Like everyone else says, I say go to Utah. I moved to Oregon in large part because I got tired of making a three hour drive every weekend during the summer, just so I could go whitewater kayaking. Which brings up the one point...

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Like others have said, if you like to be outdoors at all, Utah's a really great place.

I've seen a reasonably large chunk of this continent, and as far as I can tell, if you like to be outdoors at all, pretty much anywhere can be a really great place, if you have the right mindset, and the adaptability to try different outdoor activities.