![]() ![]() Dreaming is nice, but in addition to an imaginary life where I am, say, a surfer who lives in San Luis Obispo, California, I am trying to figure out a real future for myself, in a real place. That, once I found the place, I would be fitter, happier, and more active outside and in my community-and drinking better beer. Part of the dream, for me, is the idea that the perfect town would make all my values line up. ![]() After too many years of living in an expensive, increasingly crowded city, I’m trying to move back to the mountains, ideally somewhere I have friends and is also somewhat affordable. The spreadsheet has evolved, because these days I’m doing more than just imagining. Outside has made a similar list of dream towns and best places to live for as long as I can remember-the 2021 edition just came out-and every year I pore over it, imagining what kind of person I might be in Durango, Colorado, or Duluth, Minnesota. I have a running list of ideal places to live that has evolved from a mental catalog to a sticky note to a spreadsheet sorted by pros and cons. ![]()
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