If you could move to your favorite place in the U.S. where would you go?

[THREEDFLYER]

I have been to every state and a few countries, but never found anywhere
I would rather be than right here where I am. But don't tell anyone. It's
getting kind of crowded.

I was a Navy brat.....born at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in 1964 and have lived in many states and been to every one that I have not lived in.....

There is NO perfect place, but as some of you have mentioned, you try to find a place that fits your needs with the least amount of negatives.

Family is important and for some leaving family would never happen hence you are staying put, whether you like/love the place or not.

So far we have no grandchildren so for now that is not a factor.

The place we are going is fairly remote with only two stop lights, one grocery store......and most places are closed on Sunday's.
We will not be purchasing a property, but will occupy a building on a cattle ranch owned by a good friend of mine.

At this point it is a "temporary" move just to slow down a bit and see if it works for us or we want to move to some other place. We will do some exploration of the area and of the states around us and go from there.

I am not retiring, just taking a semi-hiatus to hopefully work part-time for a couple years and take long weekends to check things out and enjoy the surrounding country. Then decide what to do when we grow up!

 

[PALADIN85020]

It's the one place I'd choose if I had to live the rest of my days there. This is a modest little home in the north central part of Phoenix, in a neighborhood that's still very nice today. It was built in 1947. I know this because my parents and I were its first occupants.

I grew from a boy to a man in this house. I first met my future wife when I was in the 3rd grade. She lived about 3 blocks away. My parents were still relatively young then, and my two grandmothers were still alive. I remember the beautiful Christmases we celebrated there. I got my first gun, a .22 rifle, while living there (I still have it). I made friends there who are still around today. My wife and I were in high school and we dated when I lived there. So many fond memories that I cherish today.

They say that home is where the heart is. My heart is here.

John

 

[PeterJ]

Like Jeff and Dave we are very content here in western Pa. We have both been here for 70 plus years and have no desire to leave. Spent 7 winters traveling around this great country and saw a lot of wonderful places and sights that were just paradise,,, for a while. But the old homestead is really where we want to be,,, great neighbors, 4 seasons of weather, easy access to shopping and of course health care we trust and are familiar with. It's also nice to recognize people when you are out somewhere and usually they are lifelong residents also and you always have something in common and things to talk about. Life is good in Butler County Pennsylvania.

 

[GaryS]

Texas. Probably the Hill Country.

 

[Rodan]

It's the one place I'd choose if I had to live the rest of my days there.

There's a lot to love about Arizona, and we may end up staying, if we can find the right spot that's still a little rural.

And build a cloaking device to hide it from the Californians!

 

[Puller]

I would move to northern Arkansas just south of the Missouri border. I love that country.

 

[DWalt]

Mine’s boring. There’s a little town that nobody’s ever heard of near the eastern tip of the Chihuahuan desert in Texas named Christoval.

There’s nothing there of any note except a winery, which is on my family’s old ranch. My family was all around there until the 1960’s when the ranch went away. But it was kept like a park, and the surrounding area is gorgeous.

Anyway, it’s a little piece of the world that still hasn’t been found and made over by developers.

I lived a few miles down the highway in Eldorado for several years when I first came to Texas in the mid-1970s. A little too desolate for me, and it would be stretch to call the area gorgeous. But it's not too far from San Angelo, which would be a nice place to live.

My original home town was in Southern Ohio, on the Ohio River. Not overcrowded, fairly mild summers and winters as compared to the more northern parts of Ohio, and beautiful scenery everywhere.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I am staying right here. Farm and house been paid off long ago. With my gun range/skeet field/JD tractor and fields and being blessed by God........Why would I leave?
If I want to visit the mountains. Go out and turn left. 100 mi. If I want to visit the ocean. Go out and turn right. 100 mi.

 

[Just another 22 shooter]

Absarokee, Montana

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

Seems to be a lot of contented people living in Pennsylvania. I'm another one, for all the reasons listed by the others. Plus the 100s of thousands of state game and forest lands to roam and the miles upon miles of excellent trout streams to cast a fly upon. And then there are the beautiful rivers, endless mountains, fascinating history and cultural diversity. Its a nice little corner of the earth to be.

