re: Best state in the south

I will agree with that. Western NC is beautiful. Never really got to explore that area, because it was so far from me, but passed by it on my way to Illinois. It gets hillbilly and sketchy when you get in to WV. I still enjoyed that drive though going thru the tunnels and mountains (NC/VA/WV).

I've also traveled the other way through Kentucky and there is literally nothing it seemed in the areas I was in I saw Louisville and the interstate though, so nothing of what the state offers. I'm pretty fortunate to have lived midwest, west, south, and east coast, as well as traveling the states and world.