trade-off?

So this is what my sisters are asking me:

I gave up this (view from my back porch in California)...

for this (view from my back yard in Albuquerque)?

I think you can guess their bias. I think the view in Albuquerque is pretty spectacular.
During my time in California, my dad did say that I always loved rocks.
And by the way, in which one do you see more plants?
Which one do you see more oil refineries?


(and there's more to life than the view from the back yard)