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Tucson Arizona, a city of about 800,000, is located in southwest Arizona,  about an hour from the U.S. Mexican border.  It is in the sonoran desert and  known for prolific wildlife and year round greenery.  Surrounded by several mountain ranges on all sides, I think it is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen.  Along with the sunny weather, people from Tucson are friendly and outgoing.

Although a recent downtown renovation added some interesting things to do for urbanites,  the natural beauty and abundant opportunity for outdoor activity is what most appeals to me.

Kathleen Wilkins

August, 2020

This Park County seat an hour north on 89 S from the Teton Ranch headquarters is a great challenge besides the Yellowstone river beauty gracing the valley with mountains on all sides. My son graduated from high school here & lives in Billings, the largest city of the state one and a half hours off 90W to the East with family I can see at times, so I love opportunity here in this small city with many Keepers past & present one can see sporadically & by God's grace, a glorious future for all.

El Paso, TX is a very large city.  It's situated in the western corner of Texas and is separated from Juarez, Mexico by the Rio Grande River. El Paso is also on the border between Texas and New Mexico.  The Franklin Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountains, are beautiful and keep us safe from tornadoes!  

Chicago is one of the major metropolitan areas in the United States.  It is located in the northern mid-west of the US on the lower west side of Lake Michigan.  Chicago is a flat sprawling city that is known as the birthplace of American architecture.  The architecture is one of the reasons why this is one of my favorite cities in America.

Pittsburgh is a great city.  I was born and raised in Pittsburgh and love its beautiful architecture, elegant bridges and three rivers.  Pittsburgh used to be one of the best cities in America to raise a family.  I haven't checked the rankings recently, but I am sure it is still an amazing place for families.

Pittsburgh Skyline image taken from Mount Washington by Filipe Fortes, August 23, 2008 (Wikimedia Commons)

Prescott Valley, Arizona, is a small city of approximately 40,000 population, located in the mountains of Northern  Arizona. It is a great place to retire as the weather is mild yet we enjoy four seasons. We are adjacent to Prescott, AZ, which is called the Christmas city.  We have beautiful, holiday festivities with many visitors from the Phoenix area. A bit North of us, in the Flagstaff area, there is skiing and winter sports.

Emigrant is located halfway between Livingston, Mt. and the Gardiner entrance to Yellowstone, National Park.  It is a small town with one store, one gas station, a saloon, a bank, a post office, a gift store, a laundromat and a few restaurants.  Although it might at first appear insignificant, because of its location on highway 89  people traveling to Yellowstone Park stop on their way.   There are flashing orange lights alerting travelers to slow down as they approach Emigrant. To the left is the store and theYellowstone River  and to the right is the post office and bank and Story Road leading up to the residential community of North Glastonbury.  I love to come home and see Emigrant peak towering behind the town,  and  although it is small, we have everything we need and it peaceful.

Leamington Spa, or Royal Leamington Spa to give it its full name, is a small town in Warwickshire, England and is about a 15 minute drive from Stratford-on Avon.  It's a friendly place, where I lived for just over 25 years and is noted for its Regency architecture.  Apparently, Queen Victoria spent a night in Leamington when her train broke down at the local station, after which it was allowed to call itself "Royal".  It's also the site of an old spa, which reputedly had healing properties, but which has long since been discontinued.  

North Richmond is a semi-rural suburb of Richmond in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

67 Kilometres north-west of Sydney central business district.  The local government area is called the Hawkesbury.  The Hawkesbury river is 5 minutes walk and the Blue Mountains are 45 minutes drive north.

I love it here because of the silence, the green grasses and the seeing the horses and cattle.  

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Surprising, last week the World Polo Championships were were held just across the road.

I posted this Monday 27th November 2017 at 9:34pm Eastern Standard Time

North Richmond is a semi-rural suburb of Richmond in the State of New South Wales, Australia.

67 Kilometres north-west of Sydney central business district.  The local government area is called the Hawkesbury.  The Hawkesbury river is 5 minutes walk and the Blue Mountains are 45 minutes drive north.

I love it here because of the silence, the green grasses and the seeing the horses and cattle.  

264-terrace-road-north-richmond-nsw-2754-real-estate-photo-2-large-11017569.jpg

Surprising, last week the World Polo Championships were were held just across the road.

I posted this Monday 27th November 2017 at 9:34pm Eastern Standard Time