Originally Posted by marcop

I lived there for six months last year and didn't like it--it's basically the Strip surrounded by miles of suburbs. The summers are, of course, very hot, and although I like hot weather (100F here in LA doesn't bother me), Vegas was too much.

There's great hiking and camping and some amazing places close by (Death Valley is about two hours drive away). But for me the negatives far outweighed the positives.

I have several friends from CA who've moved there, and a typical conversation I had with them about why they moved went like this:
Me: So what do you like about Vegas?
Them: Nevada has no state income tax!
Me: Great. What else?
Them: Um... er... Nevada has no state income tax!

Full disclosure: I don't gamble or drink alcohol, and really hate suburbs.