Please explain east coast beach vacations to me

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“Crowds return to Cannon Beach.” Lol.

That’s not a crowd.

um, are you under the impression that crowded beaches are an amenity?

Not at all. Thought it was hilarious. And it clearly makes the op’s point that people don’t hang out on the beaches in OR.

You can find less crowded beaches on the east coast. They’re quite lovely. Warm and sunny, too.

Unless you’re going up to Maine, there’s nothing that even comes close to W coast beaches.

Thank God for that!

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah. I’d skip it. Summers on the warm soft east coast sand beaches, with their people sitting under umbrellas enjoying a sea breeze and reading books got nothing on a rocky west cost beach with its waves crashing on large rocks. And the numerous food places, games, rides, and bars and restaurants are nothing like the pristine desolation of coastal Olympic peninsula.

Right, a crowded boardwalk with fried food and bars is MUCH better than the Olympic peninsula.

OP, I’m with you. I grew up in California and find the East Coast beach vacation to be excruciating. The beaches are ugly and crowded here, and beach towns are expensive and over developed. And I even grew up near a California beach town where it is warm enough to sit on a towel for a while (Avila Beach.)

Oh yeah, because the beaches are so empty and stunning in California. That's if you like heroin needles and the smell of urine from the local homeless encampment. No wonder people travel from all over the world to go to...... Avila Beach....

Well Avila is more crowded than when I grew up - but that’s mostly local travel. The fact that it’s not a big tourist destination is a feature, not a bug. I think that’s what the DC posters don’t quite get - the difference between being surrounded by thousands of opportunities for gorgeous and stunning outdoor recreation, and the incredibly limited roster here (OBX or Bethany or climb a hill that they call a mountain!)

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“Crowds return to Cannon Beach.” Lol.

That’s not a crowd.

um, are you under the impression that crowded beaches are an amenity?

Not at all. Thought it was hilarious. And it clearly makes the op’s point that people don’t hang out on the beaches in OR.

You can find less crowded beaches on the east coast. They’re quite lovely. Warm and sunny, too.

Unless you’re going up to Maine, there’s nothing that even comes close to W coast beaches.

I’ve been to west coast beaches, and they aren’t uniformly the same. SoCal is very different from the freezing gray northwest coast.

Similarly, east coast beaches aren’t uniformly the same. Maine beaches aren’t my cup of tea. Too cold.

Have you ever stayed oceanfront in a private beach community in DE? Not Sea Colony. I’m talking about the SFH gated communities. Heck, even Fenwick isn’t crowded since there’s limited public parking.

The sand is soft, the coast is lovely, and you have the option of tons of restaurants and activities.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah. I’d skip it. Summers on the warm soft east coast sand beaches, with their people sitting under umbrellas enjoying a sea breeze and reading books got nothing on a rocky west cost beach with its waves crashing on large rocks. And the numerous food places, games, rides, and bars and restaurants are nothing like the pristine desolation of coastal Olympic peninsula.

Right, a crowded boardwalk with fried food and bars is MUCH better than the Olympic peninsula.

OP, I’m with you. I grew up in California and find the East Coast beach vacation to be excruciating. The beaches are ugly and crowded here, and beach towns are expensive and over developed. And I even grew up near a California beach town where it is warm enough to sit on a towel for a while (Avila Beach.)

Oh yeah, because the beaches are so empty and stunning in California. That's if you like heroin needles and the smell of urine from the local homeless encampment. No wonder people travel from all over the world to go to...... Avila Beach....

Well Avila is more crowded than when I grew up - but that’s mostly local travel. The fact that it’s not a big tourist destination is a feature, not a bug. I think that’s what the DC posters don’t quite get - the difference between being surrounded by thousands of opportunities for gorgeous and stunning outdoor recreation, and the incredibly limited roster here (OBX or Bethany or climb a hill that they call a mountain!)

Um, there's plenty of outdoor opportunities on the east coast. I cant even believe the bizarre fiction that there aren't. Like... it literally makes no sense. West coast beaches you can't even get in the water without a full wetsuit yet OUR beach activities are limited? LOL. Make it make sense! The delusion...

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“Crowds return to Cannon Beach.” Lol.

That’s not a crowd.

um, are you under the impression that crowded beaches are an amenity?

