Why do you live where you do?

[George]

Why do you live where you do?

This is a question posted at another forum.

My main reason is while in the Corps I saw a lot of the world and country and I have not found anyplace I like better.

Followed very closely by the fact my children are within 5 miles and I love seeing my grand children several times a week!

Winters are not to bad and summers are not to hot - - - 30 to 40 inches of rain on a normal year, feed a cow calf pair on about 1 acre for 8 months, another acre for hay so I can keep a pair on 2 acres a year.

I guess I'm just spoiled here!

[Whitewing]

No other country would take me.

[myersfarm]

Were esle could I drive the niebors crazy

[WyomingRancher]

Jim says because we haven't made enough money to leave in 133 years of ranching up on this rockpile... maybe next year

[Jinglebob]

Dust bothers me less here than any other place I have found, to quote an old cowboy.

I was raised here and have traveled a lot around the west and east and this is still my favorite place. If I had to leave here I am thinking the Sandhills as they have such an easy life, ranching down there. Just ride around and take pictures and everybody has good equipment.

OH, and they don't even wear out a pair of over shoes per winter, nor caps!

[HAY MAKER]

[Big Muddy rancher]

My Grandfather looked around western Canada for a place to ranch 75 years ago. Manitoba had to much water, Alberta was too expensive and Saskatchewan was just right. Sort of a Goldilocks thing I guess. I was raised here and it was what I wanted to do. For the area we generally have a fairly long grazing season, natural shelter and flowing springs.

Of all the places I have seen i am not envious of anywhere.

[MsSage]

Moved to Texas to start over, Moved to Dalhart to be closer to shoers route LOL Moved to Texline to be closer to work. Last move will be to mine and shoers retirement home. I miss the Carolinas but there are too many people. SO looking for a place away from lots of people, close to the Mountains, trees, water, and room for horses and chickens.

[burnt]

"I'm an Eastern boy with Western dreams
but somehow in spite of all my schemes
I flog this Ontario farm . . ."

But I think I should move to the Big Muddy Valley . . .

[John SD]

Grandpa came out here to homestead this place in the early 1900's. I will be the 3rd and last generation of my family to be ranching here in "God's country". I have travelled a little bit and visited family in IA and OH. Seen a lot of pretty country between here and there, but it's always good to get home. The air is easier to breathe here.

[Oldtimer]

Yep- about the same here.. Granddad moved here almost 100 years ago and homesteaded... I was raised here and still have a lot of family here...

This part of the country has about the friendliest people I've found anywhere- the reason this area is called the Hi-line...

[caljane]

I fell in love with the country on my first visit. Never planned on staying but on my second visit the transmission of my Pickup went out, I was offered a job while waiting for the repairs - and here I still am, twelve years later. Go figure - beautiful country, no regrets.