I suspect the people who live in Alaska think it's the cat's meow. Rustic, back-to-nature, low taxes, ... And for Hawaii, great weather, lots of surfing, prob

I suspect the people who live in Alaska think it's the cat's meow. Rustic, back-to-nature, low taxes, ... And for Hawaii, great weather, lots of surfing, probably a reasonable retirement place. Certainly a good retirement place. While Alaska's not my cup of tea, I would think that either of these states would be more interesting and rewarding than places like West Virginia, the deep South, the north Midwest, ... Different tastes and all that, but "continental US" is too broad to be a useful distinction re: states.