Fence and Curve on Leonard Road, Early Morning

I have not had the opportunity to see much of North Carolina Lannie, but one day I hope we can travel and see more of it. We seem to just 'pass through' on our way to Myrtle whenever we go there. We have not been back since 2011. We had hoped to go on a trip this year but the dollar is really low. Last time we went to Florida our dollar was almost at par. I did not really realize how good we had it in 2013.  I really like this image. It, and the one just before this are lovely examples of the countryside. If I didn't know better, I'd almost think I was in Ontario. Lovely country. I can see the mist coming off the field on the left. Early morning is such a beautiful time for a drive. Not too many on the road and you can really just savour the sights. Thanks so much for sharing Lannie.

Thank you, Gail.  This is the Carolina Piedmont, which is really no different from the Georgia or Virginia Piedmont.  If we drive up into the mountains and gain three or four thousand feet of elevation, we are in the Canadian zone!  Western North Carolina is so different from the coastal plain to our east.  The Piedmont is the transitional zone between the two.

What we do not have at this altitude is your gorgeous northern hardwood forest.  One has to go up a thousand feet or more to get that in our mountains, which are not too far to the northwest of where I live.

It is a good part of the world to see the changes in weather and flora caused by changes in altitude.

--Lannie

This image prompted a flood of memories for me.  I've visited the Highlands/Cashiers are quite a few times, and although most of the roads in that area are steeper and twistier than what you've portrayed, a lot of the roads leading to that area are much like this one.  I like the symbiosis between evidence of a human presence in the area and the natural elements.  And, besides, the curves in the road remind us that nature's logic isn't always linear.

That's a very good point, Michael.  Indeed, perhaps it is because Nature does not always present itself in a linear fashion that we find it so fascinating, aesthetically speaking.

--Lannie