If I won the lottery, there's only 2 places I would want to be. Divide my time between 2 small comfortable homes. One located in Chino Valley AZ and the other located in Coleman TX. For those in the know you know why.
“You should tell someone what you know. There should be a history, so that men can learn from it.
He smiled. “Men do not learn from history. Each generation believes itself brighter than the last, each believes it can survive the mistakes of the older ones. Each discovers each old thing and they throw up their hands and say ‘See! Look what I have found! Look upon what I know!’ And each believes it is something new.
Louis L’Amour
The Californios
"Luck don't live out here. Wolves don't kill the unlucky deer; they kill the weak ones..." Jeremy Renner in Wind River
If you like snow...
Alpine Creek Lodge, Denali Highway is on the south side of the Alaska Range in the Clearwater Mountains, by the Susitna river. Their base snow is ten feet deep, then it snows every day. The Susitna valley becomes a smooth white snow machine playground by February for hundreds of square miles. The lodge is 40 miles off-grid, hydro for electric, coal for heat. Sign out front says free coffee. I vacationed there every chance I got, was only 260 miles from my house. It's a long winter, but gets an early spring on the south faces. The ghost town of Denali was one of the first big placer mines, all smoothed over now, the miners have moved up the creek. Alpine Creek Lodge has a claim on Windy creek, sluicing gravel for nuggets. The Clearwaters are closed to motorized hunting because of the sheep and I could not afford horseback bear hunting, so we didn't hunt above 4000 feet. It's wild, remote, a dozen people on a hundred miles of dirt road.
Lately I would rather grow beans in February.
Where I am right now is perfect; but I wouldn't mind a Casita in Cabo San Lucas and a summer home in the Rockies.
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I kind of like it where I am. Real winters, real summers and beautiful spring and fall. And halfway to anywhere in the lower 48 states.
Given enough funds, I would probably be riding motorcycles all over the planet and be extremely difficult to locate at any given time.
I grew up in West Tennessee, went to college in East Tennessee and worked my first 4 years after college in Lansing, Michigan. Transferred back to West Tennessee over 53 years ago. Been retired over 16 years. We have burial plots here and don't plan to leave, no matter what.
John
W.TN
me tooGiven enough funds, I would probably be riding motorcycles all over the planet and be extremely difficult to locate at any given time.
Death to every foe and traitor and hurrah, my boys, for freedom !
I'm too old to acclimate to the harshness of extreme winters. Spent time in Edmonton AB and found it to be an awesome place save the cold, snow, etc. My place is somewhere between the Red and Rio Grande. Hunting and fishing abound. I hope to spend my last days with a rifle, single action and a good knife.
Far North East VT on a 1,000 acres. If everything go's to heck I can fish, hunt, have a garden, cut firewood for heat right out the front door.
I've been all over the world and in every corner of the US. Nothing like home but I think that's the same for quite a number of folks
I Am Descended From Men Who Would Not Be Ruled
Fiat Justitia, Ruat Caelum
I lived in Flagstaff several years during and after college. I thought the weather and people at that time were pretty darn near perfect if a bit on the dry side. Winters a little snow but not cold. Summers pleasant, easy drive to Phoenix, Vegas, National Parks etc. In the winter if you got cold an hours drive would have you in the 80's. Then the Californian's moved in and ruined it. Jacked up housing and land, rudeness, crime, got on local boards and started regulations etc. About the same everywhere they landed.
I Am Descended From Men Who Would Not Be Ruled
Fiat Justitia, Ruat Caelum
IF money were no object, regardless of health, it would be Destin, Florida. It would make SWMBO happy for at least 15 minutes. and that would be worth it!
For myself, I could live about anywhere, though I'm about decently happy here in the OKC metro even without a decent workshop building. Only thing I'd need to make things perfect was for my wife to feel better, and have a real shop building. Unfortunately, money IS a factor, so that's not likely, either. Ah, well. Life is a beach. Everything looks great, and then suddenly you get sand in your shorts!
Bill
Id like a change of scenery every once in a while... "Endless Summer".
107 meter Motor Yacht Andromeda, all the comforts of home.
With helo.
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When I saw Essex Junction, I thought Mojave Desert!!!
http://https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex,_San_Bernardino_County,_California
Like it right where I am.
Last Sunday, skeet league in the AM, visit a long time friend in the early afternoon then drove up north to a buddy's place for Sunday evening. Beers and bonfire.
Monday went to a big bowling pin shoot @ Central Lake just to watch a couple hundred shooters kill bunches of bowling pins and not a single human. Still confused about how that could happen.
Then checked the buddy's deer hunting spot. Would've have gone out on his boat but there were storms forecast, so back to his place for more beer and bonfire. And the storm never materialized. Bummer.
Tuesday was head back south to pick up a Winchester 74 I had re-blued, then Sporting Clays with a different buddy. We've only been hanging around together since 1970.
Wednesday was steel falling plates at gun club #3 then lunch with another buddy. Then harass the wife. I still like harassing the wife after 39 years.
Thursday was back to the Sunday gun club for more tall tales and a little skeet in the morning, met my nephew in the afternoon for more sporting clays.
Friday was back road cruising on the Sportster, stopping @ 3 different buddy's place on the loop. Went out to a nice supper with the wife.
Saturday yard work for 2/3 of the day then 1/3 back on the bike with just one stop for a beer with a friend.
Today was trap at club #4, then out on a brewpub and restaurant cruise with the wife and daughter for fathers day.
Been to 44 states, worked in 33 of them plus Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico and China. So I have seen a little bit of the world.
Not sure I could find anyplace where I could have more fun.
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In spite of the politics of the Peoples Republic of Washington, right where we are. We call our place our piece of heaven for a reason.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |