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Co-founder of Black Girls Hike RVA Nicole Boyd said It makes a difference to see someone that looks like you on out on the trails. And it s really probably even more important to see someone that doesn t look like you. (Photo Courtesy of Black Girls Hike RVA)
Nicole Boyd remembers the first time she invited her friend and fellow Chesterfield County teacher Nashara Tucker on a hike. It was to celebrate Boyd’s 42nd birthday.
“I was like, oh, let s do a hike and wine. That would be great,” Boyd said. “I m an adventurer, and I m an explorer. So I will find places that maybe I haven t gone before or by word of mouth.”
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“In the conservation area, we have a 600-plus-acre lagoon that s accessible by paddle craft. That s really our most popular one,” said Greg Velzy of Chesterfield Parks and Recreation. (Photo: Crixell Matthews)
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When the tide is low, kayakers may be able to spot a boat graveyard at Dutch Gap lagoon. (Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News) 3/3
Chesterfield Parks and Recreation recently launched an interactive website of water access points in the county. The website uses GIS, geographic information system, technology to plot more than two dozen places to boat, fish or take a hike by the water, including parts of the James or Appomattox rivers.