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 Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb. [/quote]

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn. [/quote]

Hot tub? Lol.

Personally, I find the 75 degree Bethany water chilly. I prefer to swim in the Caribbean. Nothing beats the warm turquoise water in Antigua or some such. You haven’t experienced a superb beach until you’ve spent days on empty beaches in the Caribbean. My kids and I have been spoiled. [/quote]

right, you limit your “outdoorsiness” to your two weeks of expensive and exclusive vacationing in the Caribbean. This is what passes for East Coast beach vacations, lol. that should give OP insight. [/quote]

You’re making an assumption.

I’m wondering if you live in Dcumlandia? Everyone is a runner. Everyone belongs to a gym and has a home gym. Everyone’s kids play travel sports.

There are cyclists who are so committed to their sport that they’ve damaged their fertility.

Golf widows are a real thing. Are you not among the country club set?

Women who play tennis at the club are cutthroat.

Horseback riding is very popular in the affluent burbs.

Urban hiking is a thing.

Don’t you know any people who have cycled through quaint villages in Europe?

Don’t you know any marathoners? They’re everywhere.

Owning a boat and jet skis is typical for those who own beach houses and lake houses.

But I digress. Yes, we love going to the Caribbean as well as local beaches.

Re: the bizarre debate over trees - American forests are lovely, but they don’t hold a candle to European forests or the lush rolling green sheep-dotted hills of the English countryside with quaint stone villages. [/quote]

I can really, really see you don’t get it. But sure, if you are extremely wealthy and have a beach house and can go to Europe every summer I’m sure that’s a nice life. The point of living out West is access to amazing nature and outdoor activities every day, without having to jet off to Chamonix or drive 4 hrs to “OBX”. [/quote]

It takes 45 mins for me to drive to and drop my paddle board in the water near Annapolis.

It takes that long just to get out of the downtown traffic in LA or San Diego.

My kids can ride horses and go fishing within 10 mins of our house in MoCo.

We have outdoor rope climbing in MoCo.

Rock Creek Park is literally closed off to cars for cyclists and runners every weekend.

You clearly aren’t a cyclist. The eastern shore is an hour away and there are beautiful areas to bike around St. Michael’s, Tilghman Island, etc.

I think you just prefer the trees out west. Okay. The skiing is better out west, too. But we do have outdoorsy stuff in the dc metro area.

Where do you live that you feel so deprived?

May I suggest you venture up Georgia Avenue to visit one of the three beer farms we have up here? Sounds like you need to take the edge off. FWIW, there’s fishing, horseback riding, etc. in the area. Watch out for the runners and cyclists...they are everywhere.

PS - we also have Christmas tree farms and nurseries out here. Your landscaper likely gets the trees, bushes and flowers in your yard from here. [/quote]

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