Trip destinations are in the western half of North Carolina as often as in any other one area, largely because that’s where the largest tracts of public land are located.  We also have popular trips in the low-country areas of North and South Carolina, and we don’t ignore the piedmont.  Typically, every couple of years, a member has led a trip to areas farther afield - places like Alaska, Utah, Wyoming, the Everglades, or the Virgin Islands.  Nearby trips tend to be one- or two-day affairs.  Long-distance trips tend to be several days long.  On average, we tend to have a trip somewhere about once every 4 to 6 weeks during the more pleasant months of the year.