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Oklahoma is without a doubt considerably less boring than Kansas scenic wise from having the rocky Wichita Mountains and the forested Ouachita Mountains. For the latter, people like to take a tour on the Talimena Skyline Drive every year to view the fall foliage. But you would never even know any of that from never venturing off of I-35 and I-40. Other mid America states, such as South Dakota, for starters, would object to this notion that it just has all boring scenery.
Oklahoma would be a great pick for students of weather wanting to major in meteorology at OU and perhaps stay there to live. The weather in Oklahoma is very changeable and challenging for pros to predict.
I am very much aware of the Ouachita mountains, but however most of Oklahoma would still be boring.
I like California and Oregon a lot. I wouldn't know what else I would pick because there is a lot of other states that are gorgeous as well.
But however by studying geography, I know where I wouldn't want to live, and it would be Hawaii, because it is very far away, incredibly expensive, bad education system, and I am not too into beaches because they are kind of boring to me. Besides I have a lot of the same amenities that Hawaii has from the comfort of California.
I would also say most places east of the Rockies and west of the Mississippi (what I define as the central US and with the exception of certain cities and historical sites) to suck, because you have states such as Kansas and Oklahoma that are just boring. With the west you have natural beauty and gorgeous scenery and with the east you have a lot of cities and historical sites, but in the central US those amenities are happy exceptions and it's largely prairie and boring.
What I meant by anywhere east of the Rockies and west of the Mississippi is the Grassland biome to be honest. There is the Black Hills, Piney Woods, Ozarks, Ouachitas, etc, that are east of the rockies and west of the Mississippi, and they have natural beauty.
I much much much prefer the east coast to the west coast and yes, I've been to both (and more than once). I've lived on both coasts for that matter. And I do prefer a state with a coast vs. on that's inland as well.
I also really like mountains. I like four seasons. I like fall color. I like more vs. less humidity. I like plenty of sunshine too. I like big storms. Wind doesn't bother me - in fact, I prefer it to still air.
I voted for Virginia. To me, that state has it all - history, mountains, the ocean, moderate weather, four seasons, you name it. It's my very favorite state.
I have lived in Texas now for over 25 years and I like it a lot too, but it's too hot for too long in my opinion. I do love the winters and springs here though.
seems like California is very popular... I live in Southern California ( Ventura County). The only downsides is that its kind of crowded and its expensive. California overall is nice place to live though.. I would live either in Honolulu on the island Oahu. I have lived there before. I would live in western Michigan near Lake Michigan seasonally or New Mexico Santa Fe.
Realistically I would consider living in any part of the US. What I would like long-term is a place with mountains and some degree of woodsy areas in those mountains. I voted states that have the latter but if Texas came up with a good opportunity... well I would give Texas it's full consideration.
The exception I made to what I voted for was California. Could've been the best place on Earth if it was ran right, rather than abiding by aggressive corporatism and neoliberalism. I say this as a progressive. I have no interest in California for this reason.
I picked Alaska because ever since I was little I wanted to go there. When I got out of the Army, I did. I lived there for a year and loved every minute. I left to pursue other things and just kept promising myself I'd go back. Got married, had a son and we traveled in our various travel trailers throughout the US. Managed to visit every State but Alaska and Hawaii so I told the wife "I'm going to show you why I'm always talking about Alaska." We took a 2 week trip there and my wife loved it. She said, "now I know why you always talk about Alaska, it's beautiful". Then we went to Hawaii. So we've been to all 50 States. We still talk about the possibility of moving there. We'll see how things go.
I grew up in Pennsylvania but I'd definitely vote for Virginia - the climate is ideal for me, with a good dose of all 4 seasons but with spring starting around the actual calendar start of spring, and with abundant opportunities for heat and thunderstorms from early May all the way into early October. I especially find the lingering fall warmth in the tidewater area appealing.
Colonial Williamsburg, Richmond, Charlottesville, Alexandria & the Hampton Roads area as a whole are very rich in colonial American history and are big on historical preservation and old architecture, which is a huge plus to me. Its basically paradise for a history nerd like myself. The dense pine forests of the southeast part of the state are something I've always appreciated as well!
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