What Is The Best State In The US

[Parche]

OREGON

[Strawman]

1. Drunken n/t

[petronius]

2. Oh yeah - State vs. State flamefest! Haven't had one of those for a while...

And the only good thing about Oregon is that it's just a short drive to California...


:P

[Parche]

4. California

Petronius you ignorant slut..............:rofl: :rofl: :rofl::hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

3. Catatonic

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

5. denial

[DS1]

6. satiated

[Inchworm]

7. Confusion

:crazy:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. |+>

[sarge43]

9. Bliss. n/t

[Jimbo S]

48. As in Bliss, Idaho?

Stayed the night there once.

[sarge43]

50. Preferable to overnighting in Hell, Michigan. n/t

[philosophie_en_rose]

10. Washington

But Oregon can change its name to South Washington, if you need to feel special. :)

[pokerfan]

27. agree on Washington

Though I would claim the entire historic Washington Territory as shown in green:



Pleasant climate and very interesting geography.

I was born and raised on a wheat farm in the Palouse:

http://www.washingtonstatetours.com/palouse.asp

The Palouse area in southeast Washington State is a photographer’s dream. The area is depicted in the book The Most Beautiful Place in the World, Impressions of 10 Master Photographers edited by Jay Maisel, as the “Lourve of Farmlands.” The Palouse has also been the subject of a National Geographic Magazine cover story entitled “A Paradise Called the Palouse.”

The Palouse represents idyllic America - a land of amber waves and warm-hearted people. The long, peaceful roads are perfect for scenic driving. Rolling fields, punctuated with historic towns, 19th-century architecture and remnants of pioneer farms create a photographer's dream. It is one of the richest wheat-growing regions in the world, but the Palouse is far more than just picturesque farm country.

Ride a raft down, and a jet boat up, the Snake River through Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in North America. Nearby, take in spectacular Palouse Falls, where the Palouse River tumbles 198 feet over layers of basalt lava deposited here during the last Ice Age. Keep your eyes open for Rocky Mountain elk, bighorn sheep, deer, cougar and black bear. If skiing is your passion, shoosh through deep powder (300 annual inches) on the slopes of the nearby Blue Mountains. The second-highest base elevation in the state is found here along with clear skies and luxuriously short lift lines.

In addition to the mountains, gorges and sprawling agricultural beauty, the Palouse is a place rich in history, dating back more than 10,000 years. Native Americans were here first, then Lewis and Clark passed through nearly two centuries ago on their journey to the mouth of the Columbia. They were likely the first non-indigenous people to set foot in Washington. In the fall of 1805, when westward bound, the Lewis & Clark Expedition arrived at the junction of two great rivers. One was the mighty Snake and it seems they established a camp on the bank of the other, the Clearwater. The expedition also camped on the banks of Patit Creek, a short distance from the Columbia County Courthouse, now newly restored, which remains as the oldest courthouse in the state. Take a walking tour of 83 houses on the National Historic Register or visit the Boomerang Newspaper and Printing Museum, which maintains equipment used by early-day printers. This fully operational, antique equipment and the extensive collection of county newspapers provide a unique opportunity to explore and research letterpress printing methods as well as local history.

The Palouse is the area where settlers first stepped foot in Washington. Native peoples had been fishing for salmon and eel in the rivers and cultivating the soil, rich with volcanic ash, for millennia. This is the wheat belt, but it's also the lentil capital of the world. From this quaint corner of Americana, literally millions of pounds of lentils are shipped to Europe, South America and the Middle East. Visit the National Lentil Festival in August. But whenever you come, explore the varied beauty and pioneer history of the Palouse.

[Burma Jones]

11. Maryland

really......

[bluethruandthru]

22. Yeah, it's up there!

:)

[MassLiberal]

12. Massachusetts

Of course!

[MissMillie]

51. Well, we were the only ones right about Nixon in '72....

I think that speaks VERY highly of us.

[mainegreen]

13. Bullshit. Oregon is merely a second best, west coast copy of Maine. Maine is #1!!!

WHhhoooot.

(actually I like Oregon. I just prefer Maine. ;) )

[WritingIsMyReligion]

23. Seconded!

:P

[SiobhanClancy]

38. I thought everyone knew that Maine is #1!

If it isn't,what are all these people doing up here,making our summer a joyous one?:)

[1gobluedem]

14. Michigan

Always has been, always will.

[Tektonik]

15. California

Anything that makes your state special probably has some version of it in our state and it's probably better too here. No other state is as diverse in all aspects of living as CA is, etc, etc, etc

[Joe Fields]

24. especially northern california, from frisco on up.

[Adsos Letter]

25. Yup...from The City, northwards...

[some guy]

16. Probably Hawaii

just because.

:shrug: I don't know, I've never been there.

