Well yeah Nevada is worse than Cali. It's also what, 2/3 the size? Lacks a coastline? Almost all scrub and desert? Las Vegas is also a point against it. Another dirty, bum ridden tourist trap. I already said Cali has some nice NPs. So do many other states. It's obv better than the Midwestern states and most of the states just on the east side of the Miss as well. But compared to Oregon? WA? Idaho? Utah? AZ? I don't think so.
My brother has been to SF several times (he likes it btw) and I've seen plenty of pictures, looks like a place I'd hate. LA/Hollywood might have a lot of "entertainment", but that comes with a lot of baggage that isn't even remotely worth it. Bums, trash, infrastructure falling apart, traffic, etc. Hollywood Blvd was seriously the biggest letdown of my life up to that point. Like you need to carry a broom and a gun to clear the trash and bums off a star before you can take a picture.
