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Anonymous wrote:"I grew up going to the coast for windsurfing and boogie boarding (in a wetsuit even in August) and then for fishing and crabbing"

Well I can see why you're confused. No one has ever, ever, once done this stuff on east coast beaches and in fact these activities are banned for the entirety of the atlantic ocean. You're only allowed to lay comatose on the beach in dead man's pose or you'll be fined or possibly thrown off a bridge mob style.

I’m asking because I don’t know. The people from DC I’ve met definitely don’t sea kayak. If I can do that in Delaware it sounds a lot more fun than what I currently envision.

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There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

I mean yeah, if you’re wealthy enough to have a view of the potomac from your house, I’m sure it’s nice.

But pretty much everyone with a house here at least can have a lovely, lush, green yard with tall trees that's just gorgeous. You should see most of the yards in Los Angeles, for example, or most of the west coast. Just so dumpy and brown everywhere. The biggest tree being a palm tree

I have a lovely back patio with a beautiful tree, which is completely unusable from June - late Sept due to mosquitoes.

Unusable how and to who? The vast majority of humans thrive in such an environment, and mosquitoes are simply a reality of life. But pay for it to be fenced in if you're really so fragile.

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There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

I mean yeah, if you’re wealthy enough to have a view of the potomac from your house, I’m sure it’s nice.

Anonymous wrote:I'm from the west coast and I think east coast beaches are overrated, but we do bring our kids for a weekend and they love playing in the waves and building sand castles.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm from the west coast and I think east coast beaches are overrated, but we do bring our kids for a weekend and they love playing in the waves and building sand castles.

I think beaches you can swim at are overrated.

Anonymous wrote:I'm from the west coast and I think east coast beaches are overrated, but we do bring our kids for a weekend and they love playing in the waves and building sand castles.

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There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

I mean yeah, if you’re wealthy enough to have a view of the potomac from your house, I’m sure it’s nice.

But pretty much everyone with a house here at least can have a lovely, lush, green yard with tall trees that's just gorgeous. You should see most of the yards in Los Angeles, for example, or most of the west coast. Just so dumpy and brown everywhere. The biggest tree being a palm tree

I have a lovely back patio with a beautiful tree, which is completely unusable from June - late Sept due to mosquitoes.

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There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

Completely agree. And the bleak. brown summers of SoCal can never compare to the lush verdant glory of east coast summers! I was so thrilled to move back!

yeah, nothing like having to stay inside because the heat could literally kill you in DC ...

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There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

I mean yeah, if you’re wealthy enough to have a view of the potomac from your house, I’m sure it’s nice.

But pretty much everyone with a house here at least can have a lovely, lush, green yard with tall trees that's just gorgeous. You should see most of the yards in Los Angeles, for example, or most of the west coast. Just so dumpy and brown everywhere. The biggest tree being a palm tree

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Anonymous wrote:Um, people leave the dc heat and humidity behind by heading to nearby lakes, beaches, mountains, etc.

People also hop on planes or set out on road trips each summer.

Overall, I like having 4 real seasons.

And in some cities, you don't have to have a beach house or fly somewhere to be able to enjoy year-round outdoor activities. That's the point. DC may have a lot to recommend it, but access to great outdoor opportunities year-round is not really it. I do appreciate that we have a long temperate season from Feb - June. But the summer is just unbearable.

Where do you live that you are isolated from outdoor fun during the summer?

I’m in MoCo and I’m 45 mins from Annapolis and the water. Plenty to do.

We enjoy minor league and Major League Baseball. Great in the shade of evenings.

We go fishing all over the state as day trips.

Rock Creek park is shady.

We have some brutally hot days each summer, but for the most part the heat is tolerable.

Personally, I always find SF and parts further north too cold. I’m always wearing a coat while the locals are in shorts and t-shirts.

+1. If you live anywhere in the DC area and can't make a fun day out of museums, waterfront, Annapolis, Baltimore, Old Town Alexandria, National Harbor, parks and trails and kayaking, shopping and restaurants and theater? Man, you must be depressed or hopelessly dull and lazy.