Mental Mapping

You can tell that I am a north-westerner at heart.  It's really all about the weather.  I don't mind the rain, but I really dislike a lot of hot weather, hence the south being green.  I'm keeping the central-east portion of America open.  I understand that the area is just beautiful and the weather mimics the north-west, with less rain.  California is orange as well merely because of family, but the tax system will likely keep me out of there.