The Carolinas and Georgia 2013

I often go to the US for SQL conferences, but they are typically in Seattle sometime between October and early April which is not a fantastic time of the year to travel around in that area. However, in 2013 the SQL PASS Summit took place in mid-October in Charlotte, North Carolina, so it seemed like a perfect occasion to combine that with a vacation. I flew into Charlotte three weeks in advance and travelled around in the two Carolinas and Georgia. It was a good trip, but not fantastic. There are plenty of nice nature experiences to make, but cities in the US, well, for a European they do not always have that much charm. I also suffered a set-back: what was intended to be the highlight of the trip, a two-day excursion in the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia was cancelled because of the government shutdown. Then again, that gave me more time to explore the parks in upstate South Carolina, a very nice area.

Below is a summary of the trip with the best pictures, and then there are seven sub-sites with more photos from the different places. (And there is only one picture which are both in the summary and in a sub-site, see if you can spot it!)

1. Coastal North Carolina. I did a four-day car trip in this area, including the Outer Banks. (72 photos.)
2. Charleston. More than just city pictures, in lieu of the swamp I did not get to, this is where you find the alligators. (52 photos.)
3. Savannah. Georgia's oldest city. (24 photos.)
4. Atlanta, including Stone Mountain Park. (44 photos.)
5. South Carolina Upstate. Some beautiful state parks. (24 photos.)
6. Asheville with the Biltmore Estate. (24 photos.)
7. The Blue Ridge Parkway (featuring Charlotte). The Appalachian Mountains in autumn colours and some big-city pictures at the end. (48 photos).

Svensk version

North Carolina 1. Wilson	2. New Bern
3. Bath	4. Pocosin Lake Wildlife Refuge
5. Pettigrew State Park	6. Pack House Inn, Edenton
7. Merchants Millpond	8. First in Flight
9. Jockey's Ridge	10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
11. Cape Hatteras	12. Croatan National Forest
South Carolina 13. Charleston I	14. Charleston II
15. Magnolia Plantation	16. Alligator
17. Bird in the Duckweed	18. Live Oaks and Spanish Moss
Georgia 19. Savannah I	20. Savannah II
21. Atlanta School Bus	22. The World of Coca Cola
23. King	24. Sweet Auburn
25. Stone Mountain	26. Chipmunk
South Carolina 27. Twin Falls	28. Caesars Head State Park
29. Flowers	30. Rope Bridge
North Carolina 31. Asheville	32. The Biltmore Estate
33. The Gardens at Biltmore	34. Blue Ridge Parkway
35. View from Mount Mitchell	36. Blue Ridge Parkway III
37. Price Lake	38. King's Pinnacle
39. Don't Do That!	40. Sky Scraper

North Carolina 1. Wilson	2. New Bern	3. Bath
4. Pocosin Lake Wildlife Refuge	5. Pettigrew State Park	6. Pack House Inn, Edenton
7. Merchants Millpond	8. First in Flight	9. Jockey's Ridge
10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse	11. Cape Hatteras	12. Croatan National Forest
South Carolina 13. Charleston I	14. Charleston II	15. Magnolia Plantation
16. Alligator	17. Bird in the Duckweed	18. Live Oaks and Spanish Moss
Georgia 19. Savannah I	20. Savannah II	21. Atlanta School Bus
22. The World of Coca Cola	23. King	24. Sweet Auburn
25. Stone Mountain	26. Chipmunk	South Carolina 27. Twin Falls
28. Caesars Head State Park	29. Flowers	30. Rope Bridge
North Carolina 31. Asheville	32. The Biltmore Estate	33. The Gardens at Biltmore
34. Blue Ridge Parkway	35. View from Mount Mitchell	36. Blue Ridge Parkway III
37. Price Lake	38. King's Pinnacle	39. Don't Do That!
40. Sky Scraper

