond Labor Day
15. Swimming Hole swimming in our mountain stream - Rose River
16. Hard Cider Tour
    1. Just stay at Graces for our own Silver Cup Award winner - Graves Mountain " Squeeze" by Lucky and Lunn Graves
17. Vineyard Tours - all within in 25 Mins
    1. Our neighbor, DuCard Vineyard with French winemaker. On one of our old orchards. Show then your room key and get two wine glasses. Light food. Frequent music Fri evening and sat
    2. Revelations Vineyards
    3. Early Mountain Vineyards - quite fancy tasting room
18. Craft Brewers
    1. Bald Top Brewery - just 11 miles in Madison on a hill. Inventive brews.
    2. Beer Hound Brewery - Culpeper - we serve this local beer - 30 mins.
    3. Pen Druid Brewing, Sperryville. Using wild yeasts. A special experience.
19. Distillery 
    1. Copper Fox in Sperryville - VA single malt, Rye, Whisky, Bourbon - 30 mins
20. Sightseeing
    1. Luray Caverns - up by the Park - 70 min drive
    2. Presidential Plantation Houses - Montpelier in Orange - 35 mins, Monticello in Charlottesville - 50 mins
21. Antiquing
    1. Over 100,000 SF of consignments in Ruckersville - 25 mins

Events on the Farm

1. December 31 - We celebrate a low key family New Year's
2. End of Jan - Bluegrass Pickers Jam at Poplar
3. February 14  - an overnight with a special Valentine's meal
4. Beginning of March -Bluegrass Pickers Jam at Poplar
5. Easter - Easter egg hunt and bug buffet 
6. April 6 - first Sat in April - Mountain "Heritage Fishing Day" for Youth
7. Mid April - Bluegrass Pickers Jam in the Campground
8. Mother's Day - big buffet
9. May 30 to June 2 - Graves Mountain Heritage Music Festival - three days of local and VA bluegrass artists, workshops, master classes, youth development
10. June 23 - 30 - Music & Mindfulness Youth Symphonic Camp - jams and performances
11. July 4 - Fireworks and Picnic - we do this for the whole county. Live music.
12. July 20 - Last Sat in July - Peach Day - peaches from the orchard, vegetable, hayrides, music. our preserves, peach wine.
13. Mid Aug - Bluegrass Pickers Jam in the Campground
14. Apple Harvest Festival Days - first three weekends in Oct - Sat and Sun
15. Haunting of the Packing Shed - through October, Sat nights
16. Halloween - Trunk or Treat at the Market, Bluegrass Pickers Jam in the Campground, Haunting of the Packing Shed, Trail Horse Riders Weekend Gathering
17. Santa's Big Breakfast and Brunch - First three Sats in Dec
18. Christmas Fair at the Market - vendors, Sant, Grinch - Sat early Dec