Mobile Devices Lead Leaf Peepers To The Best Fall Foliage In North CarolinaBy: U.S. Cellular GREENVILLE, N.C. - Oct. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- Autumn is a time when people shed their shorts and flip flops for a warm fleece and their favorite pair of jeans. Nights get a bit chilly, the sun sets earlier, and the trees blaze with vivid reds, oranges, and yellows, bringing thousands of tourists to North Carolina to celebrate fall harvests. In fact, fall foliage is a favorite activity for 43 percent of American travelers according to a recent survey by TripAdvisor. And your mobile device can help you enjoy it all, including help finding the best apple picking, hayrides, pumpkin patches, and corn mazes in the area.
“With advances in mobile technology, travelers can find new ways to use their mobile devices to simplify and enhance their fall foliage adventures,” The experts at U.S. Cellular suggest the following apps to help leaf peepers find the best fall foliage in North Carolina, share your experiences, and help you get to your destination. Finding the best fall foliage. There are a number of websites to help you determine where to go to view the best fall foliage. TripAdvisor offers a list of their top 10 Fall foliage destinations and Asheville has been included. Websites such as www.visitnc.com have region specific updates for the mountains, piedmont and coastal regions. Weekly updates on where to find the best foliage in North Carolina are also available from Appalachian State University at http://biology.appstate.edu/ Capture and share your fall foliage adventure.Fall is a great time to share photos with family and friends. A recent survey by U.S. Cellular found that many customers say that their relationships have been improved by mobile devices. Of these customers, 66 percent of survey¹ respondents like to share experiences right away using mobile technology and 52 percent share moments with family and friends that might otherwise be missed.With smartphones, like the Samsung Galaxy S 4 with its 13-megapixel camera, capturing the vibrant colors of fall and sharing them with family and friends is as easy as point and shoot. And uploading photos to Facebook or your Flickr account is just as easy. Flickr is a great free app that lets you share your photos in high resolution from anywhere to anyone and it includes a terabyte of space for free, which is equivalent to approximately 500,000 photos. Finding your way. Whether it is finding your way to a small town nestled in the mountains or finding a hiking trail to enjoy the foliage, mobile devices are great navigational tools. Google Maps can help you navigate those out of the way, quintessential North Carolina towns to find the best fall foliage. Google Maps offers voice guided turn-by-turn directions. Or if you are hitting the trails, AllTrails is a free app that helps you find the trails nearest to you and provides more than 40,000 high-quality trail guides and maps. Bobbing for apples and hayrides. There are a lot of great fall activities for families to enjoy in North Carolina, from apple picking to finding your way out of a corn maze, there is something for everyone. For a listing of North Carolina apple orchards and events visit www.ncapples.com and to find a corn maze near you visit www.themaize.com. The website has a listing of mazes by state and will directly link you to the farm’s website or contact information. “Autumn is a great time to travel in North Carolina as the beauty of fall spreads from north to south,” adds Taylor. “And with U.S. Cellular’s high-speed network, it’s quick and easy to take full advantage of North Carolina’s fall beauty while out and about.” ¹ Between April 1-5, 2013, a total of 527 online interviews were conducted among U.S. Cellular post-paid customers by Consumer Insights, in partnership with Directions Research Inc. About U.S. Cellular U.S. Cellular rewards its customers with unmatched benefits and industry-leading innovations designed to elevate the customer experience. The Chicago-based carrier has a strong line-up of cutting-edge devices that are all backed by its high-speed network, which has the highest call quality of any national carrier. Currently, 61 percent of customers have access to 4G LTE speeds and 87 percent will have access by the end of 2013. U.S. Cellular was named a J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Champion in 2012 for the second year in a row. To learn more about U.S. Cellular, visit one of its retail stores or uscellular.com. To get the latest news, promos and videos, connect with U.S. Cellular on Facebook.com/ End
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