Photographs courtesy of wilkesboro tda; courtesy of Dusty Trails Outfitters; Beth Morris; courtesy of NC Division of Parks & Recreation; courtesy of Explore Boone; (garden) courtesy of NC Arboretum; (building) courtesy of Brevard Music Center; (rodeo) courtesy of Madison Rodeo/Mels Media Solutions (biltmore, 2) courtesy of the Biltmore Company; cider) courtesy of Cider Barn at Jeter Mountain Farm; (house) courtesy of the Marshall House; (orchard) courtesy of Visitnc; courtesy of shutterstock/Matt Wunder; Visitnc; Jackson County TDA/Stacey Redmon; Jackson TDA/Madison Long; courtesy of Nantahala Outdoor Center; Gray Fox; Jackson County TDA; The Funky Fern; The Copper Door; Reed Gold Mine; Adobe stock; Emerald Village; Visitnc; Canopy Outdoor Adventure Park; The Firehouse Inn; The Orchard Inn & Newman's Restaurant & Spa; Visitnc; Sun Pizza and Pints; NC Parks; Catawba Science Center; Visitnc; The Mitford Museum; Brown Mountain Beach Resort; Colby Rabon; Fonta Flora Brewery; Fonta Flora Brewery/ Beth Willard Patton; Happy Valley Filling Station; Thermal Valley Hang Gliding