Trust me I despise even the Okanagan. Can't stand the place. I wouldn't be into any desert environment. Tried it and still don't care for them. The forest sound nice enough but we have some of the best here. Not much of a lake person. I seem to be in the ideal place for me in Alberta. heh. If I had to be elsewhere maybe Norway, Finland, Sweden. I like the North, all about the North. heh.
One of the reasons Calgary sucks so much to me is being located in sem-arid region. Can't stand the look of that. Give me Edmonton or Rockies or foothills or Northern Alberta anytime. I'm a gardener with a passion for that too so not much desert would offer me.
Love all the other places you mentioned.