Originally Posted by hamandcheese

the place you are looking for is Portland Oregon. heres what its got...its always voted one of the bike friendliest towns in the US. Its got great public transport for how big the town is. Its got great bike shops, a good music scene, great beer. It rains in the winter but doesn't get that cold. It rarely snows, its not windy. The summers average in the 80s. If you live and work within portland proper, you get get from one side of town to the other on a bike in 45 minutes or less. there are some good trails for longer distances too. you're 1.5 hours from skiing and 2 hours from the beach. its got great fishing and other outdoors type stuff... what else do you need.

ps it does have a crappy unemployment rate, but you can't win em all