Which area are you choosing?

[AFM22]

 

[WDDT]

8. By a mile. I love Big Sky country.

 

[AlexanderUrinis]

8. By a mile. I love Big Sky country.

No ocean access. 10 has mountains, ocean, grunge, sparkle vampires and samsquanch.

 

[RockyMtNole]

‘Never leave’ meaning never leave the boundaries, or never move out of the boundaries?

 

[fskillet]

9. I'm assuming i can travel to see family/friends elsewhere, but never live anywhere else

 

[AFM22]

‘Never leave’ meaning never leave the boundaries, or never move out of the boundaries?

In this hypothetical scenario you can never leave to visit another place.

 

[RockyMtNole]

In this hypothetical scenario you can never leave to visit another place.

Then I’d choose #9

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

9 and it’s not even close. You have the best hiking (Sierra Nevadas, Grand Canyon, many other national parks). You have access to the pacific. You have access to every season if you want (e.g. Tahoe or Mammoth for skiing), but you are a short drive away from avoiding it too.

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Then I’d choose #9

This is the right answer. Shocked it’s not more popular.

 

[RockyMtNole]

9 and it’s not even close. You have the best hiking (Sierra Nevadas, Grand Canyon, many other national parks). You have access to the pacific. You have access to every season if you want (e.g. Tahoe or Mammoth for skiing), but you are a short drive away from avoiding it too.

Huge cities, rural areas, culture, quiet, snow, sun, mountains, desert, islands, beaches - literally has everything you could ever want.

 

[Ktrain1969]

9.Cali, enough said.

 

[Easthawk1062]

8. I'm coaching Wyoming to the CFP on CFB 27 so I already have a mansion in BIG SKY COUNTRY. GO COWBOYS #2031 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS. #2030 NATIONAL RUNNER UP. #UNFINISHEDBUSINESS

 

[LunchBox50]

5. You can find me somewhere along Hwy. 61 past Tofte.

 

[BroncHawk]

I chose #5 but only because of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the UP. Ohio and Indiana can rot in hell

 

[Hydro2.0]

I’ve always wanted to live in the northeast so I’ll choose option 1 but 8/9 are enticing

 

[AFM22]

I’ve always wanted to live in the northeast so I’ll choose option 1 but 8/9 are enticing

When I retire I'm buying a cozy cottage on the coast in Seaside or maybe in Astoria and watch the barges come in and out of the Colombia. I will become one with the fog.

 

[AlexanderUrinis]

When I retire I'm buying a cozy cottage on the coast in Seaside or maybe in Astoria and watch the barges come in and out of the Colombia. I will become one with the fog.

Will they call you "Mist-er"?

I will see myself out.

 

[Ktrain1969]

When I retire I'm buying a cozy cottage on the coast in Seaside or maybe in Astoria and watch the barges come in and out of the Colombia. I will become one with the fog.

I am retiring to Costa Rica and never returning. I will become one with a drink, Latinas, and a hammock.

 

[AFM22]

Will they call you "Mist-er"?

I will see myself out.

Of course they will, this is my fantasy after all.

 

[AFM22]

I am retiring to Costa Rica and never returning. I will become one with a drink, Latinas, and a hammock.

Where everyday is a friday off.

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

I am retiring to Costa Rica and never returning. I will become one with a drink, Latinas, and a hammock.

This is high on my list, preferably on the pacific coast. Also Auckland, Perth, San Sebastián, Tuscany, and Portugal.

 

[QChawks]

I'll take a cabin deep in the woods of northern Minnesota on a lake

away from all you people

 

[NDallasRuss]

I'm good staying in #6 (Texas). That gives me mountains, hill country, beaches, large cities, sports teams, wide open country. Plus all my family is here.

I spent almost 20 years in #3 (Virginia). If my family was there I'd pick that one (pretty much all the same things as listed above, plus better (i.e.: cooler) weather). It's beautiful there, and so much great history, but none of my family is there.

 

[DoubleDutch]

5. You can find me somewhere along Hwy. 61 past Tofte.

Isn’t that where we are going in a few weeks?

 

[JWolf74]

Assuming cost of living isn't an issue it's #9 AINEC. Almost any kind of terrain you want, ocean, Grand Canyon, great weather, Vegas.

Note, I've never been in #1 or 10, but can't imagine my answer would change. Don't want to live anywhere even further north or deal with the frequent rain of the PNW.

 

[JWolf74]

Also in this scenario, Iowa's area is getting dead last. But to be fair, we're being anchored down by Kansas and (especially) Nebraska. Missouri largely sucks outside of StL, KC and maybe the Ozarks. But you can find lakes with way less white trash rednecks elsewhere. And I can catch my Cardinals and Blues when they're on the road.

 

[GesterHawk]

Huge cities, rural areas, culture, quiet, snow, sun, mountains, desert, islands, beaches - literally has everything you could ever want.

And wine country and legal weed.

Which makes not being able to leave easier.

 

[BelemNole]

My wife already knows I won't leave 8/9/10.
I picked 8 before I saw that I can't travel outside the region. Under the new rules I'd choose 9.

 

[GesterHawk]

9,10,5,2,1,3 Death.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

I like your poll but wish you had allowed multiple picks (maybe 3 or 4).

I currently live in Zone 3, and I like it here. But I could easily see living in 10, 1 or parts of 5 as perfectly acceptable alternatives.

The thing is, there's a state in every Zone that would be acceptable. I mean Zones 4 and 6 are pretty awful, but even they have some nice places.

 

[BelemNole]

I like your poll but wish you had allowed multiple picks (maybe 3 or 4).

I currently live in Zone 3, and I like it here. But I could easily see living in 10, 1 or parts of 5 as perfectly acceptable alternatives.

The thing is, there's a state in every Zone that would be acceptable. I mean Zones 4 and 6 are pretty awful, but even they have some nice places.

7 is the only hard no for me.

 

[LunchBox50]

7 is the only hard no for me.

Not being able to leave 7 would drive you to eat glass.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

I’m not certain which one.

But, what I am certain of is that I will NOT be in # 1 because my peen won’t fit in it.

 

[RockyMtNole]

Assuming cost of living isn't an issue it's #9 AINEC. Almost any kind of terrain you want, ocean, Grand Canyon, great weather, Vegas.

Note, I've never been in #1 or 10, but can't imagine my answer would change. Don't want to live anywhere even further north or deal with the frequent rain of the PNW.

Also, going to Hawaii would be a wonderful change of pace and it’d be a lot less crowded under OP’s travel rules.

 

[HoggI74]

No use leaving 7 now. More than enough to do in the Tri-County...

 

[BrainVision]

I chose 9 a long time ago, and I only leave it when I absolutely have to.

 

[GOHOX69]

9, 3, 2. Rest is hillbilly land.

 

[Hawkfan_08*]

7

 

[SeventhSon]

If I stay in 5, I likely end up having most of Iowa to myself.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Not being able to leave 7 would drive you to eat glass.

Or we could take turns and eating a$$. Oops, we already do that.