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One cannot spend their entire existence in paradise. When you go forth to explore the rest of the world, we have a few good ideas to share.

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In just a few hours spent in Corolla, NC, the day after Independence Day, I took many pictures that tells a short story of a very beautiful place.
In just a few hours spent in Corolla, NC, the day after Independence Day, I took many pictures that tells a short story of a very beautiful place.
 
Water, water everywhere and the cradle of much of North Carolina's rich history.
 
Water, water everywhere and the cradle of much of North Carolina's rich history.
 
As it grows colder, and as we step gingerly into winter, I recall one of the hottest days of the summer, when I explored the counties of Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick.
As it grows colder, and as we step gingerly into winter, I recall one of the hottest days of the summer, when I explored the counties of Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick.
 
Busch Gardens is the unique destination location where one generally revisits, and it always thrills the youngster in most of us.
Busch Gardens is the unique destination location where one generally revisits, and it always thrills the youngster in most of us.
 
A trip to Niagara Falls in Canada.
 
Many of us can remember the 'double rainbow, moment for the Yosemite junkie made famous on Youtube a few years back.
Many of us can remember the 'double rainbow, moment for the Yosemite junkie made famous on Youtube a few years back.
 
The Massanutten Mountains are not only a geological oddity, but have also played an important role in the history of the Shenandoah Valley and Virginia as well.
The Massanutten Mountains are not only a geological oddity, but have also played an important role in the history of the Shenandoah Valley and Virginia as well.
 
The historic City of Staunton, Virginia is as alive today as it was back in the Nineteenth Century as a Shenandoah Valley agricultural center and railway juncture.
The historic City of Staunton, Virginia is as alive today as it was back in the Nineteenth Century as a Shenandoah Valley agricultural center and railway juncture.
 
One Sunday afternoon in December, I took a short trip to Staunton, Virginia and found the trip to this very historic southern city located in the southern sector of the Shenandoah Valley.
One Sunday afternoon in December, I took a short trip to Staunton, Virginia and found the trip to this very historic southern city located in the southern sector of the Shenandoah Valley.
 
This is the time of the year when Autumn unfurls its brilliant colors. There is a chill in the air, and often that change of seasons can be breathtaking. be
This is the time of the year when Autumn unfurls its brilliant colors. There is a chill in the air, and often that change of seasons can be breathtaking. be
 
Shenandoah National Park, with the 105 mile long Skyline Drive bisecting it from southwest to northeast along its spine, is a rugged natural park running from Front Royal to the North to Rockfish Gap to the South.
Shenandoah National Park, with the 105 mile long Skyline Drive bisecting it from southwest to northeast along its spine, is a rugged natural park running from Front Royal to the North to Rockfish Gap to the South.
 
The Shenandoah Valley exists as a long, fertile, and largely agrarian, stretch of land framed by the Potomac River to the north and the James River to the south, as well as being buttressed by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the East and the Appalachian Ridge and Valley ranges to the west.
The Shenandoah Valley exists as a long, fertile, and largely agrarian, stretch of land framed by the Potomac River to the north and the James River to the south, as well as being buttressed by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the East and the Appalachian Ridge and Valley ranges to the west.
 
I love the Shenandoah Valley, the Mountains, and the rich history of this region of Virginia.
 
Charleston was arguably one of the most influential cities in the history of the Colonial United States of America. It was also the cultural and the colonial capital of the State of South Carolina.
Charleston was arguably one of the most influential cities in the history of the Colonial United States of America. It was also the cultural and the colonial capital of the State of South Carolina.
 
The craggy, ragged shoreline of Goose Creek State Park is just one of the many unique components of this park that stands alone as the single most environmentally diverse tract of land, open to the public, in this nook of the Inner Banks.
The craggy, ragged shoreline of Goose Creek State Park is just one of the many unique components of this park that stands alone as the single most environmentally diverse tract of land, open to the public, in this nook of the Inner Banks.
 
