i was born and raised and live in SW PA, as we call it from the burgh. what id great about PA is you are within an hour of anything you want to do outdoors, even if you're from the east side, phily. i like the variety of being able to fish for trout, bass, walleye, muskie, steelies, carp, cats; hunt for deer, turkey, bear, grouse, pheasant, squirrle. we can drive to the ocean or canada in half a day. the weather is ok but atleast we don't have to deal with tornados, hurricanes, quakes or floods to any extent. i've been to the rockies, black hills and pacific coast ranges, and the pine forests of sub-artic canada and love them all tremendously. i've also been to the west coast in CA & OR and love them too. but my heart is in the rolling hills and low mountains of PA where i have 4 seasons and friendly people. however, SW ID my yet call me.