Bill Bates
Member
The wife and I are getting close to retirement and we have been doing some exploring trying to decide where we want to live in our retired years.
Like Feralmerril we're pretty happy here in Utah. We like four seasons and winters in the valleys are pretty mild. Sure we get some snow but within a day roads are clear and dry. Summers can see 100 degree temps but upper 80s and low 90s are more the norm. Humidity is rarely an issue. I love the mountains and deserts. Bird hunting to me is what my life revolves around. Where ever we land had better have ruffed grouse to hunt along with other birds. Fishing and hunting big game are important but not what bird hunting is to me.
Where I live in Utah I can hunt grouse or turkeys and still make into work by 10AM. I have a good hospital, super Wal-Mart, movie theaters, and a number of restaurants within a few blocks. I watch deer and elk out my back window during the winter. The only thing that really sucks in my part of Utah is the air quality for a handful of weeks during the winter. At times we have the worst air in the US. The local dominate culture may take getting use to but also has some advantages. I have no problem finding a drink these day but getting a fine cigar takes a drive for me or the UPS guy. The Mormons are the original preppers and have good backup infrastructure in case of disasters. They are conservative by nature so the state is run pretty well.
Places we toy with moving are further south down in Feralmerril's Cedar City area. Places we have traveled and could feel at home are the northern part of Idaho and the dry sides of Oregon and Washington. All are about as cold in the winter and a bit cooler in the summer. All have mountains I have to be near.
Honestly, the politics of Washington and Oregon worry me some when it comes to firearms. I could see the city folks in both states taking those states the way of Colorado. I don't worry about Idaho when it comes to keeping my guns.
So, we'll either stay here in Utah and travel in the depths of winter inversion or we may move north to Idaho because the bird hunting is better than here in Utah. If we do Idaho it will be up north or the south east corner.
A ruffed grouse delivered to hand only a 15 minute drive from home. Moving anywhere I need to be able to do this.
Like Feralmerril we're pretty happy here in Utah. We like four seasons and winters in the valleys are pretty mild. Sure we get some snow but within a day roads are clear and dry. Summers can see 100 degree temps but upper 80s and low 90s are more the norm. Humidity is rarely an issue. I love the mountains and deserts. Bird hunting to me is what my life revolves around. Where ever we land had better have ruffed grouse to hunt along with other birds. Fishing and hunting big game are important but not what bird hunting is to me.
Where I live in Utah I can hunt grouse or turkeys and still make into work by 10AM. I have a good hospital, super Wal-Mart, movie theaters, and a number of restaurants within a few blocks. I watch deer and elk out my back window during the winter. The only thing that really sucks in my part of Utah is the air quality for a handful of weeks during the winter. At times we have the worst air in the US. The local dominate culture may take getting use to but also has some advantages. I have no problem finding a drink these day but getting a fine cigar takes a drive for me or the UPS guy. The Mormons are the original preppers and have good backup infrastructure in case of disasters. They are conservative by nature so the state is run pretty well.
Places we toy with moving are further south down in Feralmerril's Cedar City area. Places we have traveled and could feel at home are the northern part of Idaho and the dry sides of Oregon and Washington. All are about as cold in the winter and a bit cooler in the summer. All have mountains I have to be near.
Honestly, the politics of Washington and Oregon worry me some when it comes to firearms. I could see the city folks in both states taking those states the way of Colorado. I don't worry about Idaho when it comes to keeping my guns.
So, we'll either stay here in Utah and travel in the depths of winter inversion or we may move north to Idaho because the bird hunting is better than here in Utah. If we do Idaho it will be up north or the south east corner.
A ruffed grouse delivered to hand only a 15 minute drive from home. Moving anywhere I need to be able to do this.
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