Our next stops in NC and SC were full of things that go BOOM! But don’t worry, no people or things were harmed in the making of this blog. Our first stop after leaving the Outer Banks was Wilmington, North Carolina. With old cobblestone streets, stately Victorian homes (including...
We’re as far from Phoenix as we’ll be on this four-month trip: specifically, the Outer Banks of North Carolina, affectionately known as OBX. We were originally coming in March 2020, but, y’know, Covid. Reboot to 2025 … it’s P.H.X. to O.B.X., baby! The OBX...
It was a return to North Carolina after our failed/cancelled attempt in 2020. We had driven all the way to North Carolina from Arizona, with shutdowns hitting town by town by town along our route, like tragic falling dominoes. Thanks for nothing, Covid! I guess you could call this our...
Behold Great Smoky Mountains National Park: straddling North Carolina and Tennessee, it’s the most-visited NP in the United States! Normally, if something is “most visited >>whatever<<“, we’re running far and fast … like a bear is...
Well howdy there, Blue Ridge Mountains! This area of North Carolina is celebrated for its endless long-range vistas and opportunities for outdoor adventures. The “backbone” of this area is the Blue Ridge Parkway, a meandering, 469-mile, single-lane roadway...
North Carolina: The Triad! This triangle-shaped area is bounded by High Point, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro. We hit two out of those three and made our own custom Triad by adding in one more, the inspiration for the classic TV show locale, Mayberry! But...