"Seattle is close to many different mountains. Tiger Mountain and Cougar Mountain are about 30 minutes from Seattle. Mount Si is 45 minutes away."
You are correct, though, that the big ranges are further out, and a 90 minute or 2 hour drive gets you well into the Cascades or Mt. Rainier, for example.
I can be XC or alpine skiing after an hour drive from my house. There are decent trail runs even closer, although I usually run on the roads or trails in my suburb. I'll go to Crystal to ski tomorrow and I'll have good snow and great an varied terrain after a 90 minute drive. There are plenty of cycling and mountain bike alternatives as well. OKC doesn't offer those alternatives and driving to Dallas (a really boring drive; I've lived in Dallas) isn't going to change that.
I expect housing is cheaper in OKC. Housing prices reflect desirability of location. But I agree with the suggestion that you go to OKC and stay for a week or two. If you think what it offers is fine for what you want in life right now, a move may be the right choice.
Cool. I find it inspiring to hear of people thriving in their surroundings and frankly, I could do more than I do, though I am having a great time nonetheless.
One thing that is not often mentioned is how Seattle has a lot of urban parks and trails. Like a surprising amount in comparison to other cities. I could list them, but you know the drill.
This is the weather the entire week. Yesterday every coffee shop was packed with people bumning around to escape both the rain and the loneliness of their studio apartment.
Including single women? Yet, you didn't offer anything compelling enough for them to take a shot at escaping the loneliness of their studio apartment with you?
Stop being a loser and a mopey little sad sack. Go to therapy. Get on some anti-depressants. Stop drinking. Develop some social skills. Stop wasting your life on this board re-hashing crap you just watched on TV and YouTube.
I can throw something in as an OKC area resident that is not originally from here.
I'll get a few things out of the way first - state politics are pretty horrendous, schools are desperately underfunded, and the terrain isn't too interesting.
BUT, OKC has a really great food scene, a lot of great breweries, top tier museums, solid concerts, live sports scene isn't half bad (Thunder, AAA team, OU 20 minutes south), and the city has been prioritizing investments in infrastructure/parks/transit currently and part of the MAPS program. Pretty involved in the running scene here, but there's a lot of great community races and events, the Memorial Marathon is incredibly well put on, and there are some great trails (Draper, Hefner) to get long runs in on.
Not going to sugarcoat it for being an absolute paradise, but what the cost of living here is, it isn't a half bad place.
I can throw something in as an OKC area resident that is not originally from here.
I'll get a few things out of the way first - state politics are pretty horrendous, schools are desperately underfunded, and the terrain isn't too interesting.
BUT, OKC has a really great food scene, a lot of great breweries, top tier museums, solid concerts, live sports scene isn't half bad (Thunder, AAA team, OU 20 minutes south), and the city has been prioritizing investments in infrastructure/parks/transit currently and part of the MAPS program. Pretty involved in the running scene here, but there's a lot of great community races and events, the Memorial Marathon is incredibly well put on, and there are some great trails (Draper, Hefner) to get long runs in on.
Not going to sugarcoat it for being an absolute paradise, but what the cost of living here is, it isn't a half bad place.
This is the weather the entire week. Yesterday every coffee shop was packed with people bumning around to escape both the rain and the loneliness of their studio apartment.
Including single women? Yet, you didn't offer anything compelling enough for them to take a shot at escaping the loneliness of their studio apartment with you?
Stop being a loser and a mopey little sad sack. Go to therapy. Get on some anti-depressants. Stop drinking. Develop some social skills. Stop wasting your life on this board re-hashing crap you just watched on TV and YouTube.
You create your own luck, Jamin. Remember that.
"A real man makes his own luck. Billy Zane, Titanic." --Dwight Schrute
How so? Because on this site he presents himself as both a loser, a troll, and the stereotypical lonely running dork. Enlighten us on how he is different and likeable in person?
Hey, there was this really interesting article yesterday in the NY Times about the Happiest Country in the world, for the last 6 years as a matter of fact, and they interview people there - Finland - as to what makes them happy. See link below.
They mention several things, but one thing is that they know things will be tough, and accept it. They try to be accepting of things they can't change. Really, one thing I garnered from the coverage is that it's not so much that they try to be happy, it's that they have this attitude that if things aren't great, then they just "do."
How so? Because on this site he presents himself as both a loser, a troll, and the stereotypical lonely running dork. Enlighten us on how he is different and likeable in person?
How so? Because on this site he presents himself as both a loser, a troll, and the stereotypical lonely running dork. Enlighten us on how he is different and likeable in person?
This is the weather the entire week. Yesterday every coffee shop was packed with people bumning around to escape both the rain and the loneliness of their studio apartment.
Including single women? Yet, you didn't offer anything compelling enough for them to take a shot at escaping the loneliness of their studio apartment with you?
Stop being a loser and a mopey little sad sack. Go to therapy. Get on some anti-depressants. Stop drinking. Develop some social skills. Stop wasting your life on this board re-hashing crap you just watched on TV and YouTube.
You create your own luck, Jamin. Remember that.
Shouldn't you be dissecting the latest SJD videos? What's he up to today?
Including single women? Yet, you didn't offer anything compelling enough for them to take a shot at escaping the loneliness of their studio apartment with you?
Stop being a loser and a mopey little sad sack. Go to therapy. Get on some anti-depressants. Stop drinking. Develop some social skills. Stop wasting your life on this board re-hashing crap you just watched on TV and YouTube.
You create your own luck, Jamin. Remember that.
Shouldn't you be dissecting the latest SJD videos? What's he up to today?