Most Scenic Western State in The contiguous United States?
Most Scenic Western State in The contiguous United States? 21 votes
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Washington
Almost wanted to vote for Cali or Nevada (for Lake Tahoe).
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California
Nevada has a few scenic spots here and there (e.g., Tahoe) but mostly it's a barren wasteland only fit for gambling, whore houses, and testing nuclear devices.
I started this pole including Hawaii and Alaska, but then realized I'd have to not give a bid to our Idaho peeps and that made me sad.
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Washington
I’m being a homer with my vote but goddamn this is a tough choice.
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California
Having been a legal resident of 4 of these states and having spent significant time in all I feel helps keep me objective AF.
Top 3 for me are CA, WA and UT.
WA and UT are big swinging dicks in the National Park department no doubt. But the geological diversity of CA is unmatched by ANY state in the 50 United States and it's not close.
- Highest mountain in lower 48
- Lowest point in the US
- Biggest tree my volume in the world
- Tallest tree in the world
- Biggest granite monoliths on Earth
The list goes on and on. California Uber Alles @coronabruin !
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Washington
If you are focusing on the combination of mountains, rivers, national forests and proximity then you have to say Washington,
otherwise its California for its diversity and volume of differing environs as the Yella has described…
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California
I was tempted to vote for Montana, but alas, Cali has beaches, deserts, mountains and everything in between. Plus, they seem to be leading the way.
P.S. stayed the night in Bakersfield on my recent cross country road trip. Cool fucking city!
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Washington
Are supposed to consider the scantily clad humans on the beaches of Cali as scenery?
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California
People forget Bakersfield is the greatest cuntry music town of all time.
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Washington
I wavered for a few minutes, and picked WA…In my advancing age, for about the last 15 years or so I have placed a premium on appreciating my surroundings, wherever I go. I have plans to revisit some places that, in retrospect, paid only passing (or no) attention to as a young buck…like Lake Pend Oreille, Glacier NP, various points in Ute, Colorado, Wyoming, Yosemite, and several spots in No Cal. The wife and I have been discussing driving all the way down the coast and staying off I-5…well. after they get the Bixby Creek Bridge fixed, anyway…
For me, the deciding factor was Rainier…after all these years, I can't not look at it, every time I see it.
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California
Literal shithole. It takes a lot to make a guy from Tacoma uncomfortable. Walked into the hotel lobby and some drunk vagrant was harassing them for a free night. It was his birthday! Had to avoid the feces walking to the corner store the next morning.