Looks like they pulled their data from REI shoppers per square mile. Here is the actual map.
>>1076912
Good find, OP. The map is logical and the premise is solid.
>>1076940
the only glaring error here is montana and cali being 8 instead of 10.
>>1076940
inb4 some midwest retard comes in crying about how his corn filled flat as hell shithole should be a 6 at least.
>>1077021
what's good in Montana? I recently moved to Calgary and want to do a trip south...
loving Alberta, though Ontario/Quebec lake country is pretty awesome too
>>1077038
Nothing,Iowa is better. Also east coast is best for mountaineering because shitty trails make for more ups and downs
>>1077022
Iowan here. Can confirm it's 0.
>>1076940
>texas
>1.5
>>1076940
Yeah there's like 2 REIs in Montana, a state the size of Germany
And the article provides a link to how the data was obtained
>>1077038
Glacier (but go in the shoulder seasons), Bob Marshall, endless national forest and other public lands, fishing, and cool cities like Missoula and Bozeman
>>1077104
C'mon, Iowa is at least a seven
>>1077094
>east coast is best for mountaineering
Where???
>>1077396
The east cost dude, ya know the mountains????
>>1077104
its really not though
definitely below average, probably 2-3 imo
>>1077022
yeah, the midwest isnt the place to go if youre looking for pictures to post to your wildlife photography instagram.
But if youre actually looking to partake in outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing then the midwest cant be beat.
>>1077420
If you're looking to partake in outdoor activities, then the midwest is a 0. Everything good you can do is best done on private land, and if you don't have access to private land, then you're fucked. I love it here, but I have access to private land that is very enjoyable.
>>1077396
Winter climbing the Presidentials attracts a decent amount of mountaineers. The peaks aren't very high but the weather is fucking rugged. I wouldn't say the East Coast is the best for it by any stretch though. There's no competing with Alaska.
>>1076912
I'm surprised GA isn't higher, but I guess the huge amount of faggots in Atlanta and the god awful humidity make people here reluctant.
>>1077660
Alaska mountaineering is babby tier compared to the presedentials
>>1077719
>denali is babby tier
>>1077420
>the midwest can't be beat
Loving every laugh