Where from?

[Marathoner]

1 hour ago, OneLight said:

I live in Lebanon, New Hampshire, just a little south of the White Mountains.  I use to spend a lot of time climbing the cliffs in the Whites until last year when my health restricted me from being so adventurous.

The first picture is looking down the talus field from the beginning of the climb.

The second picture is of a party next to us, on the other side of the gully.

The third is a picture of Cannon Mountain Cliff.  We climbed the left edge of the dark gully.  Surely not the hardest or longest route, but a lot of fun where we could easily rest and enjoy His creation!

Here is one of me posing half way up the climb.

The Appalachian Trail runs a couple of miles from where I live and heads up through the White Mountains into Maine.  The trail is rugged, but the overlooks and scenery is beautiful

New Hampshire has some truly beautiful places. Most of my mother's side of the family moved there after my grandfather passed away. That's where we would go in between duty stations when I was growing up. Fitzwilliam and Troy, mostly.

I lived in NH for a while as well.

Edited May 15, 2022 by Marathoner

[OneLight]

17 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

New Hampshire has some truly beautiful places. Most of my mother's side of the family moved there after my grandfather passed away. That's where we would go in between duty stations when I was growing up. Fitzwilliam and Troy, mostly.

I lived in NH for a while as well.

I love driving the back roads in search for moose, deer and bear.  Some of the bike trails bring you to areas loaded with wildlife.  What is best is there are no piousness snakes, except for a stray rattler every couple of years found mostly in southern New Hampshire. 

[Marathoner]

The Manzano Mountains, New Mexico. Bear, cougar, bobcat, elk, mule deer, black panthers, coyotes, hawks, and rattlesnakes apently. It's a strange place, mostly high desert with forest at higher elevations. 

 

[Jayne]

7 hours ago, MonicaWife said:

Thanks for the info about Louisiana! I really like tigers! What is LSU?

MonicaWife,  LSU stands for Louisiana State University.  Their mascot is the tiger.

Although I'm not into sports, LSU football is a serious thing for some folks around here.  

[kwikphilly]

4 hours ago, Marathoner said:

I was only skewered once. Once was enough. Ooooooooooo, it smarts! 

Here's what freaked me out, sister:

Goats eat cholla, barbs and all. 

Goats eat anything! I had a Billy that was trying out a tin can!

[OneLight]

1 hour ago, Marathoner said:

The Manzano Mountains, New Mexico. Bear, cougar, bobcat, elk, mule deer, black panthers, coyotes, hawks, and rattlesnakes apently. It's a strange place, mostly high desert with forest at higher elevations. 

 

Reminds me of Colorado!  I loved living in Colorado Springs in the 70's.

[kwikphilly]

I live in the USA, way down in South Florida- lizards & iguana everywhere... Where its less populated we've plenty of snakes- many of which are not indegenous but have made their home here & its over run

Of course the gator is a favorite and our State mascot is Mickey Mouse! Yes, north Florida is the home of DisneyWorld!

 I live on the Intracoastal waterway- dolphins and manatee, 2 all time favorites. The beaches are beautiful, crystal clear ocean but careful, its a popular lunch spot for sharks

Ive lived here in South Florida 4 decades, a transplant from NYC- where I was raised, grew up & got my education- theres nothing like the theatre, arts & culture in NYC or the crime and crowdedness so it was hard to resist the balmy tropics & layed back lifestyle of the South

Born in Alaska, Elmendorf Air Force Base, dont remember it & never been but my parents said it was absolutely breath taking- land of the Midnight Sun

Edited May 15, 2022 by kwikphilly
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[Marathoner]

7 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

I live in the USA, way down in South Florida- lizards & iguana everywhere... Where its less populated we've plenty of snakes- many of which are not indegenous but have made their home here & its over run

Of course the gator is a favorite and our State mascot is Mickey Mouse! Yes, north Florida is the home of DisneyWorld!

 I live on the Intracoastal waterway- dolphins and manatee, 2 all time favorites. The beaches are beautiful, crystal clear ocean but careful, its a popular lunch spot for sharks

Ive lived here in South Florida 4 decades, a transplant from NYC- where I was raised, grew up & got my education- theres nothing like the theatre, arts & culture in NYC or the crime and crowdedness so it was hard to resist the balmy tropics & layed back lifestyle of the South

Born in Alaska, Elmendorf Air Force Base, dont remember it & never been but my parents said it was absolutely breath taking- land of the Midnight Sun

My father is from central Florida. He told me a story about the little gator he kept in the bathtub until his grandmother caught wind of it. Out it went.

He told me that story after my mother caught wind of the king snake I brought in my bedroom. Out it went.

"It might seem like a good idea at the time, son. Turns out it isn't a good idea after all. Cheer up!" 

[Ani Tefillah]

9 hours ago, ayin jade said:

Its beautiful, and wild. Wide open spaces. Dramatic thunderstorms. Gorgeous spring flowers. Folks from around the world come here to see the spring blooms. 

I see. I assume that you have no snow 🌨 ❄️ 🌨️ ❄️ 🌨️ there? ☺️

[Ani Tefillah]

8 hours ago, OneLight said:

I live in Lebanon, New Hampshire, just a little south of the White Mountains.  I use to spend a lot of time climbing the cliffs in the Whites until last year when my health restricted me from being so adventurous.

The first picture is looking down the talus field from the beginning of the climb.

The second picture is of a party next to us, on the other side of the gully.

The third is a picture of Cannon Mountain Cliff.  We climbed the left edge of the dark gully.  Surely not the hardest or longest route, but a lot of fun where we could easily rest and enjoy His creation!

Here is one of me posing half way up the climb.

The Appalachian Trail runs a couple of miles from where I live and heads up through the White Mountains into Maine.  The trail is rugged, but the overlooks and scenery is beautiful

Wow! Such mountains! I really enjoy watching mountains and also hiking in them, but I will not dare to climb as you did. 

Thank you for the share! 

By the way, I really thought you lived in Lebanon 🇱🇧....