High Desert Cowboy- How far is it up north?

[High Desert Cowboy]

You’re right @greybeard i did make my choice to be here. Now. As a kid I didn’t get much say but now I could never leave the mountains and I’ve adjusted to the point that the cold isn’t as bad as it was. One winter the only time we saw double digits was at night when it was -16. When it got to 20 we were in shirtsleeves commenting on the heat. Once that thin Los Angeles blood of mine congealed after a few winters I was great.
I’ve been fortunate to have lived all over, and can safely say that I couldn’t live without mountains, fly fishing in streams in summer, riding all over scouting deer and elk in fall, moving cattle on and off the range in spring and fall. It’s a good life

 

[Mike CHS]

Not to mention your killer views.

 

[Rammy]

View attachment 55543 You’re right @greybeard i did make my choice to be here. Now. As a kid I didn’t get much say but now I could never leave the mountains and I’ve adjusted to the point that the cold isn’t as bad as it was. One winter the only time we saw double digits was at night when it was -16. When it got to 20 we were in shirtsleeves commenting on the heat. Once that thin Los Angeles blood of mine congealed after a few winters I was great.
I’ve been fortunate to have lived all over, and can safely say that I couldn’t live without mountains, fly fishing in streams in summer, riding all over scouting deer and elk in fall, moving cattle on and off the range in spring and fall. It’s a good life

 

[RollingAcres]

I’ve been fortunate to have lived all over, and can safely say that I couldn’t live without mountains, fly fishing in streams in summer, riding all over scouting deer and elk in fall, moving cattle on and off the range in spring and fall. It’s a good life

Sounds great to me!
Love that view!

 

[Ridgetop]

Live where your heart is and you can't go wrong. The thought of living in a "normal" neighborhood or worse - an apartment - makes my blood run cold. Of course, not as cold as your temps right now, but downright chilly nevertheless.

Anyway, that is what heating is for, (like AC for Texans and Californians) and when you are outside you are working so you are moving around and don't feel it that much. Except for constant rain when you never dry out, like Seattle when I lived there. Rain is nice for a while, cold is bearable with more clothes and heaters, sunny weather is pleasant, but the peace and privilege of living away from people is unbeatable. You are lucky to have your job close too, and not have to commute like a lot of people who want to live with space around them.

Probably why, at the age when most people sell their homes and move to a nice little condo, we are looking at moving to a larger ranch. Or we may have finally been driven crazy by the California liberals!
No, we are sensible ranch people like all the rest of the BYHers! A good producing well with sweet water is my next dream.

 

[High Desert Cowboy]

I figured in California right now a well producing any water was a dream come true! My grandpa still lives in Reseda and his biggest gripe is lack of water anymore. He says a lot of wells that have run for a century have had to be drilled deeper or dried up. Between that and California’s recent declaration of war on good old fashioned American breakfast of bacon and eggs I figured he’d have headed my way by now but he’s been in that house for near 60 years and refuses to leave.

 

[Baymule]

People can get real attached to their home. It holds all sorts of memories for him. It's home. Anything else, anywhere else, would just be a house.

 

[CntryBoy777]

What it was with my Dad was familiarity, routine, and comfortability.....anything new or different was always met with a negative response. We all seem to get comfortable in our own "little world" and get upset when something changes. The older we get the less desire there is to learn something new.....

 

[Rammy]

Its against the law to eat bacon and eggs in CA? say it aint so........

 

[greybeard]

The older we get the less desire there is to learn something new.....

Not always. Some are equally or even more driven to learn when they get older than when younger.