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Bay Area probably provides the best access to all things outdoor with a relatively short distance: - Water sports/fishing: Ocean/bay, rivers, lakes. - Hiking/

Bay Area probably provides the best access to all things outdoor with a relatively short distance: - Water sports/fishing: Ocean/bay, rivers, lakes. - Hiking/Camping: Most of CA with deeply varying terrain, from thick forests to mountains to plains/desert. - Snow: Mammoth, Yosemite, Tahoe. - Motorsport: Laguna Seca, Sonoma Raceway, Willow Springs. - Wine: Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles and the surrounding areas of each. SoCal gets a lot of that too, but usually more driving/flying involved. You also don't get very extreme weather, but you do get earthquakes. All-in-all, I'd say CA scores really well for all kinds of active lifestyles, but the big negative is the cost of living coupled with CA taxes. If you don't mind a bit more cold and fewer jobs (slightly fewer?), Seattle becomes super appealing.

komali2 10y ago
Outside of some silly things that the CA gov does (why does everything cause cancer lol? Why are there like 15 transit agencies in the bay area?) my move to here from Texas was like seeing what the world can really be like. In Houston, if I wanted to hike, I had to wake up early and make a 2 hour drive for the good ones. Might as well just go on to Austin. If I wanted to camp, there was ONE good place within an hour drive, otherwise, going on up to Austin or Enchanted Rock. But in mountain view, I can go straight from work to Rancho San Antonio. If I'm feeling a one nighter backpacking trip, Henry W Coe is an hour and a half drive. Big Sur. That volcanic area north of Berkeley. Dayhike opportunities are too numerous to count. I love it.
- messick 10y ago
  "why does everything cause cancer lol?" Because with 150k signatures, you can get any weird ass proposition you want for a state-wide vote. And in 1986, voters decided that we needed to be warned about every little thing that might cause cancer. Prop 65 has nothing to do with the CA gov. It's the voting public that made it happen.
  - sologoub 10y ago
    Swiss have direct voter initiatives and it seems to have worked out well for them. Even if some may disagree with specific ones.
didibus 10y ago
Boulder Colorado is the most active city in North America. It's got some good tech jobs opportunities too, though not quite as good as the Bay.

komali2 10y ago

Outside of some silly things that the CA gov does (why does everything cause cancer lol? Why are there like 15 transit agencies in the bay area?) my move to here from Texas was like seeing what the world can really be like. In Houston, if I wanted to hike, I had to wake up early and make a 2 hour drive for the good ones. Might as well just go on to Austin. If I wanted to camp, there was ONE good place within an hour drive, otherwise, going on up to Austin or Enchanted Rock. But in mountain view, I can go straight from work to Rancho San Antonio. If I'm feeling a one nighter backpacking trip, Henry W Coe is an hour and a half drive. Big Sur. That volcanic area north of Berkeley. Dayhike opportunities are too numerous to count. I love it.

messick 10y ago
"why does everything cause cancer lol?" Because with 150k signatures, you can get any weird ass proposition you want for a state-wide vote. And in 1986, voters decided that we needed to be warned about every little thing that might cause cancer. Prop 65 has nothing to do with the CA gov. It's the voting public that made it happen.
- sologoub 10y ago
  Swiss have direct voter initiatives and it seems to have worked out well for them. Even if some may disagree with specific ones.

didibus 10y ago

Boulder Colorado is the most active city in North America. It's got some good tech jobs opportunities too, though not quite as good as the Bay.