Where is everyone from?

[SRT4kid93]

I want to apologize to everyone I probably took that too far. I  just genuinely care about this forum and so it comes from a space of wanting to see the forum be the best it could be 

but there was a better way to say what I said 

[dfwxjer]

I'm in the D/FW area as my user ID implies. 

[Thomas_Thumb]

I never would have made that implied connection.

[Realist]

Michigan.

The state where you get to experience every season any time of the year, including the added boon of Canadian wildfires at random.  I thought my woodburner and bonfire pit put off a nice campfire smell,  Canada doesn't mess around for multiple years now.

[TrapLine]

Interesting. I reside in the Land of 10,000 Lakes where your claim on the seasons is justified (same here). We resemble a glacial plain many years with ice packs and deep snow over 100+ inches. Love the coniferous trees and the basic lack of people. Life in the out back is different and the real night lights are the Aurora Borealis. We do have culture and recreational activities despite our more remote life styles.

Not bothered by the 80+ mile an hour traffic as it is remote and we only go 70+. Slower during winter months (maybe). Fishing is great  along with boating, kayaking, canoeing, ATVs and snowmobiles as a fact of life. Even some sled dog racing with a touch of skiing for those so inclined.

Also, claim the largest fresh water lake in the world. You too share the same. Closest major cities are over 220 miles away. The only true interlopers are the people from the 612 telephone exchange and they act like out of towners.

[dfwxjer]

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@Thomas_Thumb wrote:

I never would have made that implied connection.

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My apologies. My user ID is derived from my general location of D/FW. 

[NoHardLimits]

I'm spending my retirement in Florida, but I previously lived in a few Northeastern states.

[Thomas_Thumb]

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@TrapLine wrote:

Interesting. I reside in the Land of 10,000 Lakes where your claim on the seasons is justified (same here). Love the coniferous trees and the basic lack of people. 

Fishing is great  along with boating, kayaking, canoeing, ATVs and snowmobiles as a fact of life. 

Closest major cities are over 220 miles away. The only true interlopers are the people from the 612 telephone exchange and they act like out of towners.

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@TrapLine 

We have a lake home "up North" in Crow Wing County. Not so far North as you but plenty of wildlife and wilderness areas. Momma bear and 3 cubs strolled past our neighbor's front entrance last year - captured on motion detector video.  Memorable experiences canoeing the boundary waters.

[TrapLine]

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@Thomas_Thumb wrote:

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@TrapLine wrote:

Interesting. I reside in the Land of 10,000 Lakes where your claim on the seasons is justified (same here). Love the coniferous trees and the basic lack of people. 

Fishing is great  along with boating, kayaking, canoeing, ATVs and snowmobiles as a fact of life. 

Closest major cities are over 220 miles away. The only true interlopers are the people from the 612 telephone exchange and they act like out of towners.

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@TrapLine 

We have a lake home "up North" in Crow Wing County. Not so far North as you but plenty of wildlife and wilderness areas. Momma bear and 3 cubs strolled past our neighbor's front entrance last year - captured on motion detector video.  Memorable experiences canoeing the boundary waters.

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Wildlife such as bears keeps one on their toes. The cubs look so playful and then there is mamma ...

Used to hang out near Cross Lake and Manhattan Beach by the dam on Whitefish Lake (a lake place). Loved the area. Also, had a place on Potato Lake north of Park Rapids but, preferred the Brainerd Lakes area.

We do see moose (ornery), deer, bobcat, fox, and birds of varieties I do not see many other places. Loons come when I make a call to them and it is fun to watch them raise their babies (noting their real inability to walk on land - leg placement).

[Zoostation1]

NC here and I see bears regularly.  In early April we had a nice incident where nearly every trash can and most recycling bins up and down my street were knocked over before the trucks ever came that morning.  We're getting a LOT more bear activity than we used to.  The black bear population in NC has more than quadrupled over 20yrs.