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I recently did my first trip out West and went through Kansas going in and Nebraska coming back plus a day trip to the Scottsbluff area. I was surprised how much I liked Nebraska. In the far west the Scottsbluff and Wildcat Hills area is beautiful. Along I-80 coming from CO the scenery suddenly gets so much greener with trees into NE's part of the Platte Valley. It's also an amazing area for birds. The Sandhill Cranes were mostly gone when we came through by lots of other water birds flying around. The bit of a valley saves you from the wind that ravaged us in Kansas. Hate to judge people by a handful of stops but the general vibe was less edgier in NE than KS though small sample size. Lincoln and Omaha remind me of what I've seen of Canadian cities on Google Maps, being very clean with few impoverished areas. NE is interesting politically as it is deep Red in federal elections but also progressive in other ways (no death penalty, less income inequality, high taxes to fund public projects, all rest area men's urinals are disabled friendly, etc).
I'd really like to go to South Dakota some time. I'm guessing ND would be like Kansas north but with better Badlands. Oklahoma would probably be familiar to me being a native Kentuckian since the accents and culture are very similar. Many Okies have Kentucky ancestry, I do have some 3rd+ cousins in Idabel. Another 1st cousin moved there as his other side of family had Okie relatives. The Ozark Region of OK looks great on Google Maps.
Grew up in OKC. Have a cousin in Tulsa who hates it. I am going to be moving back to the midwest as I can afford to buy a house there. Considering all the states on the list. I'd like cooler summers, as I can't really tolerate the heat well. But I may wind up in KS or NE. Still looking.
Nebraska is number one in my ranking because, away from I-80, it has many interesting terrains and wonderful people.
South Dakota is my number two because of the Black Hills and Badlands.
Grew up in OKC. Have a cousin in Tulsa who hates it. I am going to be moving back to the midwest as I can afford to buy a house there. Considering all the states on the list. I'd like cooler summers, as I can't really tolerate the heat well. But I may wind up in KS or NE. Still looking.
Do you value being in closer proximity to quality healthcare and hospitals? Many rural areas are in rapid decline in the Great Plains states that have closed hospitals and severely limited levels of basic services and amenities.
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