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Catherine Pierce

Catherine Pierce is a North Carolina native and the Operations Expert in the North Carolina region for Backroads. She was born in Matthews, NC and is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a bachelor’s degree in social work. When not leading trips for Backroads or working seasonally in the Backroads Bike Shop in Salt Lake City, you'll find Catherine in Bent Creek Experimental Forest on her mountain bike or at a local bluegrass show. Catherine has been working for Backroads for four years and thoroughly enjoys traveling and meeting guests in North Carolina as well as the more remote regions of Hawaii and Alaska.

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July 10, 2025

North Carolina, Your Old Friend

By Catherine Pierce

Once you become acquainted with western North Carolina, you start to think of it like an old friend. Maybe it’s the sound of the afternoon rain cooling the vibrant forests; the sweet, tangy morsels of classic barbeque on your lips; the sound of the fiddle dancing through the air, traversing decades…

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