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Post by cweston on Aug 24, 2015 14:03:13 GMT -8
Having driven through Cheyenne Wells several times, I am puzzled.
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Post by bradmacmt on Aug 24, 2015 14:59:22 GMT -8
Travis, I know you're from WY so I won't bring up how windy Livingston and Paradise Valley can be... but by Montana standards it's very windy! Livingson is a funky mix of Blue Collar, hippies, cowboys, hipsters, yuppies and millionaires. And I always say, "the best restaurant in Bozeman is in Livingston, it's called the 2nd Street Bistro." I like Livingston a lot.
Jackson... mere mortals cannot afford it. I live there 4 days a week, every week. Frankly, while I like the dining opportunities, I'd never live there even if I could afford it. Tourists absolutely ruin the town during the summer. Trust-fund hipsters abound. It's Disney Land. No thanks.
Bend... a nice town. I've spent time there and if I wanted milder winters than those here in my home town I would put it in my top 5 list. Some mention it as being expensive, but it's about the same, or a bit less, than here in Bozeman.
Missoula... not my cup of tea. Pretty big town. Inversions. Crowded. Think Colorado.
Colorado... there's nothing in Colorado that could induce me to live there. I'd sooner live in CA.
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 24, 2015 16:09:30 GMT -8
Ashe, Chattanooga is a sleeper. Well situated and just the right size. For something smaller, Blue Ridge, Ga, is good. A lonely voice for the east!
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 24, 2015 16:11:10 GMT -8
I don't want to live in a rich tourist town. But they do have the best thrift stores My parents lived in Swan Valley, ID for a few years, and Mom would pick up the best stuff on their visits to Jackson Hole!
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Post by swimswithtrout on Aug 24, 2015 16:30:55 GMT -8
Lander has been a consideration. As far as I'm concerned, backpacking the Wind River Range is best begun through the Indian Reservation north of Lander. The grizzlies prefer that side of the Wind Rivers also. And the un-mapped routes through the reservation have been a "family secret" for decades. +1 (I can't believe I agree with Travis) Lander is a fantastic town ! I'm surprised nobody's mentioned my town of Ft. Collins, CO but it's really starting to feel it's growing pains of late. I don't play the lottery, but if someone were to give me a winning ticket as a gift, I'd probably look for something on the West Slope of CO. Close to the mountains and close to the Colorado Plateau desert
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Post by swimswithtrout on Aug 24, 2015 16:40:48 GMT -8
Colorado... there's nothing in Colorado that could induce me to live there. I'd sooner live in CA. That's interesting ! While I dearly love all of my various adventures to Cali, there's no way in Hades, I'd ever consider living there. MT rates right in the middle of the pack on all of the places I've visited. Lot's of nice things about it, lot's not to like, same as anyplace. I find it strange that after all these years of extolling the virtues of the high tundra, I now plan all of my trips around the Colorado Plateau of Utah.
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Post by cweston on Aug 24, 2015 17:17:34 GMT -8
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned my town of Ft. Collins, CO but it's really starting to feel it's growing pains of late. We have thought about Fort Collins. My wife works for the USDA and could probably find a position there (if she were still working when this hypothetical move took place), and if I were officially retired, maybe I could pick up some adjunct teaching at CSU to keep me busy and earn a couple bucks. That whole northern front range area does seem to be bursting at the seams, though.
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Post by hikerjer on Aug 24, 2015 18:12:04 GMT -8
Colorado has some really fantastic country, but with all due respect to SWT, there are over 2 million people along the front range and whenever I'm in the Colorado Rockies, it seems they are all there with me. Seems a bit crowded. However I will agree that Ft Colins is a great city.
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Post by llamero on Aug 24, 2015 18:12:14 GMT -8
We were going to choose Austin, part time, but HGTV gave the home to someone else. We're settling near Cheshire, Or. Eugene isn't far away and the music scene is very good.
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Post by hikinggods on Aug 24, 2015 18:29:52 GMT -8
One year in Gunnison was enough for me: the winter is just TOO long and cold for weather wimp me. So I vote for MY town, Montrose, CO. Similar hiking opportunities, closer to Utah, much milder weather.
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Post by hikerjer on Aug 24, 2015 19:42:24 GMT -8
Never been there, figured you would be the MT expert. What's it like? Red Lodge is pretty small - between 2,000 and 3,000 but it seems bigger largely because of it's proximity to Billings, the state's largest city. It just has a great unpretentious vibe to it. It's really a happening place in the summer and in the winter (ski season) but not too crowded once you get off main street. Great mix of urbanites, rural folk, cowboys (the real ones), mountain people, tourists and motorcyclists (in the summer). Summers are beautiful. Fall more so. Winter is great if you like snow and the ski hill is really rather good when they have snow which is usually the best in the spring. Anything you can't get in Red Lodge is just an hour away in Billings. The best thing about Red Lodge though, is that it is right at the base of the Beratooths. I'd move there in a minute but my wife is just not a cold weather person and winter can come early and leave late there and it is cold.
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Post by swimswithtrout on Aug 24, 2015 20:13:21 GMT -8
Colorado has some really fantastic country, but with all due respect to SWT, there are over 2 million people along the front range and whenever I'm in the Colorado Rockies, it seems they are all there with me. Seems a bit crowded. However I will agree that Ft Colins is a great city. No offense taken. That's why I only go hiking/Bp'g during the middle of the week, or completely off-trail if I have to go on a weekend. And FWIW, the worst crowds I've ever seen anywhere at a BP'g "destination" was during my 3 days at the Aero Lakes in the Beartooth's.
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Post by hikerjer on Aug 24, 2015 20:17:22 GMT -8
the worst crowds I've ever seen anywhere at a BP'g "destination" was during my 3 days at the Aero Lakes in the Beartooth's I think we've had this discussion before. I really think that was just a freak occurrence. Could be your magnetic personality brought them all there. :( I will admit though the Aeros and the Beartotohs are, in general, becoming more and more popular. I don't think we are that far away from seeing some national park like regulations concerning camping etc.
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Post by rwtb123 on Aug 24, 2015 23:59:07 GMT -8
I grew up in a college town near the mountains and about the time it started getting press as an outdoor town or best place to live or retire I headed for the hills as it had become too congested and had lost much of its small town charm.I moved about 15-20 miles out where I was surrounded by the mountains and there were miles and miles of dirt roads and trails,and so remote the only traffic was sparce and local.Yet I was 45 minutes from night skiing every night,and only a couple of hours from major cities and beaches both discovered and undiscovered.I have a few ideas of similar type areas I would consider moving to but am going to keep my mouth shut as when they start getting popular it is the kiss of death.
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Post by rwtb123 on Aug 25, 2015 0:11:05 GMT -8
my wife and I have been eyeing Chattanooga, TN. I had college roommates from 'Nooga and Hot 'Lanta and so visited both several times in the 70s and listened to endless debates about which was better.Of course, Atlanta always won then with the underground and Fox Theater etc.,but these day I would much rather live in or near Chattanooga, though with the recent press it is receiving it might in danger of losing its sleepy town status.
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