Backroads of North Carolina Your Guide to

North Carolina is a travelerrs"s dream, from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banksrs" historic lighthouses, wild horses, and charming fishing villages; from battlegrounds of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars to the "heart of motorsports"; from rolling wine country and golf courses to stately plantations and rustic settlements. Whether you travel North Carolina for its historic treasures or natural beauty, this handy guide will help you find the Old North Staters"s most spectacular sites and secret treasures. The book charts weekend adventures and day trips along back roads and scenic routes, into the staters"s many mist-shrouded mountains--the Black, the Blue Ridge, and the Great Smokies--and down to its ever-changing shores. Sumptuously illustrated, with maps and all manner of interesting detail,Backroads of North Carolinais a page-by-page pleasure, as well as a passport to the more off-beat delights of the Tar Heel State.

A naturalist, writer, teacher, and photographer, Kevin Adams is the author of the books North Carolina Waterfalls, Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachians, Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and North Carolina's Best Wildflower Hikes, The Mountains, and the photographer of Voyageur Press's Our North Carolina, as well as numerous magazine articles. His photographs appear in books, magazines, calendars, and advertisements across the country. Kevin lives in High Point, North Carolina, with his wife, Patricia.

Introduction
Bluffs and Valleys: The Northwest
A River Runs Through It: New River Country
A Rugged Mountain and Gentle Valley: Grandfather Mountain to Valle Crucis
A Fishing and Hiking Paradise: Up Wilson Creek and Down Johns River
River of Cliffs: A Loop around Linville Gorge
Through the Mining District: Little Switzerland to Roan Mountain
Valley Farms and River Towns: NC Highway 209 to Hot Springs and the French Broad River to Marshall
North on The Scenic: The Blue Ridge Parkway from Virginia to Asheville
Land of Waterfalls: The Southwest
South on The Scenic: The Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville to the Smokies
Cradle of Forestry: A Loop around Pisgah National Forest
The Land of Waterfalls: U.S. Highway 64 from Rosman to Franklin
Escarpment Rivers: The Backdoor Route from Lake Toxaway to Highlands
Rafts and Rubies: Cowee Valley, Nantahala River, and Wayah Bald
History and Hiking in the Smokies: Cataloochee to Big Creek
Cherokee Country: Following Heintooga, Round Bottom, and Big Cove Roads into Cherokee
Old Trees and Grand Scenery: Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and Cherohala Skyway
History and Scenery in the Heartland: The Piedmont
Reds, Whites, and Blue Skies: Yadkin Valley Wine Country
The Mountains Away from the Mountains: Pilot Mountain and Hanging Rock
Mountains That Arenrsquo;t: The Uwharries
Native American Heritage: Morrow Mountain, Town Creek, and Ellerbe
Deep History and Endless Water: The Northeast
Northern Route to Coast: Exploring History and Nature in the Northeast
Albemarle Tributaries: River Towns of the Cashie, Chowan, Roanoke, and Perquimans
History and Prehistory: Bath, Aurora, Oriental
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Backroads of North Carolina Your Guide to Great Day Trips & Weekend Getaways

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