I would suggest Texas, but they don’t have mountains to speak of. They do around the Big Bend area, but that’s a remote area and they’re not ‘pretty’. Have you considered West Virginia?
Yes, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Idaho are very similar. I would suggest New Mexico, since the climate is more temperate in general and they have mountains, except their governor seems to be quite fond of lockdown.
I think the best thing you can do is decide what things are important to you, and which things would be nice but can be compromised on. For me, political climate is #1. That includes gun laws, income tax, fiscal soundness of state. Then comes healthcare and other services needed as I get older, which is why I’m not looking at remote locations. My compromise is the weather; since I’ll be retired, I wouldn’t have to get out in it and would be well stocked beforehand.
Yeah that’s how we ended up in Tennessee. We figure middle of the country, we would either have good winters and summers or the worst of both of them. Turned out to be they are good.
Definitely thought about those northern states. And even though lots of people move there for a prepping situation, I couldn’t see having to deal with those winters and snow. And a very short growing season. They just didn’t make sense even though the population is probably best there for prepping
Yeah that’s how we ended up in Tennessee. We figure middle of the country, we would either have good winters and summers or the worst of both of them. Turned out to be they are good.
Definitely thought about those northern states. And even though lots of people move there for a prepping situation, I couldn’t see having to deal with those winters and snow. And a very short growing season. They just didn’t make sense even though the population is probably best there for prepping
The post after yours I suggested Alpine or Davis Texas. I used to live there, I think the mountains are pretty. Davis even has pine trees.
Sierra Blanca is in mountains, head north of there you can get to New Mexico. I like Riudosa.
I made it home about an hour ago. Route without highways, once I got out of Fort Worth the cows outnumbered cars by at least 400 to 1. Blasted my rock music, stepped on the gas, felt like I was 20 years younger, and my neck and arms aren’t too bad. Had to settle my cat down. May try to catch up later after I’ve rested a bit.
Oh and on the trip up and back, Trump flags were EVERYWHERE. My granddaughter had one in her room. 🙂