Comments on Milk Breath and Margaritas: Heart Land

Back in '94, my husband and I went out to CO t...

2009-06-26T08:25:37.821-05:00

Back in '94, my husband and I went out to CO to scout for a house. Not only were the prices INSANE then, but we didn't love it. It was beautiful, but not a place where I could live. However, every single time I come down Beach Rd. in Orleans, MA, crest the last hill and see the ocean, I catch my breath, even if it's twice in the same day.

Beaches for sure. I love the sun, the surf, even ...

2009-06-25T20:44:37.664-05:00

Beaches for sure. I love the sun, the surf, even the smell!

I'm a prairie girl myself but I love Alaska (o...

2009-06-25T19:55:31.540-05:00

I'm a prairie girl myself but I love Alaska (only in the summer). Snakes are a part of life here but I still hate the things. Thanks for stopping by my Flickr site today and commenting too b.t.w.

One of my favorite places in the entire world is S...

2009-06-25T19:51:37.414-05:00

One of my favorite places in the entire world is Sardinia-- you lay on a beach with mountains rising up behind you. Gorgeous.

Michele - I've been three times, always in Jul...

2009-06-25T16:16:11.915-05:00

Michele - I've been three times, always in July or August.

rubbish - NO, never. But my son pulled one out of the woodpile in our back yard to play with and it got annoyed by this (surprise!) and bit him. It was only a garden snake and he didn't cry or ask for a bandaid. Still- OMG!

Melizzard - I'm the opposite. I want to live in the mountains and go to the beach on vacation.

It is a requirement that I live near the beach and...

2009-06-25T16:02:32.643-05:00

It is a requirement that I live near the beach and it is a requirement that I vacation in the mountains. My husband abides by these rules.

Anywhere as long as there are no snakes. Ever been...

2009-06-25T15:56:17.779-05:00

Anywhere as long as there are no snakes.
Ever been bitten by one?

Amy, LOL about the stories. I will surely have to...

2009-06-25T15:55:37.146-05:00

Amy, LOL about the stories. I will surely have to go back to RMNP. That is neat about the fly fishing. What month were you there for your visit(s)

Quite frankly, I'm stunned the mountains are w...

2009-06-25T14:39:04.227-05:00

Quite frankly, I'm stunned the mountains are winning. I was SURE I'd get 80% BEACH FOR ME PLEASE responses!

We need a Mommy Blogger Ranch Retreat. Who lives on a ranch and would like to host us?

Meadowlark - Those pictures are awesome. Thanks for the link!

I am not a fan of the beach... the constant roar o...

2009-06-25T14:16:46.692-05:00

I am not a fan of the beach... the constant roar of the ocean makes me want to drive a spike through my head.

Nothing too flat and I need to be able to see peaks in the distance or I get stressed.

Wheat, rolling hills, absolute silence, those are my necessities. Linda has some shots of the perfect place http://www.flickr.com/photos/23875609@N06/3616729131/

I'm a mountain girl too. I love my beautiful ...

2009-06-25T13:18:14.170-05:00

I'm a mountain girl too. I love my beautiful Blue Ridge mountains - they're small, but they're old and soulful and full of history.

I love the beach too (so much!) but given the choice of where to live, I'd choose the mountains in a heartbeat!

Michele - Yes, it's Moraine Park. I have gorg...

2009-06-25T12:58:22.946-05:00

Michele - Yes, it's Moraine Park. I have gorgeous pictures of my kids playing in that stream, and of enormous elk eating near that stream, and one ridiculous picture of me in waders the day I was taught by two PhD's in Bibilcal Studies how to fly fish in that stream.

(Perhaps it's clear to me now that I don't blog my best stories.)

Definitely mountains for me, with the occasional b...

2009-06-25T12:49:27.401-05:00

Definitely mountains for me, with the occasional beach vacation! Can't wait to hear about the snake!

Amy, the air was amazing in CO. The first night w...

2009-06-25T12:25:55.065-05:00

Amy, the air was amazing in CO. The first night we went to the Alluvial Fan area and took just a little walk and I could not believe it. I agree on the making one cry to look at it.
And is the stream photo from the Moraine Park area? That area has this strong stream that meanders all over the place. I could sit by it in a lounge all day long and be happy. I Loved the gushing stream/river that goes all though the town. If I was with a girlfriend I'd spend time at the wine/sheese place but didn't do it this time.

