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

September:

• Baby Safety Month
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• Classical Music Month
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Jazz Month
• Honey Month
• Marriage Health Month
• Women of Achievement Month

2nd week
Suicide Prevention Week

3rd week
Constitution Week
Singles Week

4th week
Banned Books Week
Dog Week

 2 V-J Day
 3 Labor Day
 7 Fight Procrastination Day
 9 California Admissions Day
21 Native American Day (California)
22 Elephant Appreciation Day
23 First Day of Autumn