North Carolina 1. Wilson	2. New Bern	3. Bath	4. Pocosin Lake Wildlife Refuge
5. Pettigrew State Park	6. Pack House Inn, Edenton	7. Merchants Millpond	8. First in Flight
9. Jockey's Ridge	10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse	11. Cape Hatteras	12. Croatan National Forest
South Carolina 13. Charleston I	14. Charleston II	15. Magnolia Plantation	16. Alligator
17. Bird in the Duckweed	18. Live Oaks and Spanish Moss	Georgia 19. Savannah I	20. Savannah II
21. Atlanta School Bus	22. The World of Coca Cola	23. King	24. Sweet Auburn
25. Stone Mountain	26. Chipmunk	South Carolina 27. Twin Falls	28. Caesars Head State Park
29. Flowers	30. Rope Bridge	North Carolina 31. Asheville	32. The Biltmore Estate
33. The Gardens at Biltmore	34. Blue Ridge Parkway	35. View from Mount Mitchell	36. Blue Ridge Parkway III
37. Price Lake	38. King's Pinnacle	39. Don't Do That!	40. Sky Scraper

North Carolina 1. Wilson	2. New Bern	3. Bath	4. Pocosin Lake Wildlife Refuge	5. Pettigrew State Park
6. Pack House Inn, Edenton	7. Merchants Millpond	8. First in Flight	9. Jockey's Ridge	10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
11. Cape Hatteras	12. Croatan National Forest	South Carolina 13. Charleston I	14. Charleston II	15. Magnolia Plantation
16. Alligator	17. Bird in the Duckweed	18. Live Oaks and Spanish Moss	Georgia 19. Savannah I	20. Savannah II
21. Atlanta School Bus	22. The World of Coca Cola	23. King	24. Sweet Auburn	25. Stone Mountain
26. Chipmunk	South Carolina 27. Twin Falls	28. Caesars Head State Park	29. Flowers	30. Rope Bridge
North Carolina 31. Asheville	32. The Biltmore Estate	33. The Gardens at Biltmore	34. Blue Ridge Parkway	35. View from Mount Mitchell
36. Blue Ridge Parkway III	37. Price Lake	38. King's Pinnacle	39. Don't Do That!	40. Sky Scraper

North Carolina 1. Wilson	2. New Bern	3. Bath	4. Pocosin Lake Wildlife Refuge	5. Pettigrew State Park	6. Pack House Inn, Edenton
7. Merchants Millpond	8. First in Flight	9. Jockey's Ridge	10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse	11. Cape Hatteras	12. Croatan National Forest
South Carolina 13. Charleston I	14. Charleston II	15. Magnolia Plantation	16. Alligator	17. Bird in the Duckweed	18. Live Oaks and Spanish Moss
Georgia 19. Savannah I	20. Savannah II	21. Atlanta School Bus	22. The World of Coca Cola	23. King	24. Sweet Auburn
25. Stone Mountain	26. Chipmunk	South Carolina 27. Twin Falls	28. Caesars Head State Park	29. Flowers	30. Rope Bridge
North Carolina 31. Asheville	32. The Biltmore Estate	33. The Gardens at Biltmore	34. Blue Ridge Parkway	35. View from Mount Mitchell	36. Blue Ridge Parkway III
37. Price Lake	38. King's Pinnacle	39. Don't Do That!	40. Sky Scraper

North Carolina 1. Wilson	2. New Bern	3. Bath	4. Pocosin Lake Wildlife Refuge	5. Pettigrew State Park	6. Pack House Inn, Edenton	7. Merchants Millpond
8. First in Flight	9. Jockey's Ridge	10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse	11. Cape Hatteras	12. Croatan National Forest	South Carolina 13. Charleston I	14. Charleston II
15. Magnolia Plantation	16. Alligator	17. Bird in the Duckweed	18. Live Oaks and Spanish Moss	Georgia 19. Savannah I	20. Savannah II	21. Atlanta School Bus
22. The World of Coca Cola	23. King	24. Sweet Auburn	25. Stone Mountain	26. Chipmunk	South Carolina 27. Twin Falls	28. Caesars Head State Park
29. Flowers	30. Rope Bridge	North Carolina 31. Asheville	32. The Biltmore Estate	33. The Gardens at Biltmore	34. Blue Ridge Parkway	35. View from Mount Mitchell
36. Blue Ridge Parkway III	37. Price Lake	38. King's Pinnacle	39. Don't Do That!	40. Sky Scraper

