North Carolina

North Carolina:

“A Trip Into Rural America” (11/05/20)

We Left VT, headed towards Forest City NC. Driving down the parkway though CT and into NYC is like the final scene in Star Wars where Luke is flying the X-wing fighter through that tight channel on the Death Star. There is chaos all around and any accident on either side of you will impact you and ruin your day. I feel like the Beverly Hillbillies, with all my belongings strapped to the car. I just need to get through this stretch without myself or anyone in front of me doing anything stupid. Stay on target! Continue Reading

North Carolina:

“Brewery Paddle Trail” (05/25/17)

A Little Memorial Day paddle trip. My brother was in NC for work so I flew down to spend the weekend. The plan was to rent a car in Charlotte and drive West 2 hours to Asheville. From there have a canoe outfitter take us about 50 miles up river and spend three days canoeing back into town. Continue Reading

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Darren Hitz

Darren Hitz

Explorer, Storyteller, and Blogger

I have been writing this blog for almost 20 years. After owning and operating a travel company, reconnecting with the outdoors, I now spend a majority of my time exploring both off the beaten path and well worn tourist adventures.

“I saw in their eyes something I was to see over and over in every part of the nation- a burning desire to go, to move, to get under way, anyplace, away from any Here. They spoke quietly of how they wanted to go someday, to move about, free and unanchored, not toward something but away from something. I saw this look and heard this yearning everywhere in every states I visited. Nearly every American hungers to move.”
― John Steinbeck

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