Hike the Central Coast one afternoon, snowboard the Sierras twenty four hours later. I'm not a California-snob by any means, but I do love California. :)
"Without passion, man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark." - Henri Frederic Amiel
Remember to live a life you would die for.
If you survive it, you won.
If it kills you, you didn't lose.