[billyoc]

17. Iraq. Most oil.

[greatauntoftriplets]

18. Inebriation...

Then unconsciousness. AKA sleep.

[Joe Fields]

19. California, without a doubt.

[Deja Q]

20. From 50 Nifty United States?

I dig 'em all, man! :D

[GOPisEvil]

21. Denial...sure is a popular place, sometimes.

;)

[smitty]

26. Wisconsin, hands down.

[Deja Q]

28. Oh look! Wisconsin is right next to Denial!

:hide:

[Arugula Latte]

32. You are a cruel, cruel person.

:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

61. How neighborly of you!

:spank::spank:

[stuntcat]

29. North Carolina

They have it all, beaches, foothills, farms, forests, mountains, bears, eagles, big cities, rednecks, etc etc..

[UrbScotty]

30. Conyers, Levin, Granholm: they're all from...

[Arugula Latte]

31. I've been to about 40 states

(excluding a lot of north-central states like the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Michigan, etc.)

I do indeed love living in Oregon. It has so much going for it.

I grew up in California and am amazed at its diversity of geography and everything else. Special place in my heart award goes to Berkeley :loveya:

I've been to Maine a few times and am smitten (that might be because I've mostly been there in the summer :) )

The Southwest is amazing, and northern New Mexico is beee-yoo-ti-ful.

DC was fun to live in for awhile.

Ohio -- beautiful farmland. Good childhood memories for me.

Hawaii -- well, that's in a league of its own. Kauai is my favorite island out of the three I've been to (including Maui and Oahu).

Alaska -- you are spectacular. I admire the people who have what it takes to live there.

[Crabby Appleton]

33. Canada

[Writer]

34. No one has said Colorado yet?

Good lord... what would half the country do if they didn't have a place to ski each winter???

:shrug:

[Tektonik]

35. ski in California

:P

[Writer]

37. You mean that one little patch of snow?

That melts by February?

[Tektonik]

40. It's a mighty fine patch

B-)

but honestly, Colorado? Colorado Springs is enough to dq the entire state from any interstate contest

[Writer]

42. LOL... there IS the People's Republic of Boulder

That's a fairly happenin' town. ;)

[Tyler Durden]

36. Delusion.

Talk to any Republican and you're halfway there.

[wildhorses]

39. state of euphoria

nice place to visit

but, i've never been to spain
i have been to oklahoma

[Throd]

41. Why doesn't California fall into Mexico?

BECAUSE OREGON SUCKS!

Feel free to apply to state north of your own.

[Blue_In_AK]

43. I'm very fond of Alaska, but I think

we should be part of Canada. I want to secede. Canadians, will you adopt us?

[Lindsey]

44. California - moved here almost 20 years ago and I am still madly in

love with this place. A drive up Hwy 1 from Southern to Northern CA through Big Sur is simply magical. I love it so much I don't even have any desire to leave the state for vacation.

[Blue_In_AK]

58. California's nice but

there are too many people down there now. I agree with you though on Highway 1. Great stretch of highway.

[carpetbagger]

45. Well, that settles it. I think I'll try to get a job in Eugene.

Fortunately, I applied already knowing you'd make up your mind soon, and I guess you tipped my future employers off because they called me today to offer to fly me out.

[VoltaireAmericain]

46. Massachusetts

seems pretty great to me. Especially if you live in the Boston area. There is a great city and you are right next to the ocean. And, when you want to, you can go to NYC in a short distance.

[leftofthedial]

47. in the US, it would have to be extremely wealthy

That's the only state that seems to have any rights anymore

[HERVEPA]

49. Vermont, of course, Maine 2nd, NY 3rd...

My state, PA, maybe about 34th or so

[Rambis]

52. Oregon, Vermont, Montana

Love em- Now I need a terminator stout at the Barley Mill snif sniff:toast:

[LynneSin]

53. DELAWARE - because we are the first state!!!

You can thank a syphillis-addled founding father for being the first signer of the Declaration of Independance.


Caesar Rodney

[LaraMN]

54. Minnesota! Duh!

Except October through April!

:bounce:

[Parche]

56. Minnesota

That is the southern most territory in Canada......DOH

[SteppingRazor]

55. I stand by my Florida

As a fan of absurdity, and the weirder the better, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

Besides, I think I'm cold-blooded or something. Winters don't agree with me. I like the leaves changing and everything, but actual seasonal weather changes seem abnormal.

[deepthought42]

57. Not Delaware....

:hide:


:rofl:
:evilgrin:


MARYLAND!!!! :D :toast:

[judaspriestess]

59. Guantanamo Bay

well they do have the best FREE health care

[Dragonbreathp9d]

60. Havent been to all of'em but

California, with Lake Tahoe, the Bay Area, Morro Bay, Monteray, and the Pacific Coast Highway, its one of the most beautiful places I've ever been (minus So Cal, what an armpit)