[at-l] Where would you LIKE to live?

[Steve Landis]

That's twice you've posted about my home town without mentioning the 
fairest Borough of all - Staten Island.  I'm beginning to think you 
haven't been over the VZ Bridge in a while.  I grew up there before the 
bridge and the expressway were built and spent many a day just a short 
distance from home in the woods near a stream with a canvas rucksack, an 
army surplus canteen and a mess kit.  Also spent a lot of time at Pouch 
BS Camp.
While it's much different today,  there are still places of refuge.   
http://www.sigreenbelt.org/Trails/trailmap.pdf
And you're right when we went to the "City" we meant  Manhattan.

Steve

Bror8588 at aol.com wrote:
> "Wherever you go, there you are!"
>  
> I like it where I am.  New York City is where I was born (just ten 
> blocks from where I live now) and it satisfies me in many ways.  For 
> hiking there are many opportunities within a fifty mile or one hour 
> radius.  Within the city there are parks with paths and the beaches 
> within the city offer miles of sand walking.  Each May on the first 
> Saturday the Shorewalkers Club sponsors a 32 mile walk around the 
> perimeter of Manhattan island (what some consider the real NYC but for 
> those who live here it is just one part of a city that is very much 
> larger). 
>  
> There are bridges to walk with cool breezes at the tops and are 
> avenues to ethnic neighborhoods where immigrants cook their 
> specialties and allow the public to sample a bit of Greece, Italy, 
> Thailand, China, India, etc., so that the world is available to those 
> who wish for ethnic foods.  The subways whisk citizens to exotic 
> places for exploration and satrisfaction.  Elderly people have many 
> modes of transportation available and can enjoy the culture of the 
> city with a short bus ride or, if comfort is needed, by taxi. 
>  
> The Port Authority Bus Terminal has buses which go to areas outside 
> the city where the AT or the many other trails in the region can be 
> accessed.  It is also the place where long distance buses can take 
> interested person to Boston, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Georgia or to 
> the West Coast.  For very long distances I recommend AMTRAK since I 
> have experienced both modes of travel.
>  
> Of course, each of us have our own preferences for where we live now 
> and where we want to be when we get a bit older.  Since I have already 
> gotten a bit older I have the perspective of years that lends wisdom 
> to experience.  When I go away to quiet places for short periods, I 
> find it always satisfying to return to the familiar where friends and 
> family are available for love and fellowship.
>  
> To each her or his own.
>  
> Jack Skylander