Lake County CA is an underrated gem. Great outdoor recreation, beautiful scenery, and interesting people.
Lots of opportunities to die in a forest fire.
I do agree it's pretty, though. I voted for Lake County, IL as I'd probably be happiest living there, but Lake County, CA is competitive.
CO: Tallest mountain in state and I assume ski county
Lake County, CO isn't a ski county. There are no ski resorts there. The population is mostly in Leadville, which as the name suggests is an old mining town (mainly silver mining). It is fairly scenic nowadays and the economy does depend a fair amount on tourism; still, it's not at all like the ski counties to the north and west. A quick look at home prices on Zillow in Leadville compared to Aspen or Vail will tell a lot of that story. Mostly WWC and not too dissimilar from Butte, Montana.
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