OUTSIDE LIFE SPRING 2018 DEPARTMENTS FEATURES 9 16 HQ for Fun: Staunton/ From the Editor Augusta County Tunnels. Here's where to play amid a big county bounty. 10 The Nutcase(s) Docs on Wheels. 23 Archer Merritt: ON THE COVER Guess his Sport? 12 QuickStrides News & Notes. Yes, he's an Olympic hopeful with a bow and arrow. 42 On the Road 28 10 Best Floats in the U.S. 58, Abingdon to Damascus. Brent McGuirt captured Sherando Lake at its prettiest. See page 16 for our story on outdoor fun there and elsewhere in the Staunton/Augusta County area. (Photo courtesy Augusta County.) Virginia Mountains Clear Brook Our rivers are great for fishing, whitewater and just a float. Winchester Front Royal 34 The Changing Face of Mountain Biking Luray The faces are getting younger. Harrisonburg 39 KEY = Appalachian Trail = Blue Ridge Parkway = state highways = interstate = counties Norton = cities Growing Star You think Ryan Blosser has a green thumb on his shooting hand? Staunton Waynesboro Clifton Forge Covington Lexington Buena Vista Salem Bedford Lynchburg Blacksburg Bluefield Rocky Gap Pulaski Roanoke Christiansburg Radford Rocky Mount Wytheville Norton Floyd Big Stone Gap Marion PHILPOTT LAKE Abingdon Bristol 4 Spring 2018 \\ LifeOutside Magazine Galax Damascus Independence Martinsville Lambsburg Danville Appomatox Charlottesville