Landscape Why Would Anyone Live In Dillon, Montana????

Why Would Anyone Live In Dillon, Montana???? · 04:48 PM

Hmmm....For some it would be location, location, location.

**Bob Harris** · 04-15-2015, 06:57 PM

beautiful country for sure Jim, I wouldn't advertise it too much though.

magkelly · 04-15-2015, 08:20 PM

Places like Colorado, Montana, they're oh so beautiful but all that beauty it does have it's trade offs. For one you have some pretty harsh weather situations sometimes and for another for water you only have lakes and rivers and that. I do like the scenery there, think it's gorgeous and would love to visit, but I could never wish to live someplace so far from a major ocean. I like lakes, love rivers, but I have to be somewhat near an ocean. It's just in my blood somehow, that need to be around a huge body of salt water. But hey, to each their own. If plains and mountains do it for you than so be it and I honestly wish you happy there. Someone has to live there and like it I suppose.

My idea of the perfect location "West" that's CA, WA, OR. I could never live where you do and like it for long. It would drive me crazy after a while big beautiful skies and mountains notwithstanding.

SpecialK · 04-15-2015, 09:04 PM

I bet they have huge satellite dishes.

**Kerrowdown** · 04-15-2015, 11:36 PM

Originally posted by SpecialK

I bet they have huge satellite dishes.

Aye and think of the length of cable required from the dish on that snow capped mountain down to the house.

MD Optofonik · 04-15-2015, 11:47 PM

Originally posted by Bob Harris

beautiful country for sure Jim, I wouldn't advertise it too much though.

Yup. More and more it's becoming important to keep those kind of secrets.

kyricom · 04-16-2015, 03:46 AM

I would move back to Montana in a heartbeat if I could. :-(

slowpez · 04-16-2015, 07:18 AM

One of our first trips without the kids and the start of our treks to all of America's treasures was to Montana. It still remains my favorite. I envy your living there.

jkwhawk · 04-16-2015, 08:48 AM

Originally posted by Bob Harris

beautiful country for sure Jim, I wouldn't advertise it too much though.

I agree, Bob. But I lived in Montana for 35 years before I came to the SW portion and I can't believe what I'd missed all those years.

Originally posted by magkelly

Places like Colorado, Montana, they're oh so beautiful but all that beauty it does have it's trade offs. For one you have some pretty harsh weather situations sometimes and for another for water you only have lakes and rivers and that. I do like the scenery there, think it's gorgeous and would love to visit, but I could never wish to live someplace so far from a major ocean. I like lakes, love rivers, but I have to be somewhat near an ocean. It's just in my blood somehow, that need to be around a huge body of salt water. But hey, to each their own. If plains and mountains do it for you than so be it and I honestly wish you happy there. Someone has to live there and like it I suppose.

My idea of the perfect location "West" that's CA, WA, OR. I could never live where you do and like it for long. It would drive me crazy after a while big beautiful skies and mountains notwithstanding.

I like the salt water, too. The crowds around it, however, are too much for me on a long term basis. Basically, I'm a hermit.

Originally posted by SpecialK

I bet they have huge satellite dishes.

Actually, it's HD cable.

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

Aye and think of the length of cable required from the dish on that snow capped mountain down to the house.

Just from the end of the driveway to the house.

Originally posted by MD Optofonik

Yup. More and more it's becoming important to keep those kind of secrets.

I totally agree, but most of the tourists never venture out on back roads. And as a result, they never know what they've missed.

Originally posted by kyricom

I would move back to Montana in a heartbeat if I could. :-(

Don't give up. Maybe someday....

Originally posted by slowpez

One of our first trips without the kids and the start of our treks to all of America's treasures was to Montana. It still remains my favorite. I envy your living there.

I'm very lucky to have been here since 1974. And even luckier to have been able to stay here after retirement.

**mattb123** · 04-16-2015, 09:07 AM

Looks a lot like the town I live in!
Beautiful, fun, but sometimes harsh. We like to say that keeps the riffraff out.

**robgski** · 04-16-2015, 04:36 PM

I lived in Colorado 30 years ago, too many people now. Montana's a beautiful part of the US, but I need a little more green.

I do need to take a road trip out that way again, the wide open spaces and big skies are incredible.

**mattb123** · 04-16-2015, 10:13 PM

Originally posted by robgski

I lived in Colorado 30 years ago, too many people now. Montana's a beautiful part of the US, but I need a little more green.

I do need to take a road trip out that way again, the wide open spaces and big skies are incredible.