John

 

[SS336]

It's tough to fly fish in a dry creek/river bed......even with a DRY FLY!!!

I like to fly fish, I like to shoot.
Come on where is this place you are moving to. The suspense is killing me.

 

[jimmyj]

Northern Georgia or Tennessee

 

[robrossk]

My sentiments more or less the same. Somewhere warm near the beach. We will likely always stay close to our family.

If it meant leaving my extended family and circle of friends then I would stay put. I actually like living where I do.

Ruthie, on the other hand, would chuck it all for a sandy beach in Florida.

 

[Lee Barner]

north central Kansas: deer, quail, peasants and pasture poodles. and do not forget the great tavern food and friendly folks. Lee

 

[wood714]

Right where I'm at...except during Bike Week.

It starts today, but this was yesterday on the way home from my mom's place.

My bike stays in the garage pretty much for the next 10 days.

Click for full size.

 

[StakeOut]

I moved here to a then quiet peaceful suburb of Austin TX on the greenbelt about 9 years ago after residing in Seoul for 20 years.
They just rezoned the greenbelt to parkland and another section will get an apartment complex built on it.
The deer herd of about 10 has disappeared from the greenbelt.
Every piece of available land seems to have something being built on it to accommodate the large influx to staff the new Tesla plants,Amazon Distribution Centers,2 Apple Campuses,2 Samsung Chip Fabs and Dell.
What is very noticeable is all the cars with BETO stickers.That's the same BETO that said he would confiscate your guns.
I hate to move but where have the Californians not invaded....yet!

 

[Kevin J.]

Looks like the Iron Horse saloon? It has always has been a traffic jam during bike week. Full disclosure, my riding friends and I contributed to that many times, but its been a while.

 

[mckenney99]

Living in west central Ohio, we at least get to experience all 4 seasons. Unfortunately, sometimes you can experience all 4 seasons in a 24 hour period. I absolutely HATE snow, due to having worked in and around OH snow drivers my entire adult life. While the area isn't perfect, OH is still pretty firearms friendly but we are losing more shooting ranges every year due to urban sprawl and idiots that build new homes next to an active range and then complain about the sound. While not the perfect location, I currently have a few close friends close by and very nice neighbors, so I am staying put and also hope is that my next move will be into a body bag.

 

[Justin T]

I lived a few miles down the highway in Eldorado for several years when I first came to Texas in the mid-1970s. A little too desolate for me, and it would be stretch to call the area gorgeous. But it's not too far from San Angelo, which would be a nice place to live.

My original home town was in Southern Ohio, on the Ohio River. Not overcrowded, fairly mild summers and winters as compared to the more northern parts of Ohio, and beautiful scenery everywhere.

I know Eldorado quite well. Deer hunted there frequently in high school. Never been to Ohio, although I’d visit!

My family lived in Sonora, Menard, San Angelo, Christoval, Ballinger, and Coleman. Christoval saddles the Concho River, and there is a large ranch nearby called Head of the River Ranch. My people were managers of that ranch for many years-they raised world class polo ponies and sold horses to the government, in addition to having their own place.



There are places near there that are like little oasis places in the middle of that desolation. Like others have expressed here, it’s a desire to get back to family. See below for some quick google images. The house is the ranch managers house my family lived in.

 

[tops]

I worked for a subsidiary of a large company so I could have moved to other parts of the country and kept my benefits and seniority but I never thought a move would improve anything. We have a few acres in a rural area. I can practice shoot a big rifle out to 300 yds. and I kill several deer each year on our property. We have a tractor and tools, 4 wheeler, golf cart, chains saws and other things which are the kinds of toys that one needs to play with in a rural area. We rent out the farmable land so I don't have to do any real work. The weather is not too extremely hot or cold and all in all the guns laws are pretty good. We know that we have been very well blessed and are not wanting to move anywhere.
The bad part is that I can see changes coming and it won't be the same for the younger people. Larry