What do you like about your neck of the woods?

[jmillheiser]

This is not the standard "Where are you from" thread.

My question is "What do you like about where you live"

I live in Cheyenne, Wyoming which sits right on the Colorado border.

What I like about it is that cheyenne is not a big city but at least has the trappings of civilization and is within easy driving/riding distance of the colorado front range and denver. We get the benefits of being near a major city without the traffic and congestion.

From a riding standpoint this could be one of the best places to own a motorcycle. Though our riding season typically only runs April-October we usually have good riding weather during the season and we dont have the high humidity so the hot days are not nearly as bad. Wyoming and Colorado are also home to some incredible riding roads, most are plenty twisty and include great views of the Rockies.

My only major complaint here is the winter. Though we do get the odd nice day its usually just cold and windy with snow every so often.

Wyoming also happens to be a pretty cheap place to live. Low housing costs and no state income tax.

[Ninja Geoff]

What do you like about your neck of the woods?

Exactly that, the woods . miles of trails. No big open desert runs though. Mud pits are fun though.

[Scott58]

I like the fact that i'm right on lake michigan. the scenary is great and just a few miles south is alot of open farmland. Great for a cruiser, but the sport bike crowd would probably be better served some where else.

[jmillheiser]

The mountain roads in colorado have been referred to sportbike heaven on more than one occasion

[canuckerjay]

I like the people.
Very friendly, outgoing, with an outlook that we are all connected in a society and all need to contribute to the collective good; reflected by the vast network of social services (but if you don't dig European style taxation you won't like it here). I also like the variety of people here -- one of the most multicultural cities in the world -- where one learns so much about different cultural and religous perspectives from around the globe.

I like our politics (though our justice system is too lenient, I feel), where the focus is on creating a better society for everyone; not only one's self (I mean no offense here to other nations, by the way; this place is just more for my values). I also like the focus on ensuring that no one is oppressed here due to their race, creed colour, religion, handicapps or sexuality.

And I love my flag.

And I love hockey.

And the landscape outside of the city is beautiful.

And everyone barbeques all year long.

But I could live with a shorter Winter. Sometimes it lasts 6 months -- a bit much.

[Itzamna]

I don't like the scenery here. Honestly there isn't much I like about Indiana.

[Toyuzu]

Several moto-mags have touted California, and specifically the Bay area (San Fransisco) as being the finest place in the world to own and ride a motorcycle.

I don't actually live near Frisco, but the reason for the proclamation is not the city itself, but the plethora of seemingly made-for-bikes roads surrounding it. That is the part of California where I live - in the mountains where absolutely every ribbon of asphalt seems to have been engineered just for us riders. I've seen most of the U.S. and even some of Canada and I'm absolutely convinced that California has cornered the market on the best roads for motorcycles.

Oh, did I mention a year-round riding season?

[Lion_Lady]

Hmmm, I live on the northern edge of Baltimore County, MD. I LOVE that I have so many options for riding...

One direction takes me on beautiful two lanes through scenic horse country and Hunt Valley - home of the Maryland Hunt Cup steeplechase race. Another direction takes me through beautiful wooded parkland. Carroll County, MD. Another direction takes me to Gettysburg, PA and many other historic and scenic places...

I can make it to Harper's Ferry, WV for lunch, and pass by Sugarloaf Mountain only a little bit out of the way on the return trip.

Did I mention that all these are within an hour's (or maybe two) ride away?

I can make it to Old Town Alexandria for lunch at one of the pubs on King Street.

Adding another hour...

Going the other way, I can head into DC or around to Annapolis, MD or the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

I can ride Skyline Drive, but getting there is almost as pretty.

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[cb360]

It ain't exactly the number one spot for motorcycling because of the frequent rain (only in the winter thank goodness), but I do love Seattle - specifically my neighborhood Wallingford. In spite of the fact that I live in a quiet tree-filled neighborhood, I'm only five minutes from downtown. two mins to the interstate. I'm only blocks away from countless restaurants - thai-italian-chinese-indian-mexican... you name it. Ten minute drive from probably 30 movie theater screens. I can walk to five parks in 30 mins or less - one has an off-leash area for the pup. I can get to at least five motorcycle shops in ten minutes. The grocery and vid stores are about ten blocks. But like I said, despite the proximity to all this stuff, I still live in a nice quiet neighborhood. That must be why the damn housing prices have gone so nuts here! And did I mention that my office is right across the street I would like to retire to a house on some acreage out in the woods somewhere... but as long as I'm chasing a paycheck every day I am right where I want to be.

[oldnslo]

When we moved to the southern WA coast, I thought of tranquility, a slower, more laid-back lifestyle and more peace in general than when we lived in Vancouver, right across the river from Portland, OR.
The feeling began to deteriorate within the first year or so, and we discovered this part of the state more resembles Dogpatch than anywhere else I've been. It is not something we thought about before moving here, but we think about it often now. None of the positive things about Portland or Seattle exists here. No healthcare [put 68000 miles on my Toyota in 3-1/2 years, mostly driving up to Vancouver for doctor appointments]. For motorcyclists, the roads are really not very good compared to what is 1/2 hour away in any direction in the Vancouver/Portland area. Boring.
I have referred to this place as a vacation paradise, but it is more of a refuge for felons, people too lazy to work, and a handful of retirees like us. I don't like it anymore. Want/need the pace and pulse of the city.
One of these days we will sell this place and move back to Vancouver.
This area is probably an OK place to be if you are deceased, but we haven't reached that point yet.