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ThomasKeefer
Trad climber
San Diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 9, 2018 - 08:39pm PT
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thanks, Jogill! I will check Pueblo out - that actually sounds like it could be a good fit. 30 miles is quick!
Just out of curiosity, since the communities are so small, did you ever work with Navy folks? We have consolidated a fair amount of stuff with the USAF - it has worked great!
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Scrubber
climber
Straight outta Squampton
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White Salmon WA
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Thomas, after twelve months at the U of Chicago I was a forecaster at Glasgow AFB in northern Montana until I got out in the spring of 1962 to return to grad school. Nothing sophisticated, just local forecasts and supporting F101 Voodoos and B-52s.
I might have stayed in, but I had a hard time adapting to shift duty!
;>)
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Nevada is the destination of the future. Just need some more water.
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cragnshag
Social climber
san joser
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Why not stay in Monterey for 6 more years, then decide where to go? I'm guessing the kids would rather stay put. And when you do leave, you don't have to worry about "good" schools. That makes finding the right place a whole lot easier.
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GuapoVino
climber
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I spent a week in Jackson Hole last summer. There's a lot of outdoor activity potential there - a big paragliding community, paddling, mountain biking, skiing, etc. Unfortunately the housing cost is really high. I also noticed that about 1/3 of the people were too badass (in their own mind) to speak to you, 1/3 would spray non-stop about how badass they were, but about 1/3 were fairly friendly.
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10b4me
Social climber
Lida Junction
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How bout Flagstaff?
They got loads of climbing, pretty much all the snow in AZ (?), tons of mtb, canyoneering, and proximity to a lil ditch. +1
Taos
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Aug 10, 2018 - 06:41am PT
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Good call, Gary! Is there traffic in LA? ;)
There's traffic in LA, but it can be avoided. On the other hand, you could climb a route at Joshua Tree, ski in Big Bear and end the day wind surfing off Huntington Beach in one day. From Pasadena you could be in Josh, or Tahquitz in 2 hours. The high Sierra in 3 hours.
You can't beat the food, the museums or the music.
The main problem now is not traffic, but the warming climate. In Pasadena, it's pretty much triple digit temps July through October. And with all these freaking fires it's hard to find a place to breathe in California.
Reilly, what's the matter with Bremerton? Just had a great dinner at the Boat Shed. And a nice ferry from Edmunds.
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Winemaker
Sport climber
Yakima, WA
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Aug 10, 2018 - 06:45am PT
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Check out Spokane. Stay out of Western Washington unless you love sitting in a car or you're across the Sound; the Gig Harbor area is nice but pricey. My daughter lives in SLC and hates the smog and heat; pretty amazing the changes as you go over the mountains though.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Aug 10, 2018 - 06:45am PT
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Honestly, New Paltz NY fits a lot of your criteria. But it really comes down to what you regard as 'good access' to these fun things and the quality of the fun things.
New Paltz/Gardiner NY has good schools. Traffic is really not bad at all. You can buy a decent place for under $450k and is probably the suburban/rural mix you're looking for...
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Gardiner-NY/pmf,pf_pt/32841685_zpid/396154_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/41.765422,-74.076348,41.627761,-74.310837_rect/11_zm/
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Gardiner-NY/pmf,pf_pt/32841743_zpid/396154_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/41.765422,-74.076348,41.627761,-74.310837_rect/11_zm/
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Gardiner-NY/pmf,pf_pt/32841438_zpid/396154_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/41.765422,-74.076348,41.627761,-74.310837_rect/11_zm/
Catskills skiing is all within 90 minutes, give or take. High Peaks/Adirondacks (e.g. Lake Placid/Whiteface) is around 3 hours and Vermont skiing is 2-5 hours depending on where you go.
I know there is a ton of single track MTB trails in the area and even more in the Catskills and beyond.
I think folks kitesurf on the Hudson River not too far away. If you surf, RI reef breaks are 3 hours away. NJ beach breaks are 2-4 hours away. And the OBX is 10 hours (well worth an annual trip for kitesurfing).
There are paragliders in the region; Ellenville comes to mind and is probably 30-40 minutes away.
