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pick your spot

took a survey a few days ago to see which cities in the states would be best for me and my interests. the results:

Salida, Colorado (pop. 7,250)
Wenatchee, Washington (pop. 25,000)
Estes Park, Colorado (pop. 5,500)
Whidbey Island/Oak Harbor/Coupeville, Washington (pop. 22,000)
Springville, Utah (pop. 16,000)
Dillon, Montana (pop. 5,000)
Divide, Colorado (pop. 11,000)
Glenwood Springs, Colorado (pop. 15,000)
Medina, Washington (pop. 3,000)
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (pop. 33,000)
* Palmer, Alaska (pop. 4,400)
Anacortes, Washington (pop. 15,000)
San Juan Islands, Washington (pop. 5,000)
Helena, Montana (pop. 28,000)
** Homer-Kenai Peninsula, Alaska (pop. 8,000)
Aspen, Colorado (pop. 5,500)
Bozeman, Montana (pop. 30,000)
Vail-Minturn-Red Cliff (Vail Valley), Colorado (pop. 11,500)
Kalispell, Montana (pop. 18,000)
Durango, Colorado (pop. 21,500)
Bigfork, Montana (pop. 5,100)
Steamboat Springs, Colorado (pop. 9,000)
Jackson, Wyoming (pop. 8,700)
Heber, Utah (pop. 6,200)

fairbanks didnt make it to my list. heres why - its not in their database! how absurd! they have dinky medina, washington, but no fairbanks? crazy. its only the second largest city in the state. thats all. not really worth putting in the list.

im amazed at how many little towns are in my list. i didnt really think i was a small town type of gal. but then i came from a small town. (john cougar mellencamp, anyone?)

b and i have pondered moving out of state. this list gives me good ideas of where to start looking. colorado sounds like a great place to me. so does washington. who knows.

* i would never live in such a po-dunk town as palmer. its a farming community. only thing interesting there is the state fair every september. and i dont want to have to deal with the millions of tourists streaming through there for that month. bah.

** my hometown made it onto this list? oh my. ok i admit that i do like it there. just way too much emotional crap associated with that town now.