NY -> NC ride

[GSinUS]

Hey there, it's still not settled, but if all goes well I may be planning a 3-5 day trip to North Carolina from NY next week.  I am thinking of covering ~500 miles to NC as fast as possible, and then enjoy my time there, riding around blue ridge highway / maybe take some short hikes into the mountains.

Any ideas on nice rides in the area?  Or maybe we could meet up for some leg of the ride, that would be great too.