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Damn. Never seen so many pale white people on a beach before.
What's really funny is when you find out that the 70 year old wrinkly leather-skinned sun worshippers on the southern beaches are actually in their 40s
Another thing I forgot to add--people in San Diego are generally easier to deal with than people in Denver.
People in Denver are kinda like people from Portland--they just get annoying after a while because they think that whatever they do--whether individually or in general as a collective region--is simply far superior to what other people elsewhere do or how they do it, especially with regard to exercise, outdoor activities, healthy/organic eating, etc. This attitude of superiority gets really old, really fast, kind of like how the emphasis on being original or granola-y or weird in Portland is a little overblown, too.
By comparison, people in San Diego seem more laid back and less concerned about what other do or how they do it--just more real. I have a very difficult time relating to most people from Denver. Portland, too. Even though we both know that most people living in those cities aren't really "from" those cities.
Aside from Phoenix and San Diego, the people in most of those "up-and-coming" Western cities cities make me really happy I live in Los Angeles/Long Beach.
I think your misleading as someone who grew up in Seattle we swam almost everyday during the summer. If you have been to Seattle don't forget there is water everywhere just not Puget sound. Are summer's are long and dry and one of those pictures was Lake Washington.
I think this is a more realistic view of beaches in Seattle. Not too many people in the water, and then only to their knees. And this is the best that Seattle has to offer. Most of the Seattle Waterfront is covered in rocks.
Well, not everybody worships skin cancer and early-onset aging.
A very good point. I think sunshine is highly over rated for human beings. Laying on a beach, burning your skin is not a healthy lifestyle.
If you just want beautiful beaches, you can't get any better then the Oregon Coast. But that's not what most people are looking for in a beach experience. They want to actually be able to go in the water. For that, you have to be in Southern California.
A very good point. I think sunshine is highly over rated for human beings. Laying on a beach, burning your skin is not a healthy lifestyle.
If you just want beautiful beaches, you can't get any better then the Oregon Coast. But that's not what most people are looking for in a beach experience. They want to actually be able to go in the water. For that, you have to be in Southern California.
Actually, the water in SoCal is quite cold IMO. Maybe the Gulf of Florida or beaches along much of the Eastern Seaboard.
I think this is a more realistic view of beaches in Seattle. Not too many people in the water, and then only to their knees. And this is the best that Seattle has to offer. Most of the Seattle Waterfront is covered in rocks.
Looks like plenty of people in the water here, and this is a normal summer day:
It is hard to think of a city like Denver. Colorado Springs isn't even like Denver.
Denver isn't like Seattle, but it is trying hard to reach Seattle's yuppie/uppity vibe.
Denver doesn't have Portland's natural environment.
Denver isn't quite like Phoenix. Or Albuquerque.
Denver doesn't have the realness of Los Angeles, or the varied topography of San Diego.
I think Sacramento is most comparable to Denver. I've said that a lot. Aside from the weather, of course. I don't feel that said statement is a slight to either city.
Now, the Seattle beach thing. Swimming at Alki is one of the most godawful things you can do to yourself. 9 days out of 10, during the summer, it isn't warm enough to enjoy. The water is FREEZING COLD, the ground under the water is covered with extremely sharp rocks, the only wave you get is via passing ferries, and it feels like a completely dirty experience overall. We used to swim at Silver Lake in Everett and Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, and those experiences blow away any Puget Sound experience that involves body in water (lake water still cold, but refreshing, clean, safe, and fun {docks to jump off of}).
It is hard to think of a city like Denver. Colorado Springs isn't even like Denver.
Denver isn't like Seattle, but it is trying hard to reach Seattle's yuppie/uppity vibe.
Denver doesn't have Portland's natural environment.
Denver isn't quite like Phoenix. Or Albuquerque.
Denver doesn't have the realness of Los Angeles, or the varied topography of San Diego.
I think Sacramento is most comparable to Denver. I've said that a lot. Aside from the weather, of course. I don't feel that said statement is a slight to either city.
Now, the Seattle beach thing. Swimming at Alki is one of the most godawful things you can do to yourself. 9 days out of 10, during the summer, it isn't warm enough to enjoy. The water is FREEZING COLD, the ground under the water is covered with extremely sharp rocks, the only wave you get is via passing ferries, and it feels like a completely dirty experience overall. We used to swim at Silver Lake in Everett and Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, and those experiences blow away any Puget Sound experience that involves body in water (lake water still cold, but refreshing, clean, safe, and fun {docks to jump off of}).
EDIT: Spokane is nothing like Denver either.
Swimming is for the multiple Lake Washington beaches, Alki is for the boardwalk and hanging out in your swim suit (but avoiding the water most of the time), Golden Garden is for the beauty (although it's been getting pretty hectic on weekend nights recently)
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