But I tagged what @Faust29 stated as a significant cost difference.
This summer it is starting to get to me. Heat is not the biggest issue. My route being to big is.
Just F'n with ya. I am a terrible arguer. Always have been. Ever have a shitty little brother. I am him.But I tagged what @Faust29 stated as a significant cost difference.
You gotta remember, I ain’t no city boy. So what I may be seeking may absolutely not be on others radar. 2 to 3 acres on a obscure river front. Poll barn to park my Travel trailer under when I’m there. One story garage with electricity’s/solar with a few toys in it. I’m good!
You sure bitch and moan plenty about living here for an adult. You can drive away anytime, except for that CalPERS thing you seem to take for granted.No sweat, bro. The door won't come anywhere near me. You're welcome to stay and indulge all you want. I believe in adulthood, after all.
If you ever see my name on a bid for CEQA in Long Beach, tell your traffic engineer i’m working on getting my house in order. If people go to work to make a living and don’t work, you know, should they keep living? Our Country is soft, and that is why refugees come here for asylum. Assignments abroad for everyone!
Sounds more like Boise to me! Add in great medical facilities, Boise State, an international airport, Bogus Basin about 30 min. away, McCall 2 hrs away to get out of the summer heat and low cost of living
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I’m thinking more and more like you! We may be neighbors, although I do want to live a little outside of town.Sounds more like Boise to me! Add in great medical facilities, Boise State, an international airport, Bogus Basin about 30 min. away, McCall 2 hrs away to get out of the summer heat and low cost of living
Sounds more like Boise to me! Add in great medical facilities, Boise State, an international airport, Bogus Basin about 30 min. away, McCall 2 hrs away to get out of the summer heat and low cost of living
Durango > Boise
You're a tough crowd @mtbMike
! Very few cities have a healthy forest within the actual city but the Boise River Green Belt comes real close! There's a paved bike path along almost the entire length of the river through Boise all the way to the west end of Eagle and you can raft or kayak on the river right through downtown and Boise State. The place got it's name from some French explorer who loved all the trees along the river after traveling for weeks through the prairie to the southeast. The word boise means trees in French or close to it since I don't par lay voo! True, the foothills don't have many trees, are brown in the dry summer months (sound familiar?) and the very curvy drive to Bogus does wind through some brown before you get to very green, verdant forest about half way up. From the High Valley RV park in Eagle, it did take me only 30 min. to drive to the Simplot Lodge at Bogus last summer so I guess the time depends on where you start from as do the views. I wouldn't call that drive blah either because there are great views of the valley and the higher peaks at every turn and some amazing houses up there. One can also ride a mountain bike up Boise Ridge Rd. to Bogus and take any of several trails all the way back to town through the Ridge to Rivers Trail system. One can certainly see the peaks and ridges surrounding Bogus if not the resort itself from many places in the valley.
! But it's a basic grid street pattern with room to grow so I think the infrastructure will catch up. Our plan is to enjoy the area in the midweek and off peak times. McCall is simply outstanding as well as Cascade and the other places along the way from Boise. The Payette River, several lakes, campgrounds and tons of mtb trails and dedicated mtb facilities such as Jug Mountain, Bear Basin, Tamarack and Brundage Mtn. are just a few of the great recreational opportunities in that area. The bike parks are not comparable to Snow Summit yet but they're getting better each season. There is no perfect place but for my money and desires for retirement, Boise checks the most boxes with the least downsides. But the rest of you would hate it there as well as everyone else on the planet not already there
so enjoy your $500k tiny house in Durango
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Unless you stumble upon Boise
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Unless you stumble upon Boise
Now once you get to Bogus, the views gets better since you're in an actual forest. Of course you're right about Californians moving there in droves which they're not crazy fond of as like everywhere else, they're pushing up housing prices and pricing out the locals....similar to Durango and Prescott. As far as politics, you better hurry because Boise itself will be going blue in a few election cycles. While Trump won Ada County, he didn't get 50% of the vote. Prescott ain't getting any cheaper either. The house cost/estimates we're going to build has went up $80K in the last two years. Luckily, our house here in SoCal is keeping pace.
A good suggestion. Your idea of hot and mine differ a bit, but I get it (over 80 is hot to me). St. George is pretty tempting. I like Cedar City better, but it's way more expensive.
A good suggestion. Your idea of hot and mine differ a bit, but I get it (over 80 is hot to me). St. George is pretty tempting. I like Cedar City better, but it's way more expensive.
Then there is the issue of living in a Theocracy. You really don't notice at first, but soon enough, you will know that if you are not a "member," you get less than preferential treatment. I think @Cougar can blend in for a while!
Roger that. Fluffy snow and bitter cold is fun for a week but maybe not for 6 months.
Interesting results. I thought there would be more peeps leaning towards OR and WA. I know quite a few who are heading to Idaho as well, I feel bad for the natives
For a while there was a stampede for TX which I could not do..no sir-ee! I’ll take some acreage in the quiet mountains with sweet trails, close to the ocean or a clean lake and I’ll be happy.
