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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are saying the OP lives in some congested suburban hellscape, but she said they live “in the city,” not in a suburb.  And DC is the best city for nature lovers I’ve ever seen.  Her DH could be hiking/climbing/kayaking/rowing — basically getting a total nature bath — every single day if he wanted.  Between the Potomac River and shorelines and Rock Creek Park and its connected parks, this place is a natural paradise.  All the DCUM people who avail themselves of these federally funded nature playgrounds must be reading this thread and wondering how stupidly miserable and unimaginative her DH must be to be unable to get his nature fix in the DMV.  The problem is 100% his.  Now I’m going take the dogs out on a 4-mile hike.  :)[/quote]

You're insane. I'm a nature / national park lover, and skier/mountain biker. There is nothing here. Nothing.

There are certainly worse places, like Houston or Dallas, for nature people, [b]but DC isn't even in the top 100 urban areas for access to outdoor activities.[/b]

Walking around in some trees is not what I care for.[/quote]

What?! LOL, no. DC ranks pretty high and in the second linked article is #1. If you can't find an outdoor activity you like in this entire area then the problem is you.

[url]https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/search/best-outdoors-cities/[/url]
[url]https://www.commercialsearch.com/blog/best-cities-to-live-for-outdoor-enthusiasts/[/url]
[url]https://www.rei.com/blog/news/new-analysis-reveals-top-50-cities-for-access-to-the-outdoors[/url][/quote]

NYC is on that last list?? This is literally just a list for every US city anyone's ever heard of.[/quote]

But DC is on a LIST!  On the INTERNET!  That proves it’s practically Yellowstone!![/quote]

It's on three, but who's counting. Maybe you want to refer back to the original assertion that DC isn't in the top 100 urban areas for access to outdoor activities that was posted with no source at all.

OP seems to have wisely moved on from this thread. Sadly, she has missed out on her made up career as a virology researcher at NIH. Too bad. Sounds like a cool job.[/quote]

I can see what she means if she likes mountain biking and skiing.  There isn’t a lot of that around DC.

I agree that being a researcher at the NIH does sound like a cool job :).

We lived in a rural area for a while.  I liked it partly because there wasn’t a lot to do.  If you wanted to sign your kids up for swim lessons or youth soccer, there was basically one place to do it.  There were only two schools to choose from.  There were only a few restaurants to go to if you wanted to go out to dinner or host a party.  It was just easier to live there.

It was also a lot easier to make an impact on the community, and there are less distinct lines between classes.  The children’s librarian did a lot with HeadStart and put on tons of free programming, and all of the kids of every SES went to it.   I went to a talk from the guy who started Headspace in Australia while I lived there, and decided to start a space for teens to get free and confidential mental health treatment/information, and we just kind of did it.  A local church gave us space.  People volunteered their time.  It’s impossible to do that kind of thing in the city unless you want to make it your full time job.

DH didn’t like his job there though, so we moved to the city.  We did get a suburban home with about 3/4 of an acre.  It’s enough to have a garden and a little orchard and a few chickens, so that itch is scratched anyway :).   I don’t like my job here though.  I feel replaceable.

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