Trev, my town reminds me a lot of Camden, except it has mountain views and is within 1/2 hr. of 5 different trout rivers and miles of creeks, minutes from 5 lakes the smallmouth fishing in the upper Hudson is great. Deer, turkey, bear, moose, bobcat, fisher, martens, all in the backyard. If I want to shop it's 25 miles to a really cool town, Saratoga, that has great restaurants. 100's of miles of snowmobile and x-country skiing trails, let alone the same in hiking trails , including the Appalachian, all close or right here. We were the only town in New York that got a federal grant to promote the economy with outdoor activities and lifestyles. I volunteered for the steering committee . We now have a town forest. I lived in 5 different states before I was 30, this town has held me in place by choice for 30. Once again, that says a lot about what I think of the area near the SR. I have a nice piece of land in New Mexico, I just can't afford another place. We'd have to work there, too.
I got the vehicle packed, hopefully tomorrow morning I'll be somewhere on the river hoping, hoping, hoping......