Welcome to my site on the backroad adventures of North Carolina. With an extensive coastline, heavily wooded Piedmont regions, and the beautiful mountains along the Great Smokey Mountains there are plenty of great places to explore.

I'm constantly finding new places to explore. I started with both Revolutionary and Civil War battlegrounds. North Carolina was in a key location for both.

There are the plantations of North Carolina. Also the story of civil rights with historical places like the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum in Sedalia.

The mountains give us the Blue Ridge Parkway, white water rafting, Asheville, Grandfather Mountain and the Snow Ski resorts.

North Carolina is also famous for golf, with well over 100 golf clubs in the state. From famous links like Pinehurst to local 9 holes, there's a fairway near you where ever you are in North Carolina.

After a morning round of golf you can try stopping in one of North Carolina's new wineries. There's nothing like sipping a cold glass of wine overlooking the pine forests around the vineyard. Or celebrate a wedding among the vines with family and friends.

I'm now visiting North Carolina wineries and posting reviews. See my wineries guide for more.

Fall is almost upon us, what despite hurricane warnings will that mean?

Calendar Highlights

June:

• Candy Month
• Dairy Month
• Gay Pride Month
• National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
• Rose Month
• Turkey Lovers Month
• Zoo and Aquarium Month

1st Week
Fishing Week

2nd week
Hug Week
Men's Health Week

3rd week

4th week
Camping Week

  6 Hunger Awareness Day
  7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
14 Flag Day
16 Morticians Day
18 Father's Day
19 Juneteenth
20 Ice Cream Soda Day
21 Summer Solstice
30 Meteor Day