In March, 2010 and 2011, I spent a few wonderful afternoons on the National Mall in Washington, DC, and inside a few of the Smithsonian Museums along that storied strip of mostly treeless ground between the united States Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial.
In March, 2010 and 2011, I spent a few wonderful afternoons on the National Mall in Washington, DC, and inside a few of the Smithsonian Museums along that storied strip of mostly treeless ground between the united States Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial.
 
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's unambiguous inclusion into the vaulted "Redneck Riviera", has most different rhythms at different points of the year, irrespective of seasons.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's unambiguous inclusion into the vaulted "Redneck Riviera", has most different rhythms at different points of the year, irrespective of seasons.
 
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's oft mentioned "Redneck Riviera", has most different rhythms at different points of the year, irrespective of seasons.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's oft mentioned "Redneck Riviera", has most different rhythms at different points of the year, irrespective of seasons.
 
Every series of beach pictures here, in BCN, always begin or end with a sunrise, or sunset, and this series is no different. Here we devote this space exclusively to one incredible sunrise in September at the southern end of the "Grand Strand" near the Myrtle Beach State Park.
Every series of beach pictures here, in BCN, always begin or end with a sunrise, or sunset, and this series is no different. Here we devote this space exclusively to one incredible sunrise in September at the southern end of the "Grand Strand" near the Myrtle Beach State Park.
 
A route that extends 469 miles through the Virginia and North Carolina mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway has remained what historian William Powell describes as a travel experience "never to be forgotten."
A route that extends 469 miles through the Virginia and North Carolina mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway has remained what historian William Powell describes as a travel experience "never to be forgotten."
 
As I am oft to repeat myself, the off season in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - the dead of winter - is a special time.
 
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is the subject of this pictorial of what is what I consider the best of summer - the Atlantic seashore.
 
Myrtle Beach, truly the "Redneck Riviera," is a favored destination for me and my family almost every Summer.
 
It's probably just me, but every time that I travel to the northwest mountains of North Carolina it rains ... often with impunity. This was the unremarkable case on my last remarkable visit to the Boone area.
It's probably just me, but every time that I travel to the northwest mountains of North Carolina it rains ... often with impunity. This was the unremarkable case on my last remarkable visit to the Boone area.
 
Nestled in the bosom of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, a thriving mountain city beckons to those in search of alleviation and adventure.
Nestled in the bosom of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, a thriving mountain city beckons to those in search of alleviation and adventure.
 
On a recent trip to Myrtle Beach, we took a side trip through Brunswick County along its northern coast to Oak Island.
 
Charleston's waterfront has always figured into history of this former colonial city, as it continues to do so today.
Charleston's waterfront has always figured into history of this former colonial city, as it continues to do so today.
 
Top vacation destinations in the United States are subject to what type experience is sought after. From coast to coast there are limitless possibilities of places to go and see this summer without having to spend one's lifesavings by going abroad.
Top vacation destinations in the United States are subject to what type experience is sought after. From coast to coast there are limitless possibilities of places to go and see this summer without having to spend one's lifesavings by going abroad.
 
Last July, 2011, I took an entire day from dawn to way past dusk to travel to Charleston, South Carolina. This is a chronicle in images of the Charleston County leg of that trip that afternoon.
Last July, 2011, I took an entire day from dawn to way past dusk to travel to Charleston, South Carolina. This is a chronicle in images of the Charleston County leg of that trip that afternoon.
 
This fourth installment of the four part series stays in the Sculpture Garden and then concentrates on a beautiful sunset. We'll keep the conversation to a minimum, while concentrating on the pictures.
This fourth installment of the four part series stays in the Sculpture Garden and then concentrates on a beautiful sunset. We'll keep the conversation to a minimum, while concentrating on the pictures.
 
Arguably, an attraction of the size and quality of Brookgreen Gardens demands multiple visits.
 
The canals that flooded the rice fields, as well as the dense vegetation that sunk deep roots in this swampy soil, was cleared by hand, by African slaves.
The canals that flooded the rice fields, as well as the dense vegetation that sunk deep roots in this swampy soil, was cleared by hand, by African slaves.
 
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