...Yes, I have lived in 57 places in my 62 years... I consider a lot of places my "hometown".. but I spent most of my life in one place, Asheville, North Carolina...up in the Appalachian mountains, close to the Blue Ridge Parkway of western North Carolina....probably the most gorgeous mountains on earth... http://www.exploreasheville.com/

Asheville is famous as being the home of THOMAS WOLFE, a famous author whose stories made the theatre screen in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"... He wrote "Look Homeward Angel" and "You Can't Go Home again".... http://library.uncwil.edu/wolfe/wolfe.html

Asheville was voted the "Best City to Live in" back in the late 90's because of it' s mild climate, lots of beautiful mountains, low cost of living and tourist attractions (golf, hiking, great dining, mountains). People flock from all over in the fall to view the incredible colors of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It used to be one of TWO International Weather Records Centers in the US, but after the cold war, those centers were dispearsed all over because of security reasons. The military depends on those weather forcasts!

It's home to the famous Biltmore Home and Gardens, an amazing estate....
http://www.biltmore.com/

I loved living there and have a lot of memories. Billy Graham used to come to my high school and he lives in a small community nearby, Black Mountain, NC.

I imagine biking would be so much fun there, because of all the tree-shaded roads and gentle hill.