There’s something about driving west on Route 50 as the landscape opens up. The stone walls. The split-rail fences. The horses grazing just beyond the road. It doesn’t feel like you’re just leaving Northern Virginia. It feels like you’re entering a different rhythm entirely. That rhythm is what drew Robert Duvall to The Plains decades ago — and what kept him there for the rest of his life. Following news of his passing at age 95, many headlines focused on his legendary film c
