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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgan1878, post: 559430, member: 17869&quot;]I&#039;m late to this thread, but being a native son of the Golden West, how could I pass up commenting.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve been to NYC and many other great cities in the U.S. and Europe. Regardless of the size or age of a locale, it has to fit your particular values.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For myself, <i>any</i> city has way too much concrete and asphalt. This, in itself would deter me from ever wanting to take up permanent residence in any of them. I gotta have trees, a wide vista of skies and at least one decent mountain range on the horizon. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Where I live, about 30 minutes from Seattle, has all of that (<u>more</u> actually <u>two</u> mountain ranges on the horizon, the Cascades to the East and the Olympics to the South). At home, I can charge out of my driveway on a bike ride and be on a scenic, uncrowded country road in 15 minutes. I would not want to live anywhere else.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With all due respect to urban dwellers, whether it&#039;s Seattle, Paris, or NYC they&#039;re all great places to visit, I just wouldn&#039;t want to live in any of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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