If you want to stay in SFO, Vegas is a surprisingly nice place, summer hot as hell but you get a lot of house for the money, no income tax and a short drive into Utah. If your into camping, hiking, off-roading Utah is absolutely amazing. Vegas is also an easy drive into Flagstaff and tons of other outdoor recreation. I know a lot of guys that live out in PA, but to me it seems a bit boring suburb like living, to each their own though. Denver is great to if your out a ways into the mountains.