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Best Place to Live
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Nah, that's a good stretch north of me. Far enough for plenty of comfort.
South Ga.
I've always wanted to take a camping trip down into the Okefenokee. Especially since I saw the Survivorman episode.
Tough question, but despite where you live there will most likely be some natural threat...floods, wild-fires, earth quakes, volcanic eruptions, erotion, tornados, hurricanes, hail, snow storms/ice storms, drought; I won't even address the political landscape and how that may be more dangerous the the worst threat Mother Nature could throw at you
Also depends on your cold and heat tolerance. I use to think the only "clear" streams were in Canada or Alaska, but there's are several clear springs in Florida. If you can find a nice little track of land at least an hour from any major urban area and if you can (find) dig a healthy well for water, you'll be light-years ahead of most others.
Less harsh in the winter, most areas south of the Mason-Dixon line would be better year-round with less preparation, but don't think it doesn't freeze in GA, AL or FL!
Can't tell you the "best", but I've found great areas in every one of the states I've lived in or visited. Biggest question is are you trying to tie the area to a job search? Now that's a challenge!
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Where I live, we have our own well, more deer and turkey in the vicinity than you can shake a stick at, and even a spring that usually has water clear enough to drink, though it's a bit of a walk and on a neighbor's land. Another big advantage to living out in the country, is neighbors. They're far enough away that they're not in sight, but close enough that they're able to help if you need it. We're blessed with awesome neighbors, too.
The weather is typically good, and it very rarely drops into the single digits. I've only had to bring my dog in twice this year. The soil is good enough for a garden, if we needed/wanted one, and we're well over an hour away from Atlanta, with the next nearest "Big town" being nearly an hour in the other direction. So yup, we've got it made here. :thumbup:
I can tell you where not to go,NJ,pretty much everything bad about it that you've heard is true,the state its self is pretty but as a whole the people are rude,self-centered and just plain nasty.I live in rural NJ(like jumbo shrimp)there putting condos and McMansions all over,taxes are high and I want out.I'd look at PA,upstate NY,WI,MN and the UP of MI,I like snow.Do it while your still young enough,its much easier.Good luck.
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If I left the Kitsap Penisula I would probably head to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska or over to North Idaho.
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IIRC that episode was shot in the Altamaha river basin, probably not very many miles from where I took that picture. Chris
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Not Wyoming. Nope. Never. It's a terrible place, freezing cold winters and very hot summers. I would advise you to stay far away.
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if you can get by the politics, upstate NY, and the Adirondack park, is a beautiful place. I travel down from Ontario for the fly fishing. 6 million acres of state land to play - largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi (or so I've heard).
Well Yass...if you don't mind four seasons...our winter season is a tad long, from November to March, but the winter is mild and the spring, summer and autumn are great. Good hunting and fishing. Plenty of water for canoeing or sailing. So far the world and the government have pretty much left us alone because there isn't much in the way of employment up here. I like it that way.
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I am partial to Southern Appalachia for the climate, water, and resources. Unfortunately I don't care for high population density.
I would look at southern Oregon if I were to move out west; again for the climate, agricultural resources, etc. They also have a great advantage of prevailing winds should the worst happen. The links below may help you prepare accordingly...
http://www.endtimesreport.com/pictures/aacont2.jpg
http://www.radshelters4u.com/index3.htm#a2
I would look at southern Oregon if I were to move out west; again for the climate, agricultural resources, etc. They also have a great advantage of prevailing winds should the worst happen. The links below may help you prepare accordingly...
http://www.endtimesreport.com/pictures/aacont2.jpg
http://www.radshelters4u.com/index3.htm#a2
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Climate change. Major aquifers are drying up, have dried up, or have become salinated. Glacier's, the major water reservoirs along the rockies are disappearing at a fantastic rate. This will severely limit agriculture activities in the west. Droughts are a big thing now (Lake Mead and Georgia are good examples). Precipitation shifts are predicted to push more rain towards the oceans. Alberta is dumping all its water into the tar sands trying to extract oil and trading clean water for dirty, naphthalene saturated water.
Then again, many people choose not to believe any of this and suggest it is just one of those natural cycles. Personally, I want to be living next to a giant water reservoir like the Great Lakes which will at least be there for my lifetime.
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It *is* a natural cycle. You've bought into the lies.
BTW, the Great Lakes have gone down an inch or more in recent years. You might run out of water there too!
Don't buy into the Global Warming nonsense as something that has anything to do with human cause. Remember, in the 70's it was Global Cooling. Follow the money...
The Earth's climate is dynamic, not static. One day the Sun will expand into a red giant and swallow Earth and all the inner planets anyway. Have a nice day.
BTW, the Great Lakes have gone down an inch or more in recent years. You might run out of water there too!
Don't buy into the Global Warming nonsense as something that has anything to do with human cause. Remember, in the 70's it was Global Cooling. Follow the money...
The Earth's climate is dynamic, not static. One day the Sun will expand into a red giant and swallow Earth and all the inner planets anyway. Have a nice day.
The nicest town or small city I ever visited was Buffalo, Wyoming. The total population around there is just a few thousand still I'll bet. I spent most of a week in a rough-sawn board cabin on a ranch several miles out of town there about 10 years ago. My buddy I was traveling with was hunting various small rodents, but I was just sightseeing. I LOVED IT in and around Buffalo! One day we went up through Powder Pass (9,600 ft.) in the Bighorn Mountains, too. Thin air for this old flatlander. The winters would be too cold and snowy for me now, too.
I have no real complaints !
Thanks for the green!
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Theres snow on the ground outside and 35 centimetres more on the way here.
This is hopefully my last white, wet, winter.
By hook or by crook i'll be in B.C by winter of next year.
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My daughter and son-in-law are moving from Tucson to Nashville in a few weeks. Glad to hear you like it. However, anything over 85F is miserable to me. Right now its 20F outside, light snow cover, my idea of a good winter
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Sorry CSG, I'm not going to be baited in this. I respect your optimism for the human condition - I just don't share it. The thread asked what was the best place to live, and I suggested the Great Lakes and my reason why. Yeah the Lakes are down, but it will take L. Superior 200 years to drain itself out even if all inputs are stopped.
Pitdog - beautiful pics as usual. A temperate rainforest might not be such a bad place to settle down to either :thumbup: