I'm in DC Metro as well... and being from Idaho and going to college in Utah... the Blue Ridge mountains don't seem very mountain-like to me. Around northern Ut

I'm in DC Metro as well... and being from Idaho and going to college in Utah... the Blue Ridge mountains don't seem very mountain-like to me. Around northern Utah, the mountains are RIGHT THERE. You can see the snow at the top for most of the year and the skiing is excellent. DC just seems a little boring after you visit the museums a few times. No skiing, the beaches are too far, etc. Any fun ideas? I guess maybe my life is different having a family of four, but DC just seems like it doesn't have much of a real culture to me.