Hey E!
Thanks! Photography is a fun, but expensive hobby. If you have an eye for it, and enjoy taking photos, spending the money on quality gear is worth it. We (Linda and I) have 2 cameras, a Canon A620 (Small point and shoot, 7.1 MP) and a Nikon D50 (Digital SLR, 5 MP). Both cameras are nice and take really nice photos. The Canon is nice to carry around all the time, and I specifically bought this one because it has some features I like plus it has a rotating LCD viewfinder, for those killer ground shots. The Nikon is great because it takes superb photos and has awesome color saturation and it can be used like a true SLR camera, exchanging lenses, etc. We recently got a wicked macro lens, that's what I use on the tiny stuff, like the ants.
Weber grills rule! We wanted a nice charcoal grill (propane sucks), and this one seemed to be the best you can get. I love grillin!
And yes, next year, you should go to Moab, and then go further west to the Reno area. Its awesome out here! Reno is not well understood by those East of the Mississippi I find. Its so funny what most people think. Reno is NOT a suburb of Las Vegas (LV is like 7-8 VX hours away). Reno is NOT just a trailer park and a casino in the middle of the desert, and Reno is NOT hot desert like Arizona. We have no cacti here!And despite the show, Reno is not much like Reno 911, although we do have a few seedy areas, but what city doesn't?
Now, that said, Reno is NOT a cultural mecca either. But as far as outdoor recreation goes, Reno has it all! Mountain biking, hiking, camping, canoeing, skiing, snowboarding, off roading, shooting, fishing, on and on. And in 3.5 hours, I can be in San Francisco, which is kind of a cultural mecca.
Before moving, we considered Colorado, and northern Arizona. Colorado didn't cut it, because my wife loves Cali and Reno is on the border, making Cali access a breeze, and Colorado is a little overcrowded, from what I hear. Reno has no real traffic. And norhtern Arizona is nice (you heat freaks can keep your Phoenix and Tuscon) but jobs there seemed few and far between. Plus, again, Reno is closer to Cali. So here we are and we are doing our best to get outside and take advantage of it!
Bart
PS - We don't gamble either, but I would imagine Reno is not a good place to live if you have (or could acquire) a gambling problem.
Originally Posted by etlsport
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