>>2739577>>2739711>>2739770The East has the most balanced offerings. Most of the Midwest sucks for hiking. Most of the West sucks for water activities. The East holds its own no matter what activity you enjoy. Hiking, backpacking, camping, hunting, fishing, boating, biking, foraging, and so on.
>>2739748Lake Ontario because it's closest to the Adirondacks and New England
>>2739751I would kms if I had to spend 50 weeks in a dusty, barren hellscape with no broadleafs. One week in Vegas and the Grand Canyon is enough for a lifetime.
>>2739766The percentage of public land means nothing when most of it is a desert hellscape
Northeast > Midwest = Southeast > West for me
