terpischore761 t1_j932km1 wrote
Reply to comment by dopkick in Looking to meet fellow hikers in Baltimore by J8R9L
That’s not true at all. There are several hiking groups with anywhere from several hundred to several thousand members.
They hike both local to baltimore all the way to PA, WV, VA for day hikes.
If you want to put 15-25 miles in, it’s a 1.5-3 hour trip to get out to the mountains.
I personally day hike in Shenandoah on a regular basis and I live in the city.
OP check out Hiking Upward.
dopkick t1_j934hzi wrote
There are obviously people who do outdoor stuff around here. However, the outdoor culture out west is SIGNIFICANTLY more active. That's my point.
louielouayyyyy t1_j93veu0 wrote
People are hating, but you are correct. Sure, you can hike Weverton Cliffs and Old Rag, but ex-Coloradans need to lower their expectations. The Whites in NH are the closest you’ll get to western mountains on the east coast and that still cannot compare.
dopkick t1_j94pxci wrote
Yep, there’s stuff to do in the immediate area but most of the good stuff is quite a bit further away. And doesn’t really match up the offerings of the west coast. Although we hit the White Mountains last year during peak foliage and that was fantastic.
yeaughourdt t1_j93a0h3 wrote
I always gripe about how it's 2+ hours to mountains and 2+ hours to the ocean from Baltimore, but even Denver is an hour from the mountains, and our cost of living is infinitely lower and they don't have an ocean. I still wouldn't say that Baltimore has very good access to the outdoors, but you can make it work if you don't mind some driving.
neutronicus t1_j96cpad wrote
The mountains are visible from Denver, which is a big qualitative difference.
But yes, practically if you are about that life you would live on the western side of the Metro area (Boulder / Broomfield / Westminster / Longmont / Arvada). In those areas you really are right there - the plains run right up to the Front Range so you can build right up to the mountains in a way that isn't quite possible here in the east.
someguyontheintrnet t1_j93gbv5 wrote
Denver’s cost of living is only 3% higher than Baltimore. cost of living calculator
yeaughourdt t1_j948vy0 wrote
No idea how it's calculating a 3% difference when the average single family home sold in Denver is over twice the price of that in Baltimore. I've been looking at housing there (not apartments so not much insight there) for a while and it's ridiculous. Housing is most people's largest monthly expense, so while you can probably get your groceries for around the same price, it's not nearly as livable.
someguyontheintrnet t1_j94927i wrote
Its probably based on metropolitan area. Baltimore suburbs are expensive, baltimore city is not. But the taxes get you.
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