And there is the Gunks in your backyard and most of the climbing is not even in the guidebooks. Plus you have access to the granite of the High Peaks/Adirondacks, NH climbing isn't much over 5 hours.
The east coast is a good jumping off spot for Europe. Good luck with your choice. I envy you.
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Aug 10, 2018 - 07:03am PT
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Here's a wildcard - Asheville, NC
Year-round climbing and mountain biking
Four seasons, with mild Summers and Winters
19 microbreweries
Four hours from the beach, where you can rent ocean front houses for a reasonable price.
The downside - the skiing is less than mediocre, at best.
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Mike Honcho
Trad climber
Glenwood Springs, CO
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Aug 10, 2018 - 07:12am PT
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Jim Brennan is cracking me up!
Become a Canadian citizen and then move to Squamish.
Go to El Paso and learn Texan.
Roll over, on to your back and the universe will answer all of your questions.
edit to add ~"NeeBraun" is a hilarious username. It comes with a visual and everything!
Caylor
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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Aug 10, 2018 - 07:12am PT
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^Winooski^
As a graduate of St Michael’s
Winooski is cool little mill town 10 minutes
from Burlington.
Chilly winters eventually forced my hand.
I relocated to Olympic Valley, CA.
My last 2 years, friends and I lived in Jonesville,VT.
5 minutes from Richmond 10 minutes from Bolton.
25 minutes in no traffic to Burlington.
35-45 minutes to Stowe. 35-45 minutes to Sugarbush/
Mad River Glen.
Yeah the mountains are “lame” by West Coast standards,
But enough hiking, fishing, camping to last a few lifetimes.
Add the ADKs and there’s a couple more..
Ok skiing climbing.
But ask tradmanclimbs about the ice climbing!!!!
Great summertime swimming holes all around
Richmond Area.
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Don Paul
Social climber
Washington DC
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Aug 10, 2018 - 09:01am PT
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I need to land a nice telecommuting job and move to Skardu or Srinagar.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 10, 2018 - 09:06am PT
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Gary, there are a lot worse places than Bremerton but since Thomas is leaving the Navy I surmised that he might want a clean break. Looked at a fantastic place on 5 acres a bit NE of Olympia on Realtor.com for $500K the other day. Dunno about the schools there but I would think they’re decent.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 10, 2018 - 09:06am PT
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I second DMTs good advice. You have about 6 years left with kids enjoy it.
I’m kind of in the same boat. Foothills of Northern California has been great compromise. I live in a small town with great schools at the edge of suburbia. Rural but convenient. 1 hour to great skiing (great terrain, snow is feast or famine) climbing in 20 minutes, Yosemite in under 4 hours. Santa Cruz in 3 hours. But I think climate change is wrecking the skiing, Norcal oceans are cold and don’t get down there much.
We are seriously thinking about getting two places. Maybe 1 in Hawaii and one in the mountains maybe near Powder Mountain Utah (I need steep enough terrain and lots of snow) and splitting time between them. Of course kids in school make that a challenge, we may home school our younger one.
California housing and cost of living is getting ridiculous. Not that Hawaii is any better but it’s Hawaii.
I grew up on the east coast and learned to ski in Vermont. Summers are humid. Ski terrain is mediocre. Snow is hard. No access to surf. I surf not kiteboard so I don’t know where conditions are good for that. Multi pitch climbing is not available like the west.
Bend is expensive and far from the ocean. Same for Colorado.
Taos is in the middle of nowhere. And far from the ocean.
The northwest is rainy.
A cheaper option for the beach is Florida. But I couldn’t live there in the summer hence the need for a mountain home.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 10, 2018 - 09:23am PT
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The northwest is rainy.
A common misconception,and it is getting less so. Chicago gets more rain than Seattle.
And rain is something most of California would kill for right now.
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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Aug 10, 2018 - 09:45am PT
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Colorado- Evergreen (30 min to Denver)
N.H. - Laconia area (Gilford specifically)
W.V. - Near but not in Morgantown (Cheat Lake area specifically)
Just a few places I've lived that were kick ass with a sh#t ton to do.
S...
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