59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Louie’s (Wilmington, NC – New Hanover County) What: a Latimer, a hot dog with cheese, bacon crumbles, and BBQ sauce. With whom: me myself and I Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: A-. Oh man this was such a good dog – the bun was the highlight,…
Tag: life list
hot dogs everywhere: whirlidogs
Where: Whirlidogs Cafe & Training Center (Wilson, NC – Wilson County) What: Chili cheese dog With whom: Trav, Heath, and Kevin Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: A-. The chili was spicy with a nice kick, and the cheese was melted well. Whirlidogs is a community cafe that helps people with developmental delays and disabilities get job…
life list: lake mattamuskeet
65. Visit the top ten natural wonders in North Carolina. We stopped at Lake Mattamuskeet on our way to the Outer Banks last month, and it’s pretty darn wondrous. Water as far as the eye can see, and lots of wildlife. The water treatment building shown in the second photo is being renovated into a…
nc beach sunrises: nags head and kill devil hills
26. Take a photo of sunrise at every individually-named beach in North Carolina. Taken at the first public access spot just north of the Kill Devil Hills town line, and the Nags Head Fishing pier.
minor league baseball: hickory crawdads @ winston-salem dash
I had seen the Dash play before, more than 15 years ago, when they still played in the Wake Forest stadium (which at the time was kind of a dump, to be honest). They built Truist Stadium between now and then, and it’s a perfect modern minor league park. All the sightlines are clear, parking…
life list: san diego padres @ atlanta braves
4. Visit every MLB stadium. I’d been to Turner Field with Trav years ago, but this was our first trip to Truist Park, which is a lovely stadium. Atlanta did a great job with developing the stadium, and it’s a pretty place to watch a ballgame, a pretty place to have dinner, a surprisingly nice…
100 foods in 100 counties: sampson county
Sampson County – Garland – Old School Sorghum Festival, McDaniel’s School: Pure Sorghum Another 100 food crossed off! Sorghum is a grain that can be used whole or ground into flour, and it also can be made into a syrup that is similar to molasses and can be used as a sweetener in baking. That’s…
100 foods in 100 counties: person county
Person County – Roxboro – Stuart’s Family Grill: Madison Burger & Fries The burger was fine. The fries were fresh from the fryer, crispy and perfectly salted.
life list: nc musicians mural trail
71. See every mural on the NC Musicians Mural Project. Doc and Merle Watson, 206 Howard St, Boone, NC. Art by Scott Nurkin. I was briefly disappointed that of course people tailgate in front of this mural so I couldn’t get a “clean shot” but honestly this is kind of better and truly accurate to…
100 foods in 100 counties: watauga county
Watauga County – Boone: Coyote Kitchen: Taos Boat The menu at Coyote Kitchen says: Sazon Chicken, Cornbread, Black Beans, Fried Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Corn, Sweet Plantains, Tomatoes, Quesadilla Cheese & Chipotle Cream Cheese. Spicy and sweet and the chicken was fantastically kicky. Their salsas were amazing, too, especially the cranberry chipotle.
brand new kind of photography 