She likes the ocean but doesn't necessarily want to move there. She's good with a river, lake or stream nearby and has said she doesn't mind the cold. She doesn't like tornadoes or lightning storms but is okay with snow, etc. So far, it could be pretty much about any western state. Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Washington (state), Oregon and Arizona are all okay with her. We have a while and I'd want us to spend a little time in a state during different seasons before we chose to move somewhere. Both of us were born in Northern California and raised here. neither of us like the way they keep passing more restrictive laws. If we could separate CA into 2 separate states and keep the bay area and L.A. in the other 1/2, I'd be happy and we could get rid of most of these stupid laws. Since neither of us foresees that happening, we're considering other states. We have a few years before we're finally retired but it's definitely a decision that we'll research and make in the next 5-6 years.