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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My main issues are:

1.  The weather - too hot and humid too much of the year.  I like crisp weather, and I like cold weather.
2.  The distance from the ocean or for that matter, any natural bodies of water.
3.  The lack of character in the suburbs.

I'm not a hater.  I just think DC is very expensive for what it is.[/quote]

So the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers are artificial. Got it.[/quote]

They are not swimmable, nor do they have beaches.  Nor do they give vistas of water for as far as the eye can see.[/quote]

+1.  I posted a few pages ago but didn't reference the outdoors elements of living here.  The DC area is fabulous with regard to have an extensive system of paved trails for cyclists and runners.  In that sense, it's one thing I love about this area.  We live in Arlington and I'm also grateful for the many neighborhood parks where I can take my kids to play.

However, this year we've ended up doing a lot of traveling to multiple regions of the country and I've realized that I love places where I can be a bit closer to true nature opportunities.  True meaning, within 20min I can be somewhere that is a large expanse of either water or forest or parkland or mountain where there isn't traffic within earshot.  I have friends, on the coasts especially, who can within 20min be at a ocean or forest with trails or hiking in the hills in ways that we can't here.  There's only so many times I can run the same stretch of Rock Creek Parkway or the W&OD or Mt Vernon Trail.  It's just a different experience when you truly have access to a peaceful more natural setting. [/quote]

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