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Anyone lived in Asheville NC?
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<blockquote data-quote="illini_minas" data-source="post: 1924496" data-attributes="member: 2959"><p>Sorry for the late reply, I was on vacation.</p><p></p><p>No, I haven't been to either of those places. Although with both being within 20 minutes of Asheville I'm sure there is some tourism spill over. I would suspect there are a lot of AirBnB and VRBO locations in all those surrounding areas. </p><p></p><p>I'll say it again, I love Asheville...to visit. I just wouldn't live there. Mid-spring through the fall (that place gets mobbed with folks coming to see "peak color") can get very crowded. So, even if you live 15-20 minutes away you still have to fight the traffic and crowds to do the stuff that probably drew you to the area in the first place...like all the breweries, fantastic restaurants and small artisan shops and boutiques.</p><p></p><p>I guess it all comes down to what your drivers are for moving to the NC mountains. If it's hiking, fishing and all the other outdoor activities there are places that are just as good (like Boone or Hickory) without all that comes with the trendy tourist spot of Asheville. If you are looking for a place in the mountains that feels a more urban and don't mind the tourists then there are certainly worse options than Asheville.</p><p></p><p>I'll put one more plug in for Boone. It's actually closer in proximity to both Raleigh and Charlotte (although not by much) if you want to get to bigger city activities. Boone is also relatively close to Johnson City, TN which is an underrated area of the country that most people don't know about. There are some really great places for hiking and fishing around Boone....Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Grandfather Mountain, Sugar Mountain and Blowing Rock to name a few. And, while they don't have near the number of breweries that Asheville does, they do have a few great ones like Appalachian Mountain Brewing and Lost Colony Brewing.</p><p></p><p>Basically it comes down to what do you want. Can't go wrong, either place is pretty great much like the rest of the state which is why I moved down here 22 years ago and have no intention of leaving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="illini_minas, post: 1924496, member: 2959"] Sorry for the late reply, I was on vacation. No, I haven't been to either of those places. Although with both being within 20 minutes of Asheville I'm sure there is some tourism spill over. I would suspect there are a lot of AirBnB and VRBO locations in all those surrounding areas. I'll say it again, I love Asheville...to visit. I just wouldn't live there. Mid-spring through the fall (that place gets mobbed with folks coming to see "peak color") can get very crowded. So, even if you live 15-20 minutes away you still have to fight the traffic and crowds to do the stuff that probably drew you to the area in the first place...like all the breweries, fantastic restaurants and small artisan shops and boutiques. I guess it all comes down to what your drivers are for moving to the NC mountains. If it's hiking, fishing and all the other outdoor activities there are places that are just as good (like Boone or Hickory) without all that comes with the trendy tourist spot of Asheville. If you are looking for a place in the mountains that feels a more urban and don't mind the tourists then there are certainly worse options than Asheville. I'll put one more plug in for Boone. It's actually closer in proximity to both Raleigh and Charlotte (although not by much) if you want to get to bigger city activities. Boone is also relatively close to Johnson City, TN which is an underrated area of the country that most people don't know about. There are some really great places for hiking and fishing around Boone....Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Grandfather Mountain, Sugar Mountain and Blowing Rock to name a few. And, while they don't have near the number of breweries that Asheville does, they do have a few great ones like Appalachian Mountain Brewing and Lost Colony Brewing. Basically it comes down to what do you want. Can't go wrong, either place is pretty great much like the rest of the state which is why I moved down here 22 years ago and have no intention of leaving. [/QUOTE]
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