COLORADO!!

It's beautiful in the NW BUT.. it can be boring unless you're in the "cities".
If I had to choose between the two, it'd be Colorado!!

I love the weather there bc it's much like ours (4 seasons) plus there's so much more to do.
My cousin lives in Boulder, she's a professor at the University.. she's orginally from Sacramento and loves to have fun.

I'm looking to relocate too, for work and into retirement... I'm seriously thinking of Denver, Boulder was on my list too!!!