Which do you prefer—the Ocean or the mountains? (Michigan, Washington, cold)

[Maine Writer]

In the forest, close to a mountain. I don't want to live on a mountain or the coast, but I'm grateful to be between them.

[southernlady5464]

While the ocean sounds are hypnotic. I have and always will prefer the mountains. The mountains fill my soul cup with peace.

[NW4me]

What kind of beach?

If it's a flat, sandy, sunny one (the kind the predominates in L.A. & Florida)

-- I find that boring, so give me the mountains.

If it's a beach with tide pools, big offshore rocks, dramatic waves, etc.
(a southern-Oregon type of beach), then I'll check the "ocean" box.

[tarragon]

Originally Posted by samantha atkinson

i have always loved the ocean, since i was a child. I also love the mountains, but climbing isn't for me.*

both!!!!!

[southernlady5464]

Originally Posted by NW4me

What kind of beach?

If it's a flat, sandy, sunny one (the kind the predominates in L.A. & Florida)

-- I find that boring, so give me the mountains.

If it's a beach with tide pools, big offshore rocks, dramatic waves, etc.
(a southern-Oregon type of beach), then I'll check the "ocean" box.

Northeastern coast would work as well. Like Maine.

[katharsis]

Since people have been expressing views of their personal natural environment in general, I will chime in and say that I love living in the woods. We are less than a half-mile from waterfront property (the bay of Green Bay), so we can walk to the water whenever we like -- but I actually find the view of the water, even if there are whitecaps and surf, to be quite boring after about ten minutes, and when the bay is frozen, it is just gray and flat and actually depressing to me. However, living in the woods there is always something to see with all the wildlife here (mainly deer, wild turkeys and squirrels); and we also have western view in our great room that contains many large windows, so from November through April when the trees are bare, we can see some spectacular sunsets -- so even if we could have afforded a million-dollar-per-acre waterfront lot, we would still have chosen our wooded lot.

[Dave_n_Tenn]

The ocean is mostly a water desert. It's the shoreline and the interaction with land that makes lakes, rivers, seas, sounds, gulfs and oceans beautiful.

If you are Intune with nature you realize it's both water and land together, makes for a fertile place to live. Very little lives on the tops of mountains and the same can be said for the vastness of oceans. It's where the interact ... that's where the beauty lies.

[clevergirl67]

We love vacationing at the ocean, but we rarely actually go to the beach. We are pool peaople. Neither of our parents cared for messy sand issues, so we just never grew up on the beach.

When we retire, we are looking at Tennessee for the proximity of mountains, lakes, and golf courses (Crossville area), plus it's not a long drive for our kids. We loved Fairfield Bay AR this week for the eclipse, with very cheap housing, but it's too far away for our kids (a flight to Little Rock with 5 kids is not doable).

[Maine Writer]

Originally Posted by southernlady5464

Northeastern coast would work as well. Like Maine.

This is where I live - between Katahdin and smaller mountains and the rugged coast. Jasper Beach is cobblestone, Roque Bluffs is sandy, and others are a combination.

[Driver 47]

Originally Posted by Maine Writer

In the forest, close to a mountain. I don't want to live on a mountain or the coast, but I'm grateful to be between them.

Fellow forest dweller here! So much better than either !