Generally, most beautiful places have lots of people who want to go. You're gonna find a hell of a lot more people lined up to go to the Louvre than to the Indiana string Bean Hall of Fame or whatever

lol I’ve seen the popular E Coast beaches. They aren’t beautiful - they’re just the only thing you know.

anyway I understand what OP is getting at in terms of activities. Out west (and I’m including places like Colorado and New Mexico) outdoor activities are just much more a part of life and culture than they are in the DC area. Before anyone whined about how they “love hiking,” let me tell you it’s just very different out there.

But when you focus on that adrenaline spike you miss out on appreciating the natural beauty. I've hiked both places, and much prefer the east coast, because I find it much more beautiful and peaceful. I dont need to be climbing uphill for two hours to finally get to some peak and look out over a mostly brown landscape to get excited. I'd much rather stroll down a treelined, flat trail where my adrenaline isnt going a million miles an hour but it's gorgeous and soul-fulfilling.

West coast adrenaline obsessives seem to miss so much with their mentality. And look stupid when they need the very basics of the human experience explained to them as a result

it’s not adrenaline. and if you think a viewless walk along a kudzu-choked path is better than Big Sur, I don’t know what to tell you.

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^^Do you even know what kudzu is? The fact that you cant appreciate a beautiful walk through the woods is SAD. Never call yourself an outdoor enthusiast again because you're NOT. Also, how many people live right next to Big Sur? most east coasters are a 20 minute drive from a wooded path, but you have to drive hours along the PCH to get to Big Sur.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah. I’d skip it. Summers on the warm soft east coast sand beaches, with their people sitting under umbrellas enjoying a sea breeze and reading books got nothing on a rocky west cost beach with its waves crashing on large rocks. And the numerous food places, games, rides, and bars and restaurants are nothing like the pristine desolation of coastal Olympic peninsula.

Right, a crowded boardwalk with fried food and bars is MUCH better than the Olympic peninsula.

OP, I’m with you. I grew up in California and find the East Coast beach vacation to be excruciating. The beaches are ugly and crowded here, and beach towns are expensive and over developed. And I even grew up near a California beach town where it is warm enough to sit on a towel for a while (Avila Beach.)

Oh yeah, because the beaches are so empty and stunning in California. That's if you like heroin needles and the smell of urine from the local homeless encampment. No wonder people travel from all over the world to go to...... Avila Beach....

Well Avila is more crowded than when I grew up - but that’s mostly local travel. The fact that it’s not a big tourist destination is a feature, not a bug. I think that’s what the DC posters don’t quite get - the difference between being surrounded by thousands of opportunities for gorgeous and stunning outdoor recreation, and the incredibly limited roster here (OBX or Bethany or climb a hill that they call a mountain!)

Um, there's plenty of outdoor opportunities on the east coast. I cant even believe the bizarre fiction that there aren't. Like... it literally makes no sense. West coast beaches you can't even get in the water without a full wetsuit yet OUR beach activities are limited? LOL. Make it make sense! The delusion...

yeah, you don’t get it. it’s not only about opportunities (there are more many places in the west) but also culture. DC just is not the same as Denver in that regard.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah. I’d skip it. Summers on the warm soft east coast sand beaches, with their people sitting under umbrellas enjoying a sea breeze and reading books got nothing on a rocky west cost beach with its waves crashing on large rocks. And the numerous food places, games, rides, and bars and restaurants are nothing like the pristine desolation of coastal Olympic peninsula.

Right, a crowded boardwalk with fried food and bars is MUCH better than the Olympic peninsula.

OP, I’m with you. I grew up in California and find the East Coast beach vacation to be excruciating. The beaches are ugly and crowded here, and beach towns are expensive and over developed. And I even grew up near a California beach town where it is warm enough to sit on a towel for a while (Avila Beach.)

Oh yeah, because the beaches are so empty and stunning in California. That's if you like heroin needles and the smell of urine from the local homeless encampment. No wonder people travel from all over the world to go to...... Avila Beach....

Well Avila is more crowded than when I grew up - but that’s mostly local travel. The fact that it’s not a big tourist destination is a feature, not a bug. I think that’s what the DC posters don’t quite get - the difference between being surrounded by thousands of opportunities for gorgeous and stunning outdoor recreation, and the incredibly limited roster here (OBX or Bethany or climb a hill that they call a mountain!)

