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I had the misfortune to grow up in upstate NY. There is very little dirt biking or four wheeling...the vast majority of the land is private and what public land there is is very restricted with regard to motorized toys. And skiing? New York doesn't even have any frickin' mountains, there are only some little hills. The "ski hill" in WNY has maybe 300 feet of drop down one hillside. I did enjoy snowmobiling on the Tug Hill plateau...but what area there was to ride had LOTS of traffic and just went bar to bar.
Another person who clearly knows nothing about New York.
New York is mostly forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes. It has the largest state park in the nation that is larger than the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier and Olympic National Parks combined.
The lack of education you folks have is impressive and sad at the same time.
Don't have to go to park to see open range elewhere. You own it yourself, not the State.
Hardly. You think there's no lakes, fishing ponds, dirtbikes, shooting ranges, hunting, camping, etc. You haven't a clue about NY and are just making stuff up at this point.
If I recall correctly the highest hill in the entire state ("Mt". Marcy??) is only a bit over 5000 feet...and has a paved road all the way to the flippin' top.
The finger lakes region is pretty, as are the Adirondacks...but both are very crowded, there are people everywhere.
And hunting? One time I went out on state land...got out well before daylight. As it brightened up...I could see 6 other hunters from where I sat. What little public land that exists is so damned crowded you can't turn around without running into someone. Last time I tried hunting in that state.
I do miss going to the races at Watkins. As well as all the little dirt and paved tracks. I lived near a track in WNY (Ransomville Speedway IIRC) and enjoyed going to Lancaster and Oswego as well...miss that out here.
Last edited by Toyman at Jewel Lake; 01-19-2013 at 10:21 AM..
110 degrees in the summer with 90% humidity? No thanks. You can keep your guns.
Shows how much you know about the state of Texas... Houston and the coastal region don't get that hot and the majority of the state has very low humidity.. Don't get me wrong, if you are happy where you are, by all means stay there. I wouldn't dispairage your home irrespective of what I thought of it. Probably some of my pre concieved notions about your home would be false too, but I have been to all the 48 lower states out of the 57 and of them all, Texas is my preference.. You want to stay where you are, it won't hurt my feelings a bit...
If I recall correctly the highest hill in the entire state ("Mt". Marcy??) is only a bit over 5000 feet...and has a paved road all the way to the flippin' top.
The finger lakes region is pretty, as are the Adirondacks...but both are very crowded, there are people everywhere.
And hunting? One time I went out on state land...got out well before daylight. As it brightened up...I could see 6 other hunters from where I sat. What little public land that exists is so damned crowded you can't turn around without running into someone. Last time I tried hunting in that state.
This suits the people there. The people in NY and the people in Texas are two different kinds of people. People in Texas like to hunt and stare into the wilderness. People in NY like to be educated and improve society. Just two different mindsets. Neither state has what the other has and trying to say one is better because of that is just silly.
This suits the people there. The people in NY and the people in Texas are two different kinds of people. People in Texas like to hunt and stare into the wilderness. People in NY like to be educated and improve society. Just two different mindsets. Neither state has what the other has and trying to say one is better because of that is just silly.
Much of NY state is wilderness. NYC is an exception. NYC really belongs with the rest of New Jersey and not NY state.
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