When you’ve lived most of your life in flat Florida as I have, even driving over a moderately steep bridge can get you going. But if you are really drawn to high spots, I’ve found fewer more absolutely exhilarating than the green mountains and wooded hills of westernNorth Carolina, and that’s one reason I’m constantly drawn back. There are plenty of reasons why Asheville and the surrounding country have been getting such attention of late as a destination and even a fine place to move to. Besides those rolling hills, they include... keep reading