The food out west SUCKS!!! You'd think they would know how to cook a good steak.... but NOPE! Other than that its nice out there. I spent three weeks back in june driving around Colrodo, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
You know what I thought the same thing. The food does suck. I had a pizza, mexican food,chicken, and a steak. Since I spend a lot of time traveling the SW, I have found that to be the case in small cities.
I worked Tree work in Casper Wyo. Seasonal, firewood and unemployment checks got me through the winters. Very windy but the trees are easy to work on.It's a very different place to live, but it has its moments.