http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/06/01/what-are-you-missing-in-your-backyard/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Thu, 24 May 2012 10:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/06/01/what-are-you-missing-in-your-backyard/#comment-6299 Noah Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:49:22 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2842#comment-6299 Within a couple of hours or less from L.A. there is breathtaking scenery, and there are plenty of places much, much closer that make me feel like I'm somewhere else completely (just letting people know that L.A. absolutely has at least some merit in that regard). It's not like Denver, of course, but almost all huge major cities in the U.S. are not in the middle of a giant mountain range like Denver is with hundreds of miles of openness accessible by a short drive, (even San Francisco, Portland, etc); so Denver does have that going for it. :-) Within a couple of hours or less from L.A. there is breathtaking scenery, and there are plenty of places much, much closer that make me feel like I’m somewhere else completely (just letting people know that L.A. absolutely has at least some merit in that regard). It’s not like Denver, of course, but almost all huge major cities in the U.S. are not in the middle of a giant mountain range like Denver is with hundreds of miles of openness accessible by a short drive, (even San Francisco, Portland, etc); so Denver does have that going for it.

]]> http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/06/01/what-are-you-missing-in-your-backyard/#comment-6297 Noah Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:24:26 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2842#comment-6297 Great post. And L.A. DOES have a HUGE amount of nature to check out, from 20 minutes away to merely an hour away -- that's one of the only things that makes me able to live here, actually! Great post. And L.A. DOES have a HUGE amount of nature to check out, from 20 minutes away to merely an hour away — that’s one of the only things that makes me able to live here, actually!

]]> http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/06/01/what-are-you-missing-in-your-backyard/#comment-6298 david Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:31:06 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2842#comment-6298 They do have some, yep - but nothing like Colorado does. Not that it will keep me here, but... They do have some, yep – but nothing like Colorado does. Not that it will keep me here, but…

]]> http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/06/01/what-are-you-missing-in-your-backyard/#comment-6296 Kim Woodbridge Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:13:40 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2842#comment-6296 There are a lot of natural places to visit in and around Philadelphia. Personally, I don't like having to drive to access them ;-) I try to fill up on nature when I'm in Vermont. There are a lot of natural places to visit in and around Philadelphia. Personally, I don’t like having to drive to access them I try to fill up on nature when I’m in Vermont.

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