If it makes any sense to take 85 to 95 you will come right through Hillsborough. That has you going right up the Eastern seaboard, though, and the congestion may not be worth it. You could also take 85 to Hillsborough, visit us, then take a scenic mostly 4-lane route north (NC 86 to US 58 to US 220) to Roanoke and 81.

If you took just a bit of detour from 85 to Winston-Salem (and then 74 north to pick up 77 again), I would love to meet you in Winston, and bet I could talk Dani into making the drive also.

Janie