I like the mountains but the beach is for me.

I'm going to have to say mountains. I am palest of the pale, and on the beach there is very little shade. I have about 3 minutes of exposure before sunburn. Being pigment challenged is a pain in more ways than one.

I am surrounded by both. I ask what can one do at the beach, besides launch a kayak. I much prefer a hike in the mountains.

Mountains. For pretty much exactly the same reason HippieChick gave.

Where the water meets the sand is one-dimensional; mountains are three-D.

Mountains of course !

Mountains over beach. Definatley more of an earth than water person. I feel more connected to the mountains.

Mountains , cabins and fire pits are where it is at.

I enjoy both but since I live near the beach. There is nothing like the beach air and sound of the waves. Now a log cabin in the mountains is not a bad thing either.

Both. Mountains for riding and scenery. Beach for swimming and perving.

No vote but I am a sailor... a mountain may take me high but only the blue ocean is going to do it for me. And no better view than pulling into a port and you see the city from a distance in the high seas getting closer, league by league, waves smashing in sand, the smell of salt in the air, seagulls pointing toward a distant spot and you realize it is a nude beach!!! ...and no trees to fuck your view. Sleep tighly mountain people, sleep tightly!

I love hiking to alpine lakes surrounded by white glaciers and jagged mountain peaks. After dark, I look up and feel awed by the glowing Milky Way and billions of sparkling stars. We all need more low-level ecstasy in our lives.

If I want the beach experience I'll throw some sand in my underwear and my lunch, sit in front of a fan and try to light a cigarette. Gimme the woods any day

For my whole life, I would’ve said beach. But this spring I visited Alaska and it was AMAZING. I have a new appreciation for mountains!

I’d find a beach in the mountains.

Mountains only in case of tsunami.

I live on the beach, so I love going to the mountains. It's cooler, air smells fresh, it's grounding, and I love hiking. I live on an island where the mountains and ocean are all within a few minutes of where ever I am at any given moment. I love them both. Back on the mainland, I used to love going to the mountains and paddling a rubber raft in the lakes. It's all beautiful!

That's enough "beach" for me.

Beach in the late spring, summer and early fall. Mountain in the early spring, late fall and winter. It all about the bugs to me.

Wow mountains by a... landslide...? ahhhh save yourselves!

Beach every time. Mountains are for hillbillies.

A cabin or cottage in the woods for me, please.

Right now, I'm in the mountains more doing biking. Maybe next year both. I'm only 5 miles from the beach, and hope by next year to be on a new standup paddleboard out in the surf.

Love the ocean, but the mountains call me.

I’m definitely a mountain girl. My grandparents had a house on a small lake in the NC mountains when I was growing up and I hated it there because there was no phone or tv reception. Boring. As I’ve gotten older I realize how wonderful that sounds and I get why all the adults in my life loved it there.