I love the beach and can totally fantasize about h...

2009-06-25T11:04:06.571-05:00

I love the beach and can totally fantasize about having a gorgeous house on the coast, maybe in coastal Georgia or South Carolina. There's a lovely place near Amelia Island called Fernandina Beach. I could totally live there.

BUT I have to say that mountain stream photo you posted is beautifully breathtaking. I have only been to Arizona once. Loved it, though.

Trenches - "meh"??? MEH??? O.M.G. Mount...

2009-06-25T10:51:35.513-05:00

Trenches - "meh"??? MEH??? O.M.G.

Mountains smell so fresh and clean and pure and beaches smell like fish.

Beach - for sure. I am completely at peace when I...

2009-06-25T10:47:12.924-05:00

Beach - for sure. I am completely at peace when I am surrounded by palm trees.

When I was in CO and saw the Rockies for the first time my thoughts were as follows:

(1) "Meh" and then (2)"Damn, it's hard to breathe."

So yeah...beach.

Michele - I love the eastern mountains too. Any mo...

2009-06-25T10:47:00.934-05:00

Michele - I love the eastern mountains too. Any mountains. But it was the Rockies that made me cry!

I have thought of this a lot and both places bring...

2009-06-25T10:43:25.270-05:00

I have thought of this a lot and both places bring me pleasure. Ideally I would like to be able to have a home near the beach and one in the mountains too. And then have friends and grandkids visit us at both one day. Luckily hubs agrees. He is one of those people who has to get into the ocean once or twice a year to be truly happy. But there are so many kinds of beaches. I have great memories of the Gulf coast of Florida. He likes the east coast of FL. The boys do too for the waves. I grew up by the Pacific but I do not miss that huge beach and cold water.
I have to say even after the majestic Rockies, driving back through TN made me say out loud that the Smokies and the green, lush hills are really beautiful too.

I LOVE the first 4 pictures so much! Wow... beauti...

2009-06-25T09:57:39.260-05:00

I LOVE the first 4 pictures so much! Wow... beautiful!

Just fyi the pics are of: Lebananon, Kentucky Per...

2009-06-25T09:10:45.809-05:00

Just fyi the pics are of:

Lebananon, Kentucky
Perdido Key, Florida
Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park, Estes Park, Colorado
and
Paria Canyon/Buckskin Gulch, Utah/Arizona border

(The last two are gritty looking because there was dust in my camera.)

ohhhhh i live in the mountains (well, almost, i li...

2009-06-25T08:53:28.146-05:00

ohhhhh i live in the mountains (well, almost, i live in knoxville, but my inlaws live in gatlinburg, so we have anytime access) and looooooove the beach. i'd love to live here and have a delightful little place on hunting island or fripp island. you know, a place where you go to the beach and there are no restaurants or putt putt or outlet mall.
yes. i said it. no restaurants. no shopping. just give me a krogers 20 miles away.
the best of both worlds!
i was in colorado two weeks ago and had the pleasure of seeing the "other mountains." awesome. majestic. breathtaking.

I grew up in East Tennessee and while those aren&#...

2009-06-25T08:19:11.371-05:00

I grew up in East Tennessee and while those aren't HUGE and GRAND mountains like those I covet in Montana, they were home.

I now live two hours from the beach and can't stand it. I miss the ridges and valleys; I long to hop in the car and be deep in the forest in 45 minutes.

So, yeah, I'm a mountain girl.

LOVE THE PICS TOO!!!

I'm more of a beach kinda girl. But I'd r...

2009-06-25T05:46:52.411-05:00

I'm more of a beach kinda girl. But I'd really like to be anywhere that Tim Allen talks about on the Pure Michigan commercials. Who would of thought he has such a great voice. Yum!

Between those two, I'd go with mountains. I...

2009-06-25T04:45:59.047-05:00

Between those two, I'd go with mountains. I've never been much of a beach person, but absolutely loved the cabin in the woods where I spent last week!