Ever been to the eastern shore, pp? Sailing, crabbing, fishing, biking, paddle boarding, etc.

Note: the eastern shore isn’t the beach. I’m talking about Maryland’s bays and rivers.

Having said that, OCMD has world class fishing. There’s a huge international tournament each summer. Michael Jordan sends his yacht to compete each year.

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Anonymous wrote:^^Do you even know what kudzu is? The fact that you cant appreciate a beautiful walk through the woods is SAD. Never call yourself an outdoor enthusiast again because you're NOT. Also, how many people live right next to Big Sur? most east coasters are a 20 minute drive from a wooded path, but you have to drive hours along the PCH to get to Big Sur.

I like the woods OK. But you’re deluding yourself if you think that’s the same as hiking out west. Where there are also woods btw, but they are majestic redwoods or ancient live oaks, not junk-tree glades by the highway.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah. I’d skip it. Summers on the warm soft east coast sand beaches, with their people sitting under umbrellas enjoying a sea breeze and reading books got nothing on a rocky west cost beach with its waves crashing on large rocks. And the numerous food places, games, rides, and bars and restaurants are nothing like the pristine desolation of coastal Olympic peninsula.

Right, a crowded boardwalk with fried food and bars is MUCH better than the Olympic peninsula.

OP, I’m with you. I grew up in California and find the East Coast beach vacation to be excruciating. The beaches are ugly and crowded here, and beach towns are expensive and over developed. And I even grew up near a California beach town where it is warm enough to sit on a towel for a while (Avila Beach.)

Oh yeah, because the beaches are so empty and stunning in California. That's if you like heroin needles and the smell of urine from the local homeless encampment. No wonder people travel from all over the world to go to...... Avila Beach....

Well Avila is more crowded than when I grew up - but that’s mostly local travel. The fact that it’s not a big tourist destination is a feature, not a bug. I think that’s what the DC posters don’t quite get - the difference between being surrounded by thousands of opportunities for gorgeous and stunning outdoor recreation, and the incredibly limited roster here (OBX or Bethany or climb a hill that they call a mountain!)

Um, there's plenty of outdoor opportunities on the east coast. I cant even believe the bizarre fiction that there aren't. Like... it literally makes no sense. West coast beaches you can't even get in the water without a full wetsuit yet OUR beach activities are limited? LOL. Make it make sense! The delusion...

yeah, you don’t get it. it’s not only about opportunities (there are more many places in the west) but also culture. DC just is not the same as Denver in that regard.

Yeah, thank God for that. What- you're mad no one wants to kite board with you? Well I hated living on the west coast and having to interact with grown men in khaki short cutoffs and Oakley sunglasses who had never read the New York Times in their lives. Different cultures for different places. I'll take the intellectualism of the east coast over the "yeah, brah! We totally mountain biked off the cliff!" attitude I saw on the west coast. That's what's great about this country- if you miss home, move back! Go where you'll fit in.

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Anonymous wrote:One word to describe west coast beaches: dumpy.

ocean city v olympic peninsula. one is dumpy; the other is ...

Ignore the troll.

Obviously, there are many gorgeous beaches on the east coast & west coast.

Unfortunately, humans have trashed some of those beaches but the inherent natural beauty is still underneath that.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah. I’d skip it. Summers on the warm soft east coast sand beaches, with their people sitting under umbrellas enjoying a sea breeze and reading books got nothing on a rocky west cost beach with its waves crashing on large rocks. And the numerous food places, games, rides, and bars and restaurants are nothing like the pristine desolation of coastal Olympic peninsula.

Right, a crowded boardwalk with fried food and bars is MUCH better than the Olympic peninsula.

OP, I’m with you. I grew up in California and find the East Coast beach vacation to be excruciating. The beaches are ugly and crowded here, and beach towns are expensive and over developed. And I even grew up near a California beach town where it is warm enough to sit on a towel for a while (Avila Beach.)

Oh yeah, because the beaches are so empty and stunning in California. That's if you like heroin needles and the smell of urine from the local homeless encampment. No wonder people travel from all over the world to go to...... Avila Beach....

