Well, the mountains appeal to me, Missouri is rather flat, though it does have the advantage of being wetter. I'm moving mostly for the political climate, and the fact that finding decent land elsewhere is becoming harder and harder. I've been wanting to settle out that way for a while, just never got to it. Going to school out there will be a good start, it'll get me out that way where I can start networking. It's also my dad's alma mater, which makes it much cheaper than all the other schools I've looked at--even the in-state around here is more.
I also like the idea of having sizable amounts of snow--if it's going to be cold in the winter, I might as well get something for it, right? Oh, and wind. When I was a kid, the wind could get strong enough to lean into, but not so much since I'm bigger. When I was out there in January to visit the campus, it was plenty strong. I've heard you don't have so much during the summer though, which kind of stinks. Cool/warm would be nicer than freezing.
