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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
Well, I am a little late to the thread, but here goes....
I wholeheartedly agree with the first part of your thread about how one can always find fun things to do and a variety of things to enjoy, no matter where one lives. Then I was a little puzzled to read that the only thing that you enjoy in Utah is BYU football. Huh?
World class ski resorts
Backpacking in the Uintah Mountains
Zion
Bryce Canyon
Canyonlands
Arches
Capital Reef
Great Basin
Mesa Verde
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Grand Tetons
Wind Rivers
Slot canyons
Fly fishing
Float tubing
River rafting
Mountain biking
Lake Powell
Fossil hunting & Geode beds in the West Desert
Fish Lake
Boulder Mountain
Grand Staircase Escalante
Calf Creek
Nine Mile Canyon
...
(I am just getting warmed up)
There is far more to Utah than BYU football.
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BYU football isn't the
only thing I enjoy about Utah; however, it is one thing that I enjoy doing that is
truly unique about Utah that no other place can offer.
In terms of natural beauty or things to do outdoors, most other places offer these types of things as well. Granted, Utah has some of the most spectacular scenery around; however, I can go backpacking most anywhere, I can go golfing most anywhere, I can fish and mountain bike and raft most anywhere. One might say, "Well, if you aren't in Utah you can't hike the Zions Narrows, or go to Moab, or <insert cool scenery or outdoor activity>". That is true; however, the converse is also true. That is, if I'm not in Hawaii I can't go to the North Shore. If I'm not back east I can't hike the Appalachian Trail or I can't camp in the Sonoran Desert if I'm not in Arizona. The point is that every place has interesting scenery/outdoor activities. In other words, as far as I'm concerned all places have outdoor activities and scenery that is relatively equal (at least from a "I wouldn't mind living there" standpoint).
One other factor is that I'm not a huge outdoorsman. I don't like fishing. Not a big camper. Haven't skied since high school. Don't have a mountain bike, etc. I don't dislike outdoor activities but they're not the highest items on my fun-things-to-do list. Thus, the outdoor/scenic type things that a state has to offer have less value to me than they may have to other people. My apathy for outdoor stuff also makes it easier for me to rank most places relatively equal in that category.