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I've lived in NH my entire life (62 years). You've described NH very accurately. I'd be hard pressed to move to any other state. We've pretty much have it all as far as; the mountains, lakes, beaches, etc. The seasons pass quickly and by March, we're ready for spring. For the outdoor lovers, NH is hard to beat. Your accurate assessment of NH should be very valuable to anyone thinking of moving to NH.
TxHeather, I was considering moving to NH seriously from Colorado but I can relate to all that you wrote. The scenery, history and seafood are awesome and the winters maybe not so much unless you really love the cold and snow. I have family in NH and also Boston so gave some thought to moving back east to NH. Just returned from a week out there and everyone says the cold has a "bite" to it and it does which I needed to feel again to remind myself. The air does seem to be more wet after we had a day of rain the sun came out the next day but things were just kind of frozen damp so to speak. The air had a real chill to it even thought it was mid to high 30's with some sun. I thought the talk about damp air was a bunch of bull but now I believe it. I felt cold the entire time I was there as well as when I drove down to CT. I really do love the summer and heat so I'm now doing some research on Arizona myself. I know Phoenix heat is the other extreme but somehow feel like I coud tolerate sweating better than shivering? I need to visit AZ this winter and again this summer to see if I could handle it. Colorado is nice but I am getting tired of "cold" snaps we get so maybe NH is not the place for me!! Pays to visit in the less than ideal times of the year.