Profile for Andy Thompson

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  Outpost to rent bikes, kayaks in downtown Richmond

  On June 15, Riverside Outfitters will open an outpost on Brown's Island that will rent bikes, sit-on-top kayaks and standup paddleboards.

  05/28/2012 12:00 AM

• Elk project causes excitement in SW Virginia

  There's always a lot going on over holiday weekends. So, how about a little holiday hodgepodge?

  05/27/2012 12:00 AM
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  OUTDOORS: Virginia not hog wild over pig population

  For nearly 500 years, a map of feral hog populations in the United States would have looked much the same.

  05/25/2012 12:00 AM
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  Dominion RiverRock: Dog-gone good

  You can lead a dog to water, but you can't make him jump. That was one of the many lessons learned on the final day of Dominion Riverrock.

  05/21/2012 12:00 AM
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  Riverrock has come long way in short time

  Organizers of this year's Dominion Riverrock predicted 25,000 to 30,000 visitors for the weekend and 20,000 to 25,000 on Friday alone.

  05/20/2012 12:00 AM
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  Red-cockaded woodpecker making comeback at Piney Grove

  Beneath a tall loblolly pine, Mike Wilson spreads a blanket on the forest floor. Bryan Watts, his colleague at the Center for Conservation Biology, descends the tree with a small canvas bag, which he hands to Wilson. A crowd gathers in anticipation, cameras ready.

  05/20/2012 12:00 AM
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  Plenty to see, do at Riverrock

  Now in its fourth year, Dominion Riverrock continues to grow and evolve for competitors and spectators alike.

  05/18/2012 12:00 AM
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  Outdoors: A chance to cruise Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

  It's not often you get to undo a regret. And when the opportunity comes, what does that regret turn into if you don't jump at the chance?

  05/13/2012 12:00 AM
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  OUTDOORS: Vegetation key to big bass in Back Bay

  Down here at Back Bay, a seldom-visited corner of Southeastern Virginia, some very small bass have drawn a large and distinguished crowd.

  05/11/2012 12:00 AM
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  Outdoors: Website lets hikers experience trails in new way

  Ryan Abrahamsen has a simple idea. It's deceptively simple, which makes it hard at first to see how groundbreaking it could be.

  05/06/2012 12:00 AM

• OUTDOORS: Spring offers amazing diversity of animal activity

  Barreling downhill on a ribbon of Forest Hill Park singletrack the other day, I nearly wrecked trying to avoid a chipmunk. It ran right out in front of me, paused in the middle of the trail, then skittered away.

  05/04/2012 12:00 AM
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  OUTDOORS: Powhatan State Park could open next year

  A few months back, stuck in brutal, if typical, I-95 traffic in Northern Virginia, my wife and I decided to take Route 1. At least we would be moving.

  04/27/2012 12:00 AM
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  OUTDOORS: Kayaker takes in big picture while paddling James

  When Patrick Griffin dipped his paddle in the headwaters of the James River on April 5, a leisurely float was the furthest thing from his mind.

  04/22/2012 12:00 AM
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  OUTDOORS: Negotiating James proves to be quite a trip for shad

  In a couple of weeks, the 2012 shad run will be a fading memory for area anglers. For some, the memory will be a sweet one as it was a warm year.

  04/20/2012 12:00 AM

• Outdoors: Warm weather alters turkey hunting

  If last weekend's Youth Day is any indication, the 2012 spring gobbler season has the makings of a good one.

  04/15/2012 12:00 AM
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  OUTDOORS: Author's journey turns into movie

  "I didn't think this contemplative, slow canoe ride through the Midwest was going to be the thing of Hollywood," he said.

  04/13/2012 12:00 AM
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  OUTDOORS: Seriously, what's the problem with inchworms?

  Ralph Waldo Emerson, a gardener for much of his life, once famously asked, "What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered."

  04/08/2012 12:00 AM
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  OUTDOORS: Organization tries to 'Envision the James'

  There's been a lot in the news recently about Richmond's riverfront development plans. How do we balance green spaces and park land with economic interests along the waterfront?

  04/06/2012 12:00 AM

• Benford, Calle finish first among local runners

  A pair of former All-Americans led the locals to a cool, drizzly finish line in Saturday's Monument Avenue 10K.

  04/01/2012 12:00 AM
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  OUTDOORS: Forgotten sapling becomes majestic marker of history

  I'm standing in the middle of a seldom-used trail along the James River. The dogs are off in the woods. My wife and son are picking inchworms off their clothes. I look left and up a steep hill. The path goes that way. That's the way we always go, whether on foot or bike. Why should today be any different?

  03/30/2012 12:00 AM