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longarm , howdy , I've been here 3 years 8 months. Pertaining to Arkansas - i moved here contemplating buying 15-20-30 acres of land. Covid ruined that - land prices sky-rocketed and it still sold. Not very good hunting here, small amount of public land and people come from everywhere to hunt it. I lived in Meridian, connected to Boise, 07-09 - wow has it grown- subdivisions galore. Started ADA Exteriors construction got it up and going then >Obama did what Democrats do. Lewiston area -- is a dry heat right? Geez has it been that long? I remember talking to you about AR some time ago, thought it was more recently. I have a good buddy who lives in Mountain Home and likes it, but to be honest he doesn't do all that much as far as hunting/fishing. I thought it was supposed to be the "Outdoorsman's Paradise" or something??
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Has nothing to do with the question, but.....When I lived in south east BC we used to go to Idaho cause of the girls and the bars, then more bars and girls, drinking age was 18, next door in Washington it was 21, this was the biggest problem I had when I was 20.
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Rocky, Whitebird Swtchback reminds me of the road in California- purposely made switchbacks. Oldagpilot, I've been through Mountain View it is a nice little town. I'm planning on trapping & hunting wolves/mountain lions/bears . Sylamore WMA is big but there's a road cut through every 1/4 - 1/2 mile, you just can't get away from people here. And it's growing fast. mart , wishing the wife and you the best. My Mom had dementia then alzheimers- sad bad stuff. longarm , Yep it's flown by, June 2nd @ 5:30pm will be 4 years. If time doesn't slow down I'm going to die of old age
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Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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Has nothing to do with the question, but.....When I lived in south east BC we used to go to Idaho cause of the girls and the bars, then more bars and girls, drinking age was 18, next door in Washington it was 21, this was the biggest problem I had when I was 20. the good ole days
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Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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No, Kentucky is nice though. No it's not! There's nothing here except fat butted women and moonshine infused banjo pickers who sit on the front porch and play a never ending rendition of Foggy Mountain Breakdown until they collapse on top of the washing machine,...where they lay until they recover,...only to take up the moonshine and the banjo and start all over again. It never ends! For Pete's sake,....don't nobody move here. It's hell on Earth!
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Has nothing to do with the question, but.....When I lived in south east BC we used to go to Idaho cause of the girls and the bars, then more bars and girls, drinking age was 18, next door in Washington it was 21, this was the biggest problem I had when I was 20. the good ole days Minimum drinking age in Idaho was 19, not 18.
You can no more tell someone how to do something you've never done, than you can come back from somewhere you've never been...
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No, Kentucky is nice though. No it's not! There's nothing here except fat butted women and moonshine infused banjo pickers who sit on the front porch and play a never ending rendition of Foggy Mountain Breakdown until they collapse on top of the washing machine,...where they lay until they recover,...only to take up the moonshine and the banjo and start all over again. It never ends! For Pete's sake,....don't nobody move here. It's hell on Earth! Is it still like that around Breeer ?
PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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Has nothing to do with the question, but.....When I lived in south east BC we used to go to Idaho cause of the girls and the bars, then more bars and girls, drinking age was 18, next door in Washington it was 21, this was the biggest problem I had when I was 20. the good ole days Minimum drinking age in Idaho was 19, not 18. My mistake, life is full of them lol.
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No, Kentucky is nice though. No it's not! There's nothing here except fat butted women and moonshine infused banjo pickers who sit on the front porch and play a never ending rendition of Foggy Mountain Breakdown until they collapse on top of the washing machine,...where they lay until they recover,...only to take up the moonshine and the banjo and start all over again. It never ends! For Pete's sake,....don't nobody move here. It's hell on Earth! Is it still like that around Breeer ? Breeer is the most sophisticated area of the state. The moonshine infused Banjer pickers in Breeer put their shoes on, on Sunday.
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No, Kentucky is nice though. No it's not! There's nothing here except fat butted women and moonshine infused banjo pickers who sit on the front porch and play a never ending rendition of Foggy Mountain Breakdown until they collapse on top of the washing machine,...where they lay until they recover,...only to take up the moonshine and the banjo and start all over again. It never ends! For Pete's sake,....don't nobody move here. It's hell on Earth! Is it still like that around Breeer ? Breeer is the most sophisticated area of the state. The moonshine infused Banjer pickers in Breeer put their shoes on, on Sunday. Not over around BigHill
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Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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Imagine riding a Big Wheel down Big Hill with Foggy Mountain Breakdown playing in the background,...while infused with a copious quantity of Jim Beam.
That's life in Kentucky for a 20 year old man.
It don't get no better, actually.
