East vs West Coast Mountains?

I have lived around both kinds of mountains too--I grew up in Albany NY, so near the Catskills and Adirondacks, and then moved out here to Seattle in 1983. I like both terrains but the mountains out here make my heart lift every time I see them. They are spectacular and I never get bored by them! I am very fond of the rolling hills of the east but I love the PNW mountains passionately. It is very green out here as well and there's water everywhere, which I also love. I thought about living in Colorado but didn't want to be landlocked. So you might want to come out here and see what you think, because the feel is different than the feel of the Colorado Rockies.

I grew in the Ozark, spent time in Central PA(Alleghenies) and now live in LA.
I agree it's hard to compare east vs west - particular since the San Gabriels and the San Bernardinos tend be very "Stark" as on poster put it until you get higher in elevation due to the arid climate. I do miss the plushness of the eastern mts, plus the stream (vs the flood control channels and Dry washes here)