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Or take the 40 minute trip to Oswego, where Lake Ontario and the Oswego River meet and sitting at Brietbeck Park or by the river while chewing on a half loaf from Garofalo's Deli to view a beautiful sunset: One of the Greatest Sunsets on Earth - Oswego, NY - YouTube
Or take the 40 minute trip to Oswego, where Lake Ontario and the Oswego River meet and sitting at Brietbeck Park or by the river while chewing on a half loaf from Garofalo's Deli to view a beautiful sunset: One of the Greatest Sunsets on Earth - Oswego, NY - YouTube
I'm not sure if you are intending to compare Finger Lakes, Adirondacks, 1000 Islands, and Oswego to California's equivalents, but for purposes of this thread, I would offer California's comps:
I've lived in both California (in the SF-Bay Area, and visiting LA often) and New York (in Albany, and visiting NYC often) for many years, so I have a pretty good idea of what life is like in both states. In terms of quality of life, it is no contest in my eyes...California wins hands down.
All I see in that post are stereotypes. It's incredible the things people will think and believe.
The comments about how the people differ are mostly (if not all) stereotypes, although the comments about the weather and environment obviously are true.
I've lived in both places (I'm currently in NJ), and in terms of natural environment it really is no competition.
You can drive from beaches to mountains to desert in California in one day, and most times the weather is obviously better.
That being said, it's slightly unfair to compare Cali to NJ/NY since Cali stretches all the way from the south to high north (with all the attendant changes in the natural enviroment), whereas NJ/NY are both in snow weather areas.
I'm not sure if you are intending to compare Finger Lakes, Adirondacks, 1000 Islands, and Oswego to California's equivalents, but for purposes of this thread, I would offer California's comps:
In short, California has no shortage of scenic destinations within driving distance of every major population center.
This was basically my point about NY State. It is more than just NYC.
Like others have mentioned, California pretty much takes up half of the West coast, if not more and is 3rd in land size versus NY State, which is 30th in land size.
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