Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:46 pm
Diggler wrote:fatdad wrote:
Now, coming from an LA native, I'd have to qualify this statement. It's clearly not the best pure mountain town in the country, but I think it is the best big city in the country if you want quick access to a variety of outdoor activities.
I'd have to say that Denver, Seattle, or Salt Lake (borderline 'big city') would all have LA beat as far as outdoor access.
In terms of Cali big cities, I couldn't imagine living in LA over The Bay. Y'all have Josh & the transverse ranges (admittedly quite nice), but Yosemite is directly E of SF, Tahoe (& crags) is 3 hours or so away, Shasta is around 5, Big Sur less than 3, ... In the immediate vicinity, add the redwoods, the headlands, Maverick's, Pt. Reyes, etc. No comparison.
Let me clarify. What I really meant was a balance of cultural and outdoor activities. When you factor in cities like Denver and SLC, they quickly drop in rank. We could get into the whole SF vs. LA thing, but that's been done to death.