The Other Things A one-day love affair with a red Camaro 18 Jun 20172 Jul 2017 CHARLOTTE, N.C. The rented 2017 red convertible Camaro had 400 miles on it. I’d add another couple hundred over the next eight hours or so, up in the hills of…
Spring break The freedmen of Roanoke Island 4 Apr 201410 Jun 2014 ROANOKE ISLAND, N.C. — Roanoke Island seduces travellers with promises of grand mystery and road signs that proudly declare the birthplace of the first English—read “white”—child in America. The story…
Spring break Harriet Quimby and the theatrics of flight 20 Mar 20147 Jun 2014 KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — Way back in 1903, just a short walk from here, Orville Wright made history when he flew the remarkable little plane he and brother Wilbur…
Spring break Rising with the sun in the Outer Banks 19 Mar 20146 May 2014 KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — I write this—longhand, as always—with frozen fingers. I have been chasing the sun for nearly two hours. We told the baby we were going to…
Summer Ducks, trucks and muck in the Outer Banks 9 Aug 20129 Aug 2012 ORCACOKE, N.C. – Orcacoke, like most tourist towns, isn’t overly friendly, and the carpet – red or otherwise – is rolled up promptly at 6 p.m. Getting there is a…
Spring break The cold follows us 3 Mar 200911 May 2009 I had feared that Myrtle Beach would be another Niagara Falls or, worse, Wisconsin Dells. It’s actually more like Banff – touristy as all get out but enough natural beauty…
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