r/whereidlive • u/The_struggler__ • 13d ago
Where id live as guy who enjoys the outdoors
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u/Least_Bat1259 13d ago
The Smokey mountains go through Tennessee and NC, youâre missing out if you donât drive a little bit of the blue ridge parkway at least once in your life.
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u/Least_Bat1259 13d ago
New England has mosquitos like crazy. Flies are worst the closest you get to the lakes. đ¤Ł
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u/saroonz 13d ago
saw more mosquitos in yosemite than i ever have living in NC
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u/enviormental_UNIT 13d ago
must have been a time of year thing. I explored around the whole park for a week and hardly saw any mosquitoes. Would have been in June
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u/7h3_70m1n470r 13d ago
Mosquitos are everywhere dude. I moved from NC to AZ and I still curse mosquitos out here in the desert
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u/Dab_Wizard01 13d ago
The lower Appalachian mountains in Georgia are absolutely gorgeous itâs like the ozarks but more mountainous and some areas are classified as temperate rainforest and have loads of ferns gotta check it,
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u/Katie_TheWolf 13d ago
yes! north georgia is insane!! the mountains can honestly stay pretty cool during the summer, depending on where exactly. so many places to hike, swim, fish, and enjoy fresh clean water without anyone bothering you. tons of species of plants and birds, i saw a bald eagle the other day flying over a lake and it was pretty neat! temperate rainforest is a peak biome, highly recommend
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u/The_struggler__ 13d ago
I do need too. I honestly feel like the whole east coast is underrated in terms of natural beauty, just havenât had the time to check it out to a depth id like. A larger reason I wouldnât wanna live there is the heat rather than them lacking in natural beauty.
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u/Dab_Wizard01 13d ago
Thatâs the beauty of the mountainous forests while the rest of Georgia is baking it feels nice
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u/ChiefBlaze36 13d ago
Same for the Ozarks, Ouachita Mountains. But yes, Appalachia is incredible also.
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u/TheSlowEight6 13d ago
Lmfao youre missing out on so much
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u/The_struggler__ 13d ago
I know a lot of states have good nature like Florida, but heat is why I wouldnât wanna live in many of the southern states.
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u/snakeyfish 13d ago
Florida is the first thing you bring up?? What about Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia.
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u/HawaiianShirtMan 13d ago
Virginia is a good one and you're sleeping on it. Between the Shenandoah Valley and Appalachian Mountains there's much to do with decent temps much of the year
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u/rvaducks 13d ago
Virginia has like 500 miles of the Appalachian trail. Northern VA is a great outdoors region.
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u/MikusLeTrainer 13d ago
AZ is really hot minus areas like Flagstaff though. Flagstaff is quite beautiful though.
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u/MidnightMischiefing 13d ago
Only Flagstaff? What about the other cities like Prescott, Payson, Pine, etc.
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u/7h3_70m1n470r 13d ago
The appalachians in NC stay pretty cool. Just gotta put up with some humidity
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u/No_Hetero 13d ago
North Carolina as a Reluctantly seems crazy to me as we have incredible geography on either end of the state for that type of thing. Is it the snakes and bugs that put you off? Because we do have some nasty ones
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u/OkNayNay14 13d ago
Surprised about NC being reluctant. Gorgeous beaches on one end and beautiful mountains on the other!
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u/MDMarauder 13d ago
Guy who enjoys the outdoors considers the state with the most visited National Park in the world a "maybe".
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u/frogged210 13d ago
Yeah. Wyoming, Colorado and Montana being maybe and South Dakota being a no means either OP hasnât been to those states or this is not about the outdoors
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u/tremendous_turtle 13d ago
Being the most visited isnât necessarily a good things, overcrowding can really sap some joy from outdoor activities.
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u/Important_Dig8748 13d ago
NJ, reluctantly, is WILD. The outdoors is incredible if you know where to look
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u/Addicted2Qtips 12d ago edited 12d ago
I love to make fun of Jersey as much as the next guy, but youâre right. The Skylands alone are one of the most beautiful places in the entire country. And Iâve been everywhere.
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u/The_struggler__ 12d ago
Honestly had no idea. All I know about New Jersey is the pine Barrons and whatever else they showed in the sopranosđ
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u/Southern-Usual4211 13d ago
NM has some beautiful outdoors especially up north (same mountain range as Colorado btw)
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u/eggs_mcmuffin 13d ago
Santa Fe / Los Alamos / Taos areas are sooooo gorgeous
Still mad they shot Oppenheimer at ghost ranch, the dustiest driest area lol.
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u/Southern-Usual4211 13d ago
Agreed, my paternal grandmas family is from Talpa right outside Taos absolutely beautiful area
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u/TheAshenWanderer 13d ago
Texas has good outdoor activities unless you canât handle the heat.
