Idaho?

[TFhobbyfarm]

Kuna, Idaho. Just joined!

 

[CannedMonster]

Kuna, Idaho. Just joined!

Welcome! I live in Emmett; about an hour from Kuna, I think. What kind of chickens do you have?

 

[Sharwig]

Hello BYC peeps from Idaho!

We're here in Emmett about 45 minutes NW of Boise.

 

[generaldsherman]

ISO peahen (Twin Falls area); my peacock is lonesome

 

[Marge Carlson]

Hi all, I'm from Weippe!!! Land of wolves, timber, wheat & lots of good people.

 

[Alibreit]

Hello BYC peeps from Idaho!

We're here in Emmett about 45 minutes NW of Boise.

Kuna, Idaho. Just joined!

Welcome to both of you. I am in Marsing.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Might seem like kind of a weird question but what's the greenest or prettiest part of Idaho? Or a popular area? I know it's probably subjective. But I love Idaho and would love to move there or one of the other states out that way but I don't really particularly like scrublands and deserts, not that there's anything wrong with those. But I like more mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, fields/prairies, etc. Anything like that preferably also close (within a few hours) to a big city? Or even if I don't move there, I would love to hike and/or visit. Where do most people visit?

 

[Marge Carlson]

Hi Kelsey, the northern part of Idaho - Spokane Washington to Coeur d'alene Idaho is a beautiful area - Priest Lake is stunning - close enough to Spokane - Lewiston is a hot &(I think) ugly town - but East of there is the Clearwater River - world class fishing and as you go towards Montana it gets more and more beautiful, but the towns get tiny. Orofino, Kamiah are 3000 people or smaller - within 60 minutes of Lewiston (pop 35000). Not a large population area, but that's what you get as you move up in the mountains. Going south toward Boise you have McCall - beautiful wooded area - lots of richer folk moving into that area because of the beauty. Then as you continue south it gets drier and drier.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hi Kelsey, the northern part of Idaho - Spokane Washington to Coeur d'alene Idaho is a beautiful area - Priest Lake is stunning - close enough to Spokane - Lewiston is a hot &(I think) ugly town - but East of there is the Clearwater River - world class fishing and as you go towards Montana it gets more and more beautiful, but the towns get tiny. Orofino, Kamiah are 3000 people or smaller - within 60 minutes of Lewiston (pop 35000). Not a large population area, but that's what you get as you move up in the mountains. Going south toward Boise you have McCall - beautiful wooded area - lots of richer folk moving into that area because of the beauty. Then as you continue south it gets drier and drier.

Wow thanks for all the info, Marge. It's really helpful!

Hmmm so it appears it's a trade off between beauty and population?

I guess what i meant by city is clpse enough to get to concerts, cause i go to a lot of those. Not really so much big ones but I go to a lot of smaller local or small nationally touring bands too, stuff like that. Where do most people go to concerts or music or do they not really? It does seem like a lot of tours skip out in these areas ha

I guess maybe I'm not ready for the isolation yet cause here where we are in MA we're central to everything. Grocery stores, McDonald's, dollar store, CVS, etc etc 2 mins away, mall, outdoor mall with walmart, pet stores, food, etc, and another one with BJs, all between 10-15 minutes away. Feed stores too.

And bigger picture, 40 mins to Boston, an hour to Cape Cod, an hour to Providence RI, 2-3 hrs to NH or VT, more like 4 or 5+ if you go further north in them or to Maine, 3-4 hours to Western Mass (Springfield MA, Albany NY), only 4 hours to NYC, 10 to Erie, PA, probably 7? To DC, Maryland, etc. Or flights of course.

So, sorry for the spiel or ramble, but I guess I'm used to easy access to everything.

Maybe I need to live in a city a while, either Idaho or elsewhere, before moving there?

Especially because I want to have a small farm

Anyway, i will look into some of those areas thougg

 

[ShrekDawg]

Either that or I'd probably give up the concerts by moving there.

It's tough though because I love it but I also hate cities and love peace and quiet. So I either need to move to one of the bigger cities and go to more concerts or near it or move out in the country on a farm, probably not both? Maybe there's other states where that's possible? Or other parts of Idaho?