Rural/Farm Life
Related: About this forumI'm thinking I am gonna "cash in my chips" and get outta dodge within 2 years
I've never traveled, so maybe the first step is selling the house and just cruising around the US in a sprinter-van or something...but the ideal goal is to find about an acre of land, and build a eco-friendly kit house...go fully solar and have my own well...dont need propane, use firewood if needed.
So that's the ideal.
Im in the CA Sierras and I love it here, most of the year (winter is not my fave thing, but I could find somewhwre with a little less snow than 6000') But the overtourism is ruining my town, I havent been able to even *get* to the Lake the past 2 summers with the overcrowding.
I just wanna find myself a spot, preferably near a river or lake (gotta be able to stick my feet in the water for sanity ) and let the forest take me...I will become the fabled witch of the hillside and offer sage wisdom and herbal spells to the villagers I allow to visit...
Anyway, just waxing poetic and looking at land for sale websites tonight.
Dreaming of a time when I can go deeper away from the things of man.
I've heard Colorado is nice
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)I was there about a month. What a cool place to live at the time. But I bet it sucks now.
FirstLight
(14,256 posts)damn overpopulation
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)FirstLight
(14,256 posts)they usually live on land with a old rusty trailer and fly their flags everywhere (no doubt they have guns too) I wouldnt wanna buy land next to them thats for sure!
There's a whole "community" of them near the river on hwy 49 toward placerville... creepy AF
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)But, I think thats pretty much the case in a lot of very rural areas.
bahboo
(16,953 posts)MLAA
(18,639 posts)Good luck!
flying rabbit
(4,774 posts)brush
(57,788 posts)FirstLight
(14,256 posts)it's either wildfires, or ice storms, or hurricaines, etc...
I feel like I wanna stick to the west coast but that's all supposed to crumble into the ocean with the next earthquake... yikes....
elleng
(136,461 posts)I'm between a river and a creek.
FirstLight
(14,256 posts)I love my little slice of Tahoe, but the neighborhood has changed with sales and remodels and vacation rentals...
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