Beautiful Balloon Ride

weedo's coming that's my friend from Italy and he's finally coming to visit Guido's coming yeah I've been planning this for months I'm going to show Guido my state it it's the one place he's never been North Carolina oh yeah what can I say North Carolina is my home state and I love it I want to show it to Guido so he can enjoy it as much as I do Guido arrived this morning with his Entourage he thinks we're going to drive across the state boy is he in for a surprise what better way to see North Carolina this is the only way to fly [Music] n we Carolinians call them the appalachin or the Blue Ridge or the Great Smokies but whatever the name our mountains remain the same breathtaking Smoky Mists drift through gaps each morning setting the mountains on [Music] fire and deep down below live those special Tar Heels the Craftsman [Music] like some old man looking down on all the Whipper Snappers about him looms Grandfather Mountain the highest peak in the Blue Ridge located between lynville and Boon Grandfather Mountain is a cantankerous old sort with clouds for whiskers and a disposition position that borders on beautiful from his Mile High Swinging Bridge you can watch hang gliders dance in the wind you can see the Spinx Rock take a few minutes and talk with Mildred the bear visit the environmental habitat or listen to the pipes of the Scottish Highland Games every summer [Music] oh [Music] did you hear it there it goes again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again [Music] Tweety railroad is about to Brave another run in the mountains between Blowing Rock and boom she's a grand machine full of wide-eyed boys and girls heroes and villains and wild Indians each day Tweety chugs out of the station on her way to amusement and adventure [Music] high at top the Smokies is the observatory on Mount Mitchell the tallest peak east of the [Music] Mississippi driving can seem like flying if you travel the Blue Ridge Parkway enjoy an endless view of the Brilliance of North Carolina Forest and even if you have an Italian Friend Like Guido who's been everywhere he hasn't been anywhere until he's seen America's Finest cat Castle the builtmore Estate in Asheville [Music] [Music] okay now let's see where are we it must be whoops oh well who needs a map ah we must be over Winston Salem home of Old Salem the city of Charlotte this is the new South Bright straight lines of business cut through the Horizon we're flying over forested gently Rolling Hills which separate North Carolina's mountain and coastal regions this is the pedmont these are the cities built of banks tobacco and textiles and the architecture reflects the people flowing lyric structures full of fantasy and determination [Music] and the pedmont Tar Heels reflect the energy the Vitality that is uniquely North [Music] Carolina for the those down toe people who want a bit of the Wild and Free you can follow the Carolina Winds to Carol Winds the state's largest theme park with rides and shows for every member of the family located just outside of Charlotte Carol Winds is a body shaking mindboggling tickling good time [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] Camp Dogwood for the blind located on Lake Norman is designed to appeal to more than just our sense of sight campers who can't see can canoe or swim or swing or [Music] ski the senses of smell and touch can be just as sharp as sight on one of Camp dogwoods nature trails it's that sixth sense that sense of caring that typifies the Tarheel heart this is more than just a State of the Union North Carolina is a state of mind full of people who help their fellow Tar Heels through organizations such as lion's clubs Camp Dogwood is only one of many projects that are sponsored for the visually impaired by the North Carolina Lions Association for the blind zebras from Africa and ostriches from Australia are all to be found at our state zoo when completed the North Carolina state zoo at Ashboro will be the world's largest natural environmental habitat animals from every continent are in wide open areas for all to see within a 30m radius of one another you can visit the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or Duke University at Durham or Inc State University at Raleigh three of our state's finest schools the Striking shape of our legislative building in the capital at Raleigh stands out Above the Rest even from up here with over 300 golf courses to play North Carolina offers a different game year round and what resort is Anonymous with golf Pinehurst proud possessor of five 18ho courses and the World Golf Hall of Fame throughout the coastal region of North Carolina you can sense the Atlantic the sweet smell of Salt Air brisk and crisp spreads across the Horizon eastern North Carolina is a world apart for the history buff Newburn is the home of a magnificent completely restored residence of royal Governor Tran Tran's Palace is due west of North Carolina's Outer Banks a strand of islands studded with sand dunes each island has its own personality Cape hatus is a National Seashore with 45 miles of undeveloped beaches for swimming or surf fishing and Ruan Oak Island is where Sir Walter Raleigh established a colony in the 16th century only to find it mysteriously deserted the right Memorial is located at kitty HW where Orville and Wilbur launched their first [Music] airplane North Carolina is our state a come as you are state with more than 19,000 public and private campgrounds 25 state parks four national forests two national seashores and the Great Smoky National Park to see and enjoy in any season and at any altitude [Music]