North Carolina is a study in contrast: the Blue Ridge Parkway curling through high country on one side, the wide-open beaches of the Outer Banks on the other. In between are forested rivers, college towns, farm country, and roads that reward a little extra time. Autumn brings bright mountain color, while shoulder season on the coast can feel wonderfully quiet. It is a state where an itinerary can begin with a sunrise over the Atlantic and end beneath a ridge-line sunset. During Season 1, Rippl will stay, film, and feature one flagship stay in North Carolina, using one distinctive basecamp to tell a fuller story of this varied and deeply road-trip-friendly state.