Great list, Lush, but why am I not surprised? Of your small towns, Hood River has replaced Moab as my favorite accessible (to me) town. When I lived in Colorado, I was in Moab a few times a year, after playing in the canyons. I'm now in Hood River at least monthly, either post-skiing or hiking in the Oregon desert.

(06-28-2017 09:36 AM)Lush Wrote:  outside of my city (cincinnati)

favorite small towns

1. paducah, kentucky
2. boone, north carolina
3. moab, utah
4. la crosse, wisconsin
5. hood river, oregon

midsize

1. fargo, north dakota
2. duluth, minnesota
3. chattanooga, tennessee
4. reno, nevada
5. savannah, georgia

big

1. san francisco
2. new orleans
3. detroit
4. portland
5. pittsburgh