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Yeah, Asheville is easily a top-tier eastern city as far as scenery goes, but the West Coast is just on another level.
I tend to agree. I moved from SF to Asheville and someone in my family asked me which area I thought was prettier. My answer of "California" prompted a lot of angry comments and unsolicited remarks about the beauty of the southeast and how "we have real trees around here". I wonder how much of that defensiveness is due to the nostalgia and fond memories of where someone grows up? I find it hard to believe that so many people just happened to be born into the prettiest place in the U.S.
Personally I find SF (and more generally, the west coast) more alluring because of the dramatic terrain (cliffs, bays, giant mountains) combined with the fact that the trees stay green throughout the year. Not only that, but the hills in the Bay Area change from a dusty gold in the summer to a verdant green during the winter after the rain. I absolutely cannot stand the look of deciduous trees in the winter; it reminds me of forests that have been hit by wildfire. To be fair, the Appalachian region beats the west coast during the fall, with all of the beautiful colors. But that beauty only lasts a few weeks, and then it is brown barren sticks and gray skies until March.
I love Ashville and its scenery is very beautiful but San Francisco's setting is just on an entirely different tier. I personally want to see SF vs Seattle in terms of scenery.
San Francisco might contain the most beautiful setting of any urban area, ever.
In defense of my home state, though, Western North Carolina is magical in its own rugged, anciently Appalachian sort of way. Especially in the fall, when the leaves and a drive through the Blue Ridge Parkway will take your breath away.
I love Ashville and its scenery is very beautiful but San Francisco's setting is just on an entirely different tier. I personally want to see SF vs Seattle in terms of scenery.
How exactly is San Francisco's scenery different in any meaningful way from the east coast cities?
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