Reply #17: Baltimorean in exile

[blindpig]

in Upstate SC. I grew up in the white marble steps of East Baltimore where I had to walk a mile to see a tree bigger around than my leg. Now I live on 10 wooded acres with a nice river a hours walk away. While I miss the good food & music and my old friends I would never trade my current lifestyle for my old one. Yes, the people around here mostly suck but outside of work I have as little to do with them as possible. Warmer weather, more open space and lots of critters do it for me.
If I were to move to another part of this country it would be the Apalachicola region of Florida. Low population density and the highest biodiversity in the US are a winning combination! It's a hardcore Red Zone but I could survive that if I lasted 22 years here.