Locations for the best riding?

[corona]

The wife and I are thinking about moving soon. We currently live in San Diego, and I want to move somewhere where there's good riding.

So I wonder, what is everyone's opinion on where the best riding is around?

What places have you ridden through that you thought to yourself that that was the best riding you'd ever done?

I know everyone is different, maybe this will be a good opener to a debate on the topic..?

[ells]

Don't know if I can give the best place, but three high criteria would certainly be

Year-round or near-year-round riding
Interesting roads and scenery
Little traffic

[oledawg]

Originally Posted by Ells

Don't know if I can give the best place, but three high criteria would certainly be

Year-round or near-year-round riding
Interesting roads and scenery
Little traffic

;)
My Criteria would be:
1- Quality Roads
2-Quality Scenery
3-Quality People
4- Four Seasons as I like Change
For me that all adds up to West Virginia

[classic1]

+1 ole dawg

[blowndodge]

To be able to move based on "where there's good riding" must be one heck of a nice feeling.

[oledawg]

Originally Posted by Blowndodge "Darksider"

To be able to move based on "where there's good riding" must be one heck of a nice feeling.

Amen Brother!

[dantama]

One thing that I liked better about Utah, over Colorado, is that the mountains are right on the edge of the city in Utah. You didn't need to travel to get to the twisties.





It might not be worth moving to Utah, but its what I liked better there.

I also like the variety in Utah of alpine mountains, or desert red rock, within a few hours.

[bobzinger]

Central Sierra Mountains!

If you need to be in an area that has industry..Sacramento is awesome. It's outta the snow line but 1000's of miles of beautiful roads await you. If you don't need to live in a City then live in onbe of the smaller towns all along the Sierra foothills anywhere on Highway 49.

[corona]

Originally Posted by Blowndodge "Darksider"

To be able to move based on "where there's good riding" must be one heck of a nice feeling.

HA! If only that could be my only criteria... I'm up for orders soon, I'm looking for where to request, heh. It isn't my only criteria by a long shot, especially with a wife and new kid on the way, heh.

[redeye]

Originally Posted by bobzinger

Central Sierra Mountains!

If you need to be in an area that has industry..Sacramento is awesome. It's outta the snow line but 1000's of miles of beautiful roads await you. If you don't need to live in a City then live in onbe of the smaller towns all along the Sierra foothills anywhere on Highway 49.

DITTO

[nomad1600]

There is some very good riding in NC,VA,TN,SC,GA this area offers some of the best twisties in the country. Also has many parkways and skyway's that are great rides and you can ride on some of them for days. This area also offers the beaches, the outer Banks of NC, the VA tidewaters and The great city of Charleston and Savannah GA. Also who could leave out Myrtle Beach SC.
The mountains to the sea.

Ride safe where ever you may be!!

[jussmatt]

Well... assuming that the real criteria will be silly things like... property/sales taxes, price of housing, school systems, and over all good neighborhoods.... where to ride seems like the least of the worries!! LOL! I know I prefer the heat to the cold... so if you're the same you might want to stay further south... I love Texas, but Arizona is about the only other place I would want to live. Some good riding in both areas.... If being in Iraq has you wanting some cooler climate...then I'm sure WV or South Jersey...North East coast in general is some good places.... my 2cw..

[gopjohnny]

cant beat the cost of living and the people in the southeast, that is if you can avoid the yankee transplants

[ringadingh]

This is something you fellas might find interesting. Take a look.

http://www.backroadsusa.com/home.html/home.html

I love the Pacific Northwest. It rains a lot but they make gear for that. I think almost every place has its own unique scenery.