Okay, I thought about this for a while, especially since I retired and the answer is sort of like the problem Ted had camping this weekend-lot's of answers-no real right one. I live at the interface of the most western edge of the northern great basin and the northwest plateau and both the Sierras and the Cascades-can see the basin out my living room window and hear the wind blowing thru the trees. But, I love the coast and a power 5-6 drive and I'm there, sitting on the coast, several times a year-to clear the rabbit brush out of my system and get a dose of salt. I've lived here for over 30 years, I like the seasons, the snow and the hot summers, but the arthritis is killing me of late, but am I ready to move to Arizona or New Mexico, except for highZ and others I've meet on this site, I know no one there-I was stationed there for a while in the army, and it was nice-but along way from the coast.
The coast, for years I wanted to move to Elk-north of Fort Bragg, or the Rockport area north of there. But without a lady, or friends in the area, starting over would be hard, but temping! Thru this site I've been introduced to the central and southern Oregon coasts, and other nice areas out there, and I've still got time to look. Okay over all these years I've seen many places, from central Nevada to most of Oregon, California and the East Coast and places in between-and I think I could live anywhere out there, small town whatever even one of those famous one stop places on 50 or in NS Oregon-or anywhere in the desert, coast or mountains and be happy---if I had to, but that's not your question, so I've got new siding, windows and roof, it's getting cold out there now but my place is warm-warmer than it's ever been, and I have a nice deck to watch the habitat I've created here-deer, birds and nature, what ever, when I can not drive that FWC anymore-home I guess is where I'm at, but I'll still keep doing what I do now-drive, look enjoy and maybe, I'll find that place-maybe I'll end up in Fields, or Austin, the Lost Coast, maybe the Oregon coast, or still be here in Susanville. Not much of an answer, so many places to see and I can still drive-so I can't worry about yet. Home is where you are!
Smoke