I'm originally from Ohio. When I joined the Air Force I put western bases on my dream sheet. I got Nellis AFB, NV as my first base and I loved the desert and the west. My wife was from Idaho and when she brought me up here on vacation I liked it. We decided when we got out of the Air Force we would come here. I was so excited and down for living in Idaho. Then within a year I thought I regretted my decision to move here. That was until I went back to Ohio to visit family. Within a few days I realized I liked Idaho far more. I've been here nine years now and I can't picture myself living anywhere else.
Sure Idaho seems a bit dull and drab at first, but take a drive up north past Horseshoe Bend or north of Arco on 93, go see the Snake River Canyon, go drive out into the Owhyees and your attitude will change. I always look forward to going out in the back country and I hate coming back to town. I've seen cattle drives, ghost towns, ruins of old farms, Indian petroglyphs, old C-rat cans left over from GI's on exercise from WW2, watefalls and even lava flows look cool.
The people around here may seem a bit odd here at first, but once people get used to seeing you around they will warm up to you and you'll have friends for life. Give Idaho a chance, this place will get in your blood, once you pull the curtain back on Idaho, you'll always want to see what comes next.