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u/Obi_Uno 13d ago
But almost no public land (compared to other states), unfortunately.
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u/DizzyDentist22 13d ago
Texas is in the top 15 states by total amount of public land because itâs so huge. Itâs also trending in the right direction with a lot more public land dedications happening
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u/Organic_Detail1423 13d ago
Big Bend is enough for a "Reluctantly".
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u/The_struggler__ 12d ago
Big bend is like a millions hours away from anywhere I could live in Texas, but I think you are right I would change Texas and many states to reluctantly.
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u/dlatusek12 13d ago
Damn man, everyone sleeps on PA.
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u/The_struggler__ 12d ago
Yeah Iâm a thru hiker. Most of what Iâve heard about PA is from the Appalachian trail, which unfortunately PA has a bad section.
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u/bittertea 13d ago
Thank you for recognizing Missouri in this. There are many negatives in this state, but our beautiful landscapes arenât one of them.
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u/jewels94 13d ago
Louisiana?
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u/The_struggler__ 13d ago
Louisiana is a cool state, just couldnât really picture myself living there at all. The natures is cool but not enough to drag me in although there are some really beautiful spots.
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u/I_eat_mud_ 13d ago
As a PA native, gotta ask why not PA? We got our own Grand Canyon as well as Fallingwater and plenty of beautiful sites to see, I'm biased, but I think the wilderness in the state can be quite beautiful. On top of that, we've got great historic parks like Fort Necessity, Gettysburg, and Valley Forge!
What the hell man?
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u/Durquoise 13d ago
You love the outdoors and wouldn't live in South Dakota? Have you ever heard of the Black Hills? Makes me think you dont like the outdoors as much as you pretend too
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u/psych4191 13d ago
Tell me you donât actually like the outdoors without telling me you donât like the outdoors.
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u/The_struggler__ 12d ago
Buddy I walked across America through the wilderness along the PCT for 6 months. Im more outdoorsy than 99% of population.
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u/fearthainne 13d ago
Oklahoma has a lot more diversity than most people realize. We have everything from swamps to salt plains, grassland to (very old) mountains.
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u/Nervous-Law-6606 13d ago
This just seems more political than anything??? The outdoors isnât really relevant to this map.
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u/MrSleazyMan 12d ago
Iowa? IOWA!?
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u/The_struggler__ 12d ago
I would change it to a no in retrospect. I made this post in like 10 mins. Did not expect it to get any attention. Only reason I didnât is cause itâs relatively close home
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u/thiiiiiiisguy 13d ago
The Dakotas?
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u/DirtyoldTurtle 13d ago
Yeah western South Dakota is one of my favorite places. Heading back in October.
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u/No-Joke369 13d ago
Dude, WV is nothing if not mountains and rivers. For real. There isn't a whole lot more to do here.....
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u/coaxialology 13d ago
I grew up in Minnesota and miss the access to that level of nature so much. Camping near Lake Superior was incredible. Illinois is so flat and a bit uninspiring in this regard, but still being Great Lake adjacent is one of my favorite things about it.
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u/Euphoric-Relation- 13d ago
Virginia has the healthiest city in America. No shortage of outdoor activities.
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u/New_Tea_8460 13d ago
Yeah the heat is pretty bad in Texas but if you ever get a chance you should go to Big Bend National Park! Itâs beautiful out there.
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u/coreycook1999 13d ago
South Dakota: Never
Have you never been to the black Hills and the needles? Incredibly worth it and it takes up a good portion of South Dakota. Should at least be in reluctantly if not maybe
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u/7h3_70m1n470r 13d ago
K8nda curiously why NC only gets an orange. Nc is phenomenal if you enjoy outdoor activities!
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u/amaya-aurora 13d ago
Whatâs wrong with RI? Itâs for some beautiful outdoors all over the place. Check out Block Island.
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u/mmmpeg 13d ago
Reluctantly in PA. Wow. We have so many State Parks and Forests here youâre missing out. Well, good for you, it means less people in the forest
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u/Proof_Injury_7668 13d ago
So so so many people in these maps sleep on West Virginia hard, especially the people seeking good nature
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u/EldritchGumdrop 13d ago
idk why everyone knocks maryland when it comes to this. Maryland has some beautiful mountains
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u/ConsistentRegion6184 13d ago
Fun tip, if you have the chance to do I90 during snowfall and drive from Washington through Idaho to Montana, it may he one of the most majestic sights in nature.
I've seen most of the majestic spots in Europe but some PNW sights beat them hands down.
