>>2785894I was recently in Bend, OR and I was really impressed with how diverse the biomes were, felt like an MMO map with all the totally different zones in a relatively small area. Bend itself is sort of high desert alpine and then you drive West for a couple of hours and go through big plains, stuff that feels like the Sierras, areas that reminded me of the Poconos and northern Appalachians, and then into stereotypical PNW lush forest, east and North are two different kinds of high desert, south is more Sierra-ish forest but with big volcanic areas, and then on top of that you've got four distinct seasons, good fall color, all kinds of winter sports opportunities, fishing, hunting, etc.
