Wanda Richards welcomes you  to an "online" tour of the Roanoke Valley located  in the beautiful  Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.  An area which you only need to visit once to understand why we love it so much. The friendly people and a more laidback way of living are only a few reasons why you'll want to come back.  An area diverse in it's amenities, from the cultural events of city living to the natural beauty found in the mountains that surround the valley and the 500 miles of shoreline found at nearby Smith Mountain Lake.