User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Temperate Areas/@comment-5270386-20130226225125

Forest and Hills: For a first gen area, the Forest and Hills has a huge amount of detail. The grazing aptonoth in the background of the first area, the birdsong in the forested areas, the cutle little Felyne settlement...I could go on for ever. Best monster? I'd actually go for Yian Garuga. There's just something about fighting the giant battlescarred turkey in the Forest and Hills that makes you feel as if you're ridding the area from evil.

Deserted Island: Sometimes, it's really relaxing to just go on a harvest tour quest to a nice area and roam around enjoying the scenery. Thanks to the Deserted Island's Freehunt, there's no need. You can come here anytime, and I especially like the sheer variety, from the areas to the monster roster. Best monster is probably Lagiacrus Sub or Royal Ludroth, as you fight them in some of my favourite areas e.g. Area 5.

Mountain Peaks: I've never actually hunted in this area so I can't give a lot of detailed comments about it. From what I've seen, the Base Camp is stunning, the cave looks pretty nice. My favourite area is the one where bulldrome has its intro cutscene in MHP3rd; the one with all the nice swaying tall grass and the cliff overlooking the mountains. The best monsters to fight here are Duramboros and Zinogre. Both fit the area very well.