North Carolina 1. Wilson	2. New Bern	3. Bath	4. Pocosin Lake Wildlife Refuge	5. Pettigrew State Park	6. Pack House Inn, Edenton	7. Merchants Millpond	8. First in Flight
9. Jockey's Ridge	10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse	11. Cape Hatteras	12. Croatan National Forest	South Carolina 13. Charleston I	14. Charleston II	15. Magnolia Plantation	16. Alligator
17. Bird in the Duckweed	18. Live Oaks and Spanish Moss	Georgia 19. Savannah I	20. Savannah II	21. Atlanta School Bus	22. The World of Coca Cola	23. King	24. Sweet Auburn
25. Stone Mountain	26. Chipmunk	South Carolina 27. Twin Falls	28. Caesars Head State Park	29. Flowers	30. Rope Bridge	North Carolina 31. Asheville	32. The Biltmore Estate
33. The Gardens at Biltmore	34. Blue Ridge Parkway	35. View from Mount Mitchell	36. Blue Ridge Parkway III	37. Price Lake	38. King's Pinnacle	39. Don't Do That!	40. Sky Scraper

North Carolina 1. Wilson	2. New Bern	3. Bath	4. Pocosin Lake Wildlife Refuge	5. Pettigrew State Park	6. Pack House Inn, Edenton	7. Merchants Millpond	8. First in Flight	9. Jockey's Ridge
10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse	11. Cape Hatteras	12. Croatan National Forest	South Carolina 13. Charleston I	14. Charleston II	15. Magnolia Plantation	16. Alligator	17. Bird in the Duckweed	18. Live Oaks and Spanish Moss
Georgia 19. Savannah I	20. Savannah II	21. Atlanta School Bus	22. The World of Coca Cola	23. King	24. Sweet Auburn	25. Stone Mountain	26. Chipmunk	South Carolina 27. Twin Falls
28. Caesars Head State Park	29. Flowers	30. Rope Bridge	North Carolina 31. Asheville	32. The Biltmore Estate	33. The Gardens at Biltmore	34. Blue Ridge Parkway	35. View from Mount Mitchell	36. Blue Ridge Parkway III
37. Price Lake	38. King's Pinnacle	39. Don't Do That!	40. Sky Scraper

North Carolina 1. Wilson	2. New Bern	3. Bath	4. Pocosin Lake Wildlife Refuge	5. Pettigrew State Park	6. Pack House Inn, Edenton	7. Merchants Millpond	8. First in Flight	9. Jockey's Ridge	10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
11. Cape Hatteras	12. Croatan National Forest	South Carolina 13. Charleston I	14. Charleston II	15. Magnolia Plantation	16. Alligator	17. Bird in the Duckweed	18. Live Oaks and Spanish Moss	Georgia 19. Savannah I	20. Savannah II
21. Atlanta School Bus	22. The World of Coca Cola	23. King	24. Sweet Auburn	25. Stone Mountain	26. Chipmunk	South Carolina 27. Twin Falls	28. Caesars Head State Park	29. Flowers	30. Rope Bridge
North Carolina 31. Asheville	32. The Biltmore Estate	33. The Gardens at Biltmore	34. Blue Ridge Parkway	35. View from Mount Mitchell	36. Blue Ridge Parkway III	37. Price Lake	38. King's Pinnacle	39. Don't Do That!	40. Sky Scraper

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