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You ain't lived until you've ridden a Big Wheel down Big Hill while under the influence of various substances. Ask me how I know. It ain't no sense in trying to keep your feet on the pedals. They cain't keep up. You just prop them up between your hands on the handlebars and hope fer the best. The hardest part is appropriating a Big Wheel from the front yard of a local. (We took it back afterwards) sounds fun especially with the various substances. I rode my cousin Kristi's big wheel down BlueShin hill, ohio- they lived right in the middle of the hill. The right side lower pocket on my army surplus coat got under the wheel and burned a big hole in it.
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Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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You ain't lived until you've ridden a Big Wheel down Big Hill while under the influence of various substances. Ask me how I know. It ain't no sense in trying to keep your feet on the pedals. They cain't keep up. You just prop them up between your hands on the handlebars and hope fer the best. The hardest part is appropriating a Big Wheel from the front yard of a local. (We took it back afterwards) sounds fun especially with the various substances. I rode my cousin Kristi's big wheel down BlueShin hill, ohio- they lived right in the middle of the hill. The right side lower pocket on my army surplus coat got under the wheel and burned a big hole in it. I hung out with some Jackson County people for a good while. They're nuts. They showed me that I was nuts too. I'm pretty much over it this days, however.
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I wouldn't.
If ever I were to move to Idaho, I'd look strongly at Payette. (pop about 7500 ) Or better yet, Yellow Pine (pop a few dozen I think.if you don't mind it a bit colder and snowier. Handy to Frank Church Wilderness, etc.
If in Yellow Pine, all you need is a saddle horse and a pack mule and you are good to go! Payette is maybe 150 miles away, thru some great country. Buy a horse trailer....
Lots of other good places- Sand Point, St Maries, McCall, Wallace, or more remote Calder, Red Ives,
I don't much care for gobs of people, myself.
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Yellow Pine…. If I were to go remote, I’d go Elk City way before Yellow Pine.
Cottonwood would be a decent compromise. Grangeville is, too, but lost a bit of it’s mojo since the mill closed. Not easy to make a living in any of that country. If it was, their biggest export wouldn’t be their kids…..
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Lewiston is not "hot"........13 days over 100 degrees last summer https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/lewiston/yearly-days-of-100-degreesNot sure where you are, but to compare to Lewiston, Little Rock had 15 days of 100 F or better https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/little-rock/yearly-days-of-100-degreesI can guarantee you the 100F in Lewiston is lot more pleasurable than 100F in Arkansas. If you plan on renting until you find something to purchase further out, Lewiston might be tolerable enough. I lived about 50 miles from there for 7 work seasons or so. Decent healthcare at the time (I left in 2017) , I had a minor surgery while up there, good dermatologist, decent urologist. No fee for parking at the airport when I was there. Could have driven the 2+ hrs and flown out of Spokane but then would have had to pay for parking. Lewiston connects with Boise and Portland/Seattle depending on where you're headed. And TSA was basically a 5 minute wait. When and if the dams come down, should the rivers return to the pre dam conditions, you likely could wade across the Snake in more than a few places. Pretty sure at the right time of year you can wade the Clearwater most of the year once you're above the high water line outside of Lewiston. Couple of folks here check in now and again that live in/nearby Lewiston. Maybe they'll post some info for you. Not sure what you like in restaurant food, but in my experience Lewiston was pretty basic. Down near the Les Schwab there is/was a decent Mexican place. Used to be a decent burger place near Lolo Sporting Goods as I recall. As for fine dining???????????????? Here's a clue, I wanted veal for my birthday one year, went to a well known Italian place there, didn't see it on the menu. Asked the 20 something waitress if they had veal perhaps...........her answer "What's veal?" I knew folks lived on the WA side of the border near there that hunted ID most years if that tells you anything. And they usually did pretty well. Lots of quail, pheasant, and chuckar if your willing to hunt the walls of the Canyon. Huns up in the farmland too.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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I wouldn't.
If ever I were to move to Idaho, I'd look strongly at Payette. (pop about 7500 ) Or better yet, Yellow Pine (pop a few dozen I think.if you don't mind it a bit colder and snowier. Handy to Frank Church Wilderness, etc.
If in Yellow Pine, all you need is a saddle horse and a pack mule and you are good to go! Payette is maybe 150 miles away, thru some great country. Buy a horse trailer....
Lots of other good places- Sand Point, St Maries, McCall, Wallace, or more remote Calder, Red Ives,
I don't much care for gobs of people, myself. Payette's closer to 8500 now. Housing's got so expensive in Boise/Nampa/Caldwell that people are moving farther and farther out. Prices are rising there, too.
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From looking around on google earth it looks like the sage brush gives way to more wooded areas and crop fields. I like the woods.
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My wife and I moved north east of Lewiston after spending 7 yrs in town. Any Questions feel free to PM
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