Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
It actually was a good place to grow up. Still is I think.

Guess I'm lucky that after the war my parents dream was to be chicken farmers And while they looked in Napa and Marin they found an affordable farm in Sonoma county.

I'm nearby now, greater urban Bay area and planning a move to the PNW. But Sonoma county will always be home to me. I love my brown hills and rugged coastline.

Sure, once you see it you'll want to live there.

But to keep Sonoma county rural and beautiful we need you to do what you just did: come here, see and hike and ride our brown hills and redwoods and staggeringly beautiful coastline, eat delicious local foods and wine (Napa wine country who??), leave lots and lots of your discretionary income because we neeeeeed your money, go back home and entice everyone else to do the same.

Alternatively if you want to move here; my condo's up for rent in the East Bay where the jobs are. You're an easy hour away from all of this with great rides right here too. You'd be near the Bay Trail, Alameda Creek Trail, the East Bay parks and more or could be in Sonoma in a little over an hour any time.
Will just have to continue to visit and support the state of California through tourism not property taxes...

I'd love to move to a rural area of Sonoma County but can't for two reasons: Ethan and Isabel.

We are being held hostage, happily held, by an 11 year old and 8 year old - grandchildren. Until they're a little older we can't bring ourselves to leave. Every time we travel some place that we love and could see ourselves living in we go back to considering it... then we visit E & I (1 hour away from us) and decide - again - to wait a few more years.