Show of hands. Who would rather go to the mountains than the beach? Anyone else?
I love tidepools, but I sunburn too easily to like the beach. Of course the mountains get lots of bad weather, but they also get lots of flowers and animals.
To me, the top of a mountain and being at an ocean beach illicit the same reaction. It's almost spiritual.
You see out to the horizon, and you realize that this is just a tiny speck of nothing in the middle of a world that is far more vast than our brain is ready to process. That world is just a tiny speck, invisible in the cosmos. It makes you feel ... I don't know, connected? Like your problems are insignificant, your worries pointless.
The beach wins for me for one reason. Have you ever slept by the seaside? Kick open a window or the door to your balcony and fall asleep to the sound of the waves crashing into the shore? I've never slept better.
Also mountains are fucking cold, lol.
Depends on the mountains.
I hated the big mountains like in Colorado. I feel at home and ease in the Ozark mountains, though.
I hate the beach too. Cannot stand the feel of sand and it never goes away. Plus when I was 12 I went to Florida and got caught in the undertow while body surfing and almost drowned. Haven't set foot near the ocean since then
Both, beaches more so.
Sandcastles, visual waves, wildlife, sounds, sun tan, smells, most of all sexy bathing suits and walking artwork.
To be honest I live in the Pacific Northwest and we're just surrounded by ocean water im not a big fan of saltwater it's very cold and (in my opinion) smells bad I much prefer the mountains cuz that's where the snow is in the winter and I like snowboarding
Honestly I like both.
I grew up in the mountains.
Now I live on the beach.
To me they both have their merits.
I live in the mountains, so life is pretty damned fine.
I love the beach. Walking along the wet sand during sunrise and sunsets, collecting shells...playing in the warm water...scuba diving and snorkeling. I own more bathing suits than I do jeans!
I can get to the mountains in less than an hour for a weekend getaway when I am tired of the beach...which is almost never.
I love both but a beautiful Hawaiian beach will always be my first choice.
Hanalei Bay, on Kauai is to me, the most beautiful beach I've ever been to. Have you been there?
@Condor5 I have and it is actually my favorite island.
@patchoullijulie mine too.
Grew up in the cold, ended up in FL and am pretty damned happy about it still - mountains are lovely but for me it's beach all the way. And - finally found a quiet beach without a bunch of nasty tourists, t-shirt shops, and bars (not that I am opposed to bars, but they bring noisy crowds). Playalinda Beach, on the federal land at Canaveral National Seashore. BONUS - at the far end of this beach is a nude beach.