We wrote a couple of days ago about the legal structures of red and blue states diverging. And we noted that people living in a state with values unlike their own often move to a place the laws of which better suit their mindset.
Regular readers are not surprised the DrsC are a part of this diaspora, having left their native California for residence in Wyoming. Granted, it's too cold here in winter, and the winters are too long. OTOH, the summers are wonderful, and both late spring and early autumn are fine.
If one has the freedom to do so, spending late fall through early spring somewhere south on the edge of a desert solves the "long winter" problem. Many WY retirees do exactly that, becoming what are known as "snow birds." When the snow arrives, we 'fly' south, normally by motor vehicle.
It isn't just Wyoming folk, lots of retired snow country people head south for the winter. The greater Palm Springs/Palm Desert area gets so many Canadians Ottawa should locate a consulate there. Family friends from the Denver area and the Chicago area both winter in greater Phoenix.
There are desert residents who summer up our way, too. Actually, that's how the DrsC decided to call WY home. Our part of CA, while not desert, got very hot in summer. Most years it would be over 100℉ at least 30 days per summer, with another 60+ days in the 90s.
As a couple of teachers with summers off, we came to WY for the cool weather and stayed for the culture and values. A sign in our community says it: "Wyoming, the way America used to be." How old-fashioned are we here? Our very large, modern full-service grocery store doesn't open on Sundays.
