Another thing here is; I'm really happy with how there's a lot of places I can hike or walk within an okay distance (by comparison to the Bay Area, where you'd need to travel about an hour to get anywhere good). Even *better*, I have potentially two friends who might walk places with me, most of my friends are fairly indoorsy people.
I was just starting to really get into that despite the bitter cold, but worrying about dodgy roads *and* bitter cold really screws with my mobility.