[redgolum]

I love the plains. Wide open sky, from horizon to horizon. The ocean on a barrier island scares the heck out of me. I will stand outside and look for the tornado, but not the hurricane on the beach

[little jeremiah]

I do miss seeing a lot of open sky, being surrounded by 100-150 ft fir trees.

[caww]

.....”I love the plains. Wide open sky, from horizon to horizon”....

Yep! One of my favorite places is out in the mid-west....went to a large picnic at one of the crop farmers there...wonderful and hard working people!....and no one cooks like they do!

[RegulatorCountry]

I love the plains. Wide open sky, from horizon to horizon. The ocean on a barrier island scares the heck out of me. I will stand outside and look for the tornado, but not the hurricane on the beach

Sort of funny, I feel very exposed out in the Great Plains, those cold fronts come down, the wind just howls all winter long, and the crazy thunderstorms and frequent tornadoes. But, my favorite place on earth is the Outer Banks, barrier islands, way on out there, most out of sight from the mainland. It's not too awfully different, the wind is always there but it's a sea breeze, it's warm nine months out of the year. There are good sized dunes, largest on the east coast, and live oaks set back from the beach where storm overwash tends to keep them killed back.

The sky, though, it's huge. The sunrise over the Atlantic, the sunset over the sounds, the colors, the stars at night, you can still see the Milky Way. Nothing like stargazing by a beach bonfire. You're cheating yourself. The ocean can get pretty wild, yes, particularly on Hatteras where it's just normally that way every day. Beautiful though, so primal.