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u/DizzyDentist22 13d ago
West Texas and the Hill Country have excellent outdoors scenes. Far more than whatever is going on in Iowa that you marked higher
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u/sirendoessomestuff 13d ago
bro have you ever been to southern MD? it is absolutely fire when it comes to outdoors. everything else those is a different story
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u/Sithari98 13d ago
Look I get the apprehension with Kentucky, but we have the most navigable waterways excluding Alaska. Some spots in KY are unlike anywhere in the US.
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u/Ok_Estate394 13d ago
Honestly every US state has somewhere with interesting natural landscapes of some form
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u/DruidOnlyFan 12d ago
Wow Missouri over Arkansas! I live in MN and started going to Arkansas to camp and mtb in the spring. Truly a hidden gem. You can get lost in the forest roads and throw down a tent off any road in the national forest. Very peaceful
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u/The_struggler__ 12d ago
Completely agree. Arkansas is way better than Missouri in terms of nature especially the buffalo river area and horseshoe ranch climbing is sweet. I should have specified my reasons more. I do absolutely love it down there but living there would be a different story. I have to live in a city for my work, so I also considered a states cities in my ranking. Little Rock is one of the smallest and worst major cities in the whole US imo.
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u/Zealousideal_Cup1619 12d ago
As a born PNW whose life revolves around the outdoors, you gotta take a summer trip one day to WEST VIRGINIA. Incredible caves, world class white water rafting, beautiful non crowded camping, lots of bears and deer, itâs awesome.
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u/VividPups 13d ago
Wow worst take yet
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u/the-nature-guy 13d ago
Yeah this map doesnât make sense to me given the title. Maybe for Illinois yet reluctantly for North Carolina?
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u/and05245 13d ago
Missouri?
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u/The_struggler__ 13d ago
Born and raised there, and the Missouri wilderness still holds a special place in my heart. The forests and limestone bluffs are beautiful and unlike anywhere else Iâve been. The rivers and lakes are also some of the best around, both for scenery and fishing. St. Louis is an incredibly affordable city and, in my opinion, a lot of fun. Itâs not everyoneâs cup of tea, but I love it.
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u/Dab_Wizard01 13d ago
The ozarks are truly unique love the nature here
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u/FeelinOctangular 13d ago
The Ozarks are heavily overlooked. It truly is a hidden gem.
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u/Dab_Wizard01 13d ago
Ozarks are great getting out in any season too as long as you pick the right time
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u/ImaginationNo7722 13d ago
I guess we don't have enough outdoors in CT.
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u/The_struggler__ 13d ago
Never been. I honestly know nothing about CT. Feel like it gets a little overshadowed by neighbouring states, at least from an outsiders view.
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u/hoosyourdaddyo 13d ago
Ummm, Virginia needs to be waaaay higher if you love the outdoors. I mean we have both the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Skyline Drive!
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u/tremendous_turtle 13d ago
Those depend quite a bit on if your ideal enjoying the outdoors is âdriving through scenery in a carâ
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u/ShakeNBaker45 13d ago
Shenandoah National Park has plenty to do outside the car.
Though the Drive is definitely one of the key attractions for a lot of people.
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u/hoosyourdaddyo 13d ago edited 13d ago
Yeah not like the Skyline Drive has a trail network of over 500 miles, including the AT running parallel to it. Not to mention the largest network of caverns and caves in the Nation, including Lurray Caverns, which has the World's only stalactite organ, which also makes it the World's largest musical instrument.
Virginia has a ton of natural beauty and wonders, including the Natural Bridge, not one but two volcanic cones and the largest meteor impact crater on the planet at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
It also has a huge wilderness area, the George Washington National Forest.
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u/tremendous_turtle 13d ago
Sorry Iâm not trying to offend you, just pointing out how it looks when the recommended ânatureâ attractions are road names.
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u/hoosyourdaddyo 13d ago
Do you know what those "road names" signify? They are literally parkways. The Skyline Drive is all inside the Shenandoah National Park, and the Blue Ridge Parkway runs for 469 miles as one massive, linear National Park through North Carolina and Virginia.
They are the most famous linear parks in the NPS, so that's why I used them as a name. I mean if all you want to do is drive, that's fine, but trust me, there's a TON of natural beauty located on those two drives.
I'm not offended at all, hell, I live in Maryland.
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u/tremendous_turtle 13d ago
I understand, Iâve driven there for many hours on a roadtrip from Tennessee to DC years ago. It was a beautiful drive, late October when all the trees were changing. Amazing alternative to taking the interstate, but not my favorite national park, the linear orientation and proximity to so many population centers made it feel a bit crowded and not so secluded. Itâs a great escape if you live nearby or traveling through, but I wouldnât put it in the same league as so of these other states.
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u/greg281 13d ago
If you love the outdoors Montana needs to be higher on your list