My Dentist of 30 years sent me a letter.........

[Flintknapper]

I guess it all depends on the person. I've been in a few different parts of Texas. I don't remember any views like this one. I guess we are lucky we have a a lot of variety across the US.

Note: this is just a "normal" Winter view out one side of my deck.

We have plenty of pretty sunsets and views. I wouldn't leave Texas on that account.

Just a few from my front porch.

 

[GeoHorn]

. So why does that matter? One may ask.

It matters because that 10 acre lot that a local ID farmboy or gas station attendant could buy for 20 grand and build a house and raise a family on...
Is now worth 250 grand! The locals are priced out of their own hometown.

But it was a LOCAL who sold to them at that price….heh?

Why don’t you get onto THEIR case..??

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

This is what we deal with over the winter

To have all this spring, summer, and fall!

 

[GeoHorn]

That’s a Good Lookin‘ Dog holdin’ down the trail!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

But it was a LOCAL who sold to them at that price….heh?

Why don’t you get onto THEIR case..??

Not really, a lot of power buyers came in and bought a lot of land for cheap then drove the price up, split large plots, then resold at inflated prices.

I bought my place for low $$,000 and now my place is $,$$$,000.
It's plumb crazy!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

That’s a Good Lookin‘ Dog holdin’ down the trail!

That's TAY TAY, she's a doll!
Husky, Shepard, Timber Wolf
That was taken when she did her Starlink Commercial film shoot!

 

[Biker1mike]

But it was a LOCAL who sold to them at that price….heh?

Why don’t you get onto THEIR case..??

Capitalism is a great thing until you do not think it is fair !

 

[Vince1230]

Spent time in Praire Montana this year and it was beautiful. Went in June so still snow in higher elevations but lived the area.

 

[John T]

That's TAY TAY, she's a doll!
Husky, Shepard, Timber Wolf

You get any ticks or Lyme disease out that way?

 

[mcmxi]

When I moved to Montana in 2013 there weren't a lot of opportunities here for work, and that slowed the influx to mostly those retiring. With COVID and the move to remote work it opened the door to many. You can get a sense of who's moving into the area by the kind of vehicles you see. When I first got here there were few fancy cars and trucks on the roads, but now it looks like Los Angeles out there.

Another thing was that many wealthy people had second or third homes here with no need to rent them out through Airbnb or similar, and they'd only spend a few weeks here each year. That gave this area an underpopulated feel but that has changed. Many have invested in property up here and rent out their second homes because they're not as rich as they try to make out, and more than a few decided to move here permanently so it's definitely way more crowded here than it ever was. There has been a non-stop development initiative going on for the last 3 years and the infrastructure can't keep up.

10 years ago this are became crowded for a few months each summer, but now it's all year round. For those of us that like the small town feel and moved here for that reason, it's getting to be a real pain with so many moving here.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

You get any ticks or Lyme disease out that way?

A few ticks, but No Lyme disease.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

When I moved to Montana in 2013 there weren't a lot of opportunities here for work, and that slowed the influx to mostly those retiring. With COVID and the move to remote work it opened the door to many. You can get a sense of who's moving into the area by the kind of vehicles you see. When I first got here there were few fancy cars and trucks on the roads, but now it looks like Los Angeles out there.

Another thing was that many wealthy people had second or third homes here with no need to rent them out through Airbnb or similar, and they'd only spend a few weeks here each year. That gave this area an underpopulated feel but that has changed. Many have invested in property up here and rent out their second homes because they're not as rich as they try to make out, and more than a few decided to move here permanently so it's definitely way more crowded here than it ever was. There has been a non-stop development initiative going on for the last 3 years and the infrastructure can't keep up.

10 years ago this are became crowded for a few months each summer, but now it's all year round. For those of us that like the small town feel and moved here for that reason, it's getting to be a real pain with so many moving here.

Yea Corvid changed the amount of and character of people around here ALOT!
And not for the better.
In the back of my mind I always hope a hard winter will send them packing, but it doesn't happen.

 

[jyoutz]

When I moved to Montana in 2013 there weren't a lot of opportunities here for work, and that slowed the influx to mostly those retiring. With COVID and the move to remote work it opened the door to many. You can get a sense of who's moving into the area by the kind of vehicles you see. When I first got here there were few fancy cars and trucks on the roads, but now it looks like Los Angeles out there.

Another thing was that many wealthy people had second or third homes here with no need to rent them out through Airbnb or similar, and they'd only spend a few weeks here each year. That gave this area an underpopulated feel but that has changed. Many have invested in property up here and rent out their second homes because they're not as rich as they try to make out, and more than a few decided to move here permanently so it's definitely way more crowded here than it ever was. There has been a non-stop development initiative going on for the last 3 years and the infrastructure can't keep up.

10 years ago this are became crowded for a few months each summer, but now it's all year round. For those of us that like the small town feel and moved here for that reason, it's getting to be a real pain with so many moving here.

I’m guessing that you live near Kalispell or in Bitterroot Valley?

 

[JimmyJazz]

Glacier National Park is a great place to visit when in Montana. I really liked Montana during my summer visit. Sparsely populated of you like that. Lots of mosquitoes. I stayed at a ranch owned by my cousin who lives in Miami. They made a bunch of money ,bought the most beautiful ranch and spent years petitioning the locals to allow them to subdivide and develop the land. They wonder why everyone hates them. Thats in the northwest of Montana.

 

[mcmxi]

I’m guessing that you live near Kalispell or in Bitterroot Valley?

Yes, near Kalispell.

 

[GeoHorn]

Yea Corvid changed the amount of and character of people around here ALOT!
And not for the better.
In the back of my mind I always hope a hard winter will send them packing, but it doesn't happen.

Suggest to the newcomers to visit Glacier and wear some wild-berries as a necklace to enjoy birding hikes away from the crowds. Assure them that the NPS has removed all the bears except the friendly/cuddly ones.

 

[jyoutz]

Yes, near Kalispell.

Nice country. And warmer than the east side.

 

[Flintknapper]

Suggest to the newcomers to visit Glacier and wear some wild-berries as a necklace to enjoy birding hikes away from the crowds. Assure them that the NPS has removed all the bears except the friendly/cuddly ones.

That should do it. Or tell them that Grizzlies LOVE Pop-Tarts especially their 'Cubs', so keep some handy to feed them.

 

[rc51stierhoff]

That should do it. Or tell them that Grizzlies LOVE Pop-Tarts especially their 'Cubs', so keep some handy to feed them.

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I wonder if Bob was roommates with ‘Grizzly Man’ in college?

 

[Fordtech86]

That should do it. Or tell them that Grizzlies LOVE Pop-Tarts especially their 'Cubs', so keep some handy to feed them.

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