well, since upstate NY is so amazingly different from LI/NYC, i'm going to say upstate NY. it has great hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter, and tons of other stuff in between. if i can't say NY cause i live in NY, i'll go with vermont, because it's more or less the same, and my best friend lives there (i wish i could go up and see him more, but it's kind of a long drive...)

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