I know a lot of people have a very strong preference here, but I don’t have particularly strong feelings one way or the other.
I do enjoy the beach; I like boogie boarding, walking on the beach, and reading by the beach.
However, I don’t feel the irresistible pull to the beach that I hear some people describe. The last time I went was a year ago, and while I’d be up for going again, I’m not dying for a beach trip.
As far as mountains go, I’ve mostly experienced those in the winter, on a pair of skis.
I like the dry, bright, sunniness of a ski slope, I like going fast, and I enjoy the beauty of the scenery too. And though I haven’t been to the mountains in the summer, I imagine I would enjoy them then too.
I wonder if I am having a hard time answering this question because of something I answered in this other blog post about places I enjoy visiting.
In that post, I wrote about how my best trip memories have not been about a place but have rather been about the people I have gone to see.
And that’s why even though my friend Mia doesn’t live near the beach or the mountains, I feel like, “Oh, I could really use a trip to visit Mia!”
People call to me more than places do. 🙂
The mountains definitely. You get such variations in all seasons. The summer is great by the lake and it’s fun in the winter too. Spring you have wildflowers and fall you have the crisp air and beautiful leaves
Mountains. I actually really dislike beaches. Way too much stimuli for me, what with the sound of the waves, the bright sun, and the sand. No, thank you. I’ll take a cool mountain morning with lots of trees for shade. And soft grass. 🙂
Mountains! Guess where I live? FLORIDA!!!!
But I do enjoy the vastness of the ocean and just the pleasant sound. We like to go in the fall and winter when there is no one there because they are “freezing!”
The majesty and splendor of the mountains is just amazing and in Montana, you really can get away from people and go on a hike, and that is pretty wonderful.
Haha, Florida is not exactly a mountainous place, that’s for sure.
As a Michigander, I love the beach on Lake Michigan. (Fresh water!) I look forward to taking my kids later this summer, which will be a first trip for two of them. And I do love walking the beach along the Atlantic. But we used to live near Skyline Drive in Virginia and I loved all of the hiking and exploring they offered, as well as the views.
Can I pick both for today? I’d be happy to visit either! 🙂
Beaches are nice for a short time, but I grew up in the Mountain State. I live in and love the mountain (though no longer WV). We honeymooned in mountains. I would pick a vacation in the mountains over a beach vacation.
Mountains any time of the year! I love the peace and solitude and wish I could live there year round. Since I was a young child I told people I could live on the mountain top and that has not changed.