EmilyD wrote:
I live near the Finger Lakes (Canandaigua) in central upstate NY, and after all my days living and traveling around the US, upstate NY has some of the most beautiful scenery in this country. Upstate Maine and Vermont, too.
And I agree with you 100% - after settling down here, I would not want to move to any other part of the country again. The pacific northwest is comparable topography-wise, but the people were more anxious and uptight there, in my experience.
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I was in the fingerlakes region one time. It is a very beautiful place but I don't think I could live there. Not to offend you.