Well Avila is more crowded than when I grew up - but that’s mostly local travel. The fact that it’s not a big tourist destination is a feature, not a bug. I think that’s what the DC posters don’t quite get - the difference between being surrounded by thousands of opportunities for gorgeous and stunning outdoor recreation, and the incredibly limited roster here (OBX or Bethany or climb a hill that they call a mountain!)

Um, there's plenty of outdoor opportunities on the east coast. I cant even believe the bizarre fiction that there aren't. Like... it literally makes no sense. West coast beaches you can't even get in the water without a full wetsuit yet OUR beach activities are limited? LOL. Make it make sense! The delusion...

yeah, you don’t get it. it’s not only about opportunities (there are more many places in the west) but also culture. DC just is not the same as Denver in that regard.

Eh, yes and no.

The cycling community in the dc metro area is pretty hardcore.

Dc types prefer to travel to far flung locales but they incorporate all kinds of outdoorsy activities.

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Anonymous wrote:^^Do you even know what kudzu is? The fact that you cant appreciate a beautiful walk through the woods is SAD. Never call yourself an outdoor enthusiast again because you're NOT. Also, how many people live right next to Big Sur? most east coasters are a 20 minute drive from a wooded path, but you have to drive hours along the PCH to get to Big Sur.

I like the woods OK. But you’re deluding yourself if you think that’s the same as hiking out west. Where there are also woods btw, but they are majestic redwoods or ancient live oaks, not junk-tree glades by the highway.

There are majestic redwoods in designated state parks that are usually highly protected and you have to drive for hours to be able to reach. I spent a lot of time out west so i know exactly how it is. I'll definitely take an easy drive to a STUNNING tree lined, green glen any day, over driving for hours to see ONE view

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Weird OP. We love going to east coast beaches because we can spend almost the entire time in the water. Body surfing swimming, tossing a football. We have done wind surfing in Florida, lots of fun but really only good for teens and adults. My kids do know how to sail and kayak, which are both big in DC. West coast beaches are beautiful, no question, but the ocean itself is largely inaccessible to most people. Only die hard surfers bother with a freaking wetsuit.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah. I’d skip it. Summers on the warm soft east coast sand beaches, with their people sitting under umbrellas enjoying a sea breeze and reading books got nothing on a rocky west cost beach with its waves crashing on large rocks. And the numerous food places, games, rides, and bars and restaurants are nothing like the pristine desolation of coastal Olympic peninsula.

Right, a crowded boardwalk with fried food and bars is MUCH better than the Olympic peninsula.

OP, I’m with you. I grew up in California and find the East Coast beach vacation to be excruciating. The beaches are ugly and crowded here, and beach towns are expensive and over developed. And I even grew up near a California beach town where it is warm enough to sit on a towel for a while (Avila Beach.)

Oh yeah, because the beaches are so empty and stunning in California. That's if you like heroin needles and the smell of urine from the local homeless encampment. No wonder people travel from all over the world to go to...... Avila Beach....

Well Avila is more crowded than when I grew up - but that’s mostly local travel. The fact that it’s not a big tourist destination is a feature, not a bug. I think that’s what the DC posters don’t quite get - the difference between being surrounded by thousands of opportunities for gorgeous and stunning outdoor recreation, and the incredibly limited roster here (OBX or Bethany or climb a hill that they call a mountain!)

Um, there's plenty of outdoor opportunities on the east coast. I cant even believe the bizarre fiction that there aren't. Like... it literally makes no sense. West coast beaches you can't even get in the water without a full wetsuit yet OUR beach activities are limited? LOL. Make it make sense! The delusion...

yeah, you don’t get it. it’s not only about opportunities (there are more many places in the west) but also culture. DC just is not the same as Denver in that regard.

Yeah, thank God for that. What- you're mad no one wants to kite board with you? Well I hated living on the west coast and having to interact with grown men in khaki short cutoffs and Oakley sunglasses who had never read the New York Times in their lives. Different cultures for different places. I'll take the intellectualism of the east coast over the "yeah, brah! We totally mountain biked off the cliff!" attitude I saw on the west coast. That's what's great about this country- if you miss home, move back! Go where you'll fit in.

great, we’re in agreement! BTW Larlo would probably breeze into the Denver gifted program instead of you having to sweat AAP.