Scoobs197 t1_j9dtyj0 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:45 AM

It's for lovers.

I got yanked down to the Triangle, and am desperately trying to make my way back.

North Carolina is only good for beaches. I hate it here... Send weed.

420Chopin t1_j9flfhu wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:55 PM

Is that true about NC? I went on a mountain biking trip to Brevard last year and it was amazing. Seemed like there was some good hiking as well.

iinaytanii t1_j9g0rl9 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:35 PM

Brevard/Asheville are great. Charlotte has its perks.

Raleigh/Durham “Triangle” is a vast suburban hellscape. It’s miles upon miles of 6 lane roads, stoplights, strip malls, and office parks. If you turned Microsoft Word into a city, it would be the triangle. It’s one of my least favorite cities I’ve ever been to in my life.

LookoutRock t1_j9husrt wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:04 AM

I’m a Virginia boy to the bone, and I consider NC our “sister state” so…in the spirit of giving credit where it’s due, North Carolina’s beaches AND mountains are objectively bigger and badder. The Outer Banks has the best surfing on the eastern seaboard and NC has more 6,000+ foot peaks than any state east of the Rockies. Virginia’s Blue Ridge feels downright civilized in comparison. Virginia is so damned sweet and approachable, though, and we have the Shenandoah Valley. I’ve been to 45 states and “The Great Valley” is truly special. In his 1992 album opener “Into the Cornfields” Colin Hay (of ‘I come from the land down under’ fame) sings of driving through the American south on tour. “We’re in Virginia now, it’s beautiful and green, the hills and valleys and open skies, it’s the best we’ve ever seen.”

Scoobs197 t1_j9g4190 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Iinaytanii is right (and so are you). The mountains are nice, and North Carolina isn't the worst, but Virginia is much better.

I'm from Richmond (hence my being in this sub), and it's my preferred mid-sized city.

Raleigh/Durham is a vast suburban hellscape that will seemingly never stop growing. The people here are largely transplants because of the biotech industry. This causes it to feel very southern-in-name-only to me.

Colt1911-45 t1_j9g7y1v wrote on February 21, 2023 at 6:21 PM

I disagree. If you have not been to the Smokie Mtns area you have not seen the best of NC. It is probably a pretty good distance from the beach area though.

Scoobs197 t1_j9gbmsp wrote on February 21, 2023 at 6:47 PM

It is. The wife and I are planning to make our way out there in early summer.

My distain for NC is most concentrated to the "suburban hellscape of Raleigh/Durham".

I wasn't trying to start beef, but I will not apologize for saying that Virginia is better than North Carolina. It is.

Colt1911-45 t1_j9h157k wrote on February 21, 2023 at 10:35 PM

Haha. I'm not from NC, but I reaaaaaly love the Smokies. I have not been to Asheville, but I definitely recommend Maggie Valley, Cherokee, and Waynesville is a neat little town similar to a small Harrisonburg without the college. Gatlinburg is okay but very crowded and touristy as well as Pigeon Forge and traffic is a nightmare. I would only recommend going that way for all of the great nearby parks and scenic drives. Definitely recommend Clingmans Dome and the Cherohala Skyway beats out Skyline Drive by a mile. You really cannot go wrong exploring the whole area.