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S T R A S B U R G,  V A Disclaimer :   This entry is not part of the 100 x 60 quest; however, it is similar in purpose: to bring awareness.  Being a state-certified Master Naturalist comes with a commitment is to bring awareness to Virginia’s wonderful natural resources.  Whereas 100 x 60 brings awareness to The Nature Conservancy, this entry fulfils my commitment by bringing awareness to one of Virginia’s many amazing places.  It is a trip I have been on a hundred times - ever narrowing roads leading to my destination.   At the end, it’s just a twisty, graveled lane with Private Drive warning nailed to a tree putting me on high alert for a shotgun-toting redneck waiting in the middle of the next bend.   But what is around the next bend is what I’m hoping for – a state-sanctioned parking lot.   Despite the privacy warning, this tiny lot affirms it’s safe to be here; safe to visit the elusive Devils Backbone State Forest located in the mi...