I agree for the front range and I-70 but out here on the Western Slope it's not so bad. I'd love to check out Montana too.

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04-15-2015, 06:57 PM	#2
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	beautiful country for sure Jim, I wouldn't advertise it too much though.

04-15-2015, 08:20 PM	#3
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	Places like Colorado, Montana, they're oh so beautiful but all that beauty it does have it's trade offs. For one you have some pretty harsh weather situations sometimes and for another for water you only have lakes and rivers and that. I do like the scenery there, think it's gorgeous and would love to visit, but I could never wish to live someplace so far from a major ocean. I like lakes, love rivers, but I have to be somewhat near an ocean. It's just in my blood somehow, that need to be around a huge body of salt water. But hey, to each their own. If plains and mountains do it for you than so be it and I honestly wish you happy there. Someone has to live there and like it I suppose. My idea of the perfect location "West" that's CA, WA, OR. I could never live where you do and like it for long. It would drive me crazy after a while big beautiful skies and mountains notwithstanding.

04-15-2015, 09:04 PM	#4
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	I bet they have huge satellite dishes.

04-15-2015, 11:36 PM	#5
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Originally posted by SpecialK I bet they have huge satellite dishes. Aye and think of the length of cable required from the dish on that snow capped mountain down to the house.

04-15-2015, 11:47 PM	#6
MD Optofonik Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 962	Originally posted by Bob Harris beautiful country for sure Jim, I wouldn't advertise it too much though. Yup. More and more it's becoming important to keep those kind of secrets.

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kyricom Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 569	I would move back to Montana in a heartbeat if I could. :-(

04-16-2015, 07:18 AM	#8
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	One of our first trips without the kids and the start of our treks to all of America's treasures was to Montana. It still remains my favorite. I envy your living there.

04-16-2015, 08:48 AM	#9
jkwhawk Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dillon, Montana Posts: 189 Original Poster	Originally posted by Bob Harris beautiful country for sure Jim, I wouldn't advertise it too much though. I agree, Bob. But I lived in Montana for 35 years before I came to the SW portion and I can't believe what I'd missed all those years. Originally posted by magkelly Places like Colorado, Montana, they're oh so beautiful but all that beauty it does have it's trade offs. For one you have some pretty harsh weather situations sometimes and for another for water you only have lakes and rivers and that. I do like the scenery there, think it's gorgeous and would love to visit, but I could never wish to live someplace so far from a major ocean. I like lakes, love rivers, but I have to be somewhat near an ocean. It's just in my blood somehow, that need to be around a huge body of salt water. But hey, to each their own. If plains and mountains do it for you than so be it and I honestly wish you happy there. Someone has to live there and like it I suppose. My idea of the perfect location "West" that's CA, WA, OR. I could never live where you do and like it for long. It would drive me crazy after a while big beautiful skies and mountains notwithstanding. I like the salt water, too. The crowds around it, however, are too much for me on a long term basis. Basically, I'm a hermit. Originally posted by SpecialK I bet they have huge satellite dishes. Actually, it's HD cable. Originally posted by Kerrowdown Aye and think of the length of cable required from the dish on that snow capped mountain down to the house. Just from the end of the driveway to the house. Originally posted by MD Optofonik Yup. More and more it's becoming important to keep those kind of secrets. I totally agree, but most of the tourists never venture out on back roads. And as a result, they never know what they've missed. Originally posted by kyricom I would move back to Montana in a heartbeat if I could. :-( Don't give up. Maybe someday.... Originally posted by slowpez One of our first trips without the kids and the start of our treks to all of America's treasures was to Montana. It still remains my favorite. I envy your living there. I'm very lucky to have been here since 1974. And even luckier to have been able to stay here after retirement.

04-16-2015, 09:07 AM	#10
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Looks a lot like the town I live in! Beautiful, fun, but sometimes harsh. We like to say that keeps the riffraff out.

04-16-2015, 04:36 PM	#11
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,798	I lived in Colorado 30 years ago, too many people now. Montana's a beautiful part of the US, but I need a little more green. I do need to take a road trip out that way again, the wide open spaces and big skies are incredible.

04-16-2015, 10:13 PM	#12
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Originally posted by robgski I lived in Colorado 30 years ago, too many people now. Montana's a beautiful part of the US, but I need a little more green. I do need to take a road trip out that way again, the wide open spaces and big skies are incredible. I agree for the front range and I-70 but out here on the Western Slope it's not so bad. I'd love to check out Montana too.