[Flanderian]

Though I commonly view my home state and residence with a mixture of anger, disgust and sadness, the diversity of environs of the Union's third smallest and most overcrowded State would likely surprise many unfamiliar with it. A thought sparked by the recent use of the term "Big City Easterners" in a topic title, and subsequently stumbling upon a few images of my home town.

Juxtaposed against that term my actual surroundings offer a smile!

 

[Mr. B. Scott Robinson]

Upstate NY, near Mt. Lebanon NY/Pittsfield MA, where I worked for a while, has the same vibe.

Thanks for sharing your "big city" vistas.

Cheers,

BSR

 

[eagle2250]

I would not have guessed that those photos of scenic, rural vistas were taken in what the OP describes as "the Unions third smallest and most overpopulated State!" Viewing them promotes a very comforting, calming effect on the viewer. Thanks for sharing these with us. :beer:

 

[ChrisRS]

Upstate NY, near Mt. Lebanon NY/Pittsfield MA, where I worked for a while, has the same vibe.

Thanks for sharing your "big city" vistas.

Cheers,

BSR

I grew up in Albany county, have a strong family presence in Schenectady and Troy and can say all areas of NY above Gotham have a similar feel. While most might not lump Albany into a small town category, spend enough time and you see it. I also spent as much time in the Heldebergs, Adirondacks and Greens as I did at The Egg or Lark Street.

Just being from NY and now living in the south, I am, to most, a "big city easterner". Small city local is more a state of mind and as Flandarien has so artfully pointed out, the signs are everywhere.

 

[eagle2250]

While I may indeed be an "easterner, "Quoting the late, great John Denver, "thank God I'm a country boy!" LOL.

 

[Flanderian]

Upstate NY, near Mt. Lebanon NY/Pittsfield MA, where I worked for a while, has the same vibe.

Thanks for sharing your "big city" vistas.

Cheers,

BSR

I would not have guessed that those photos of scenic, rural vistas were taken in what the OP describes as "the Unions third smallest and most overpopulated State!" Viewing them promotes a very comforting, calming effect on the viewer. Thanks for sharing these with us. :beer:

Quite welcome, gentleman!

And for balance, 30 miles to the south we have -

And 40 miles east, once upon a time, Dutch Schultz and his attorney. Real "big city easterners!"

And check out the Dutchman's shoes. Snazzy!

 

[16412]

From out West I thought N.Y. state was one giant city. To find out they have mountains and forest and farm lands was quite a shock. So, there are places that introverts can go to get some peace of mind in N.Y.

The old saying. "Can't take the country out of the country boy". For some that is certainly true.

 

[Oldsarge]

I get the feeling that NY to some degree resembles Oregon. Portland is liberal, the rest is conservative. We sort of get along that way, though sometimes grudgingly. Anyone who lives outside of Multnomah County tends to be grateful for the fact. I suspect the same is true in NY.

 

[Flanderian]

N. Y. State's Adirondack Park is 6.1 million acres! See map below for scale -

What it looks like -

Big, big city Easterners!

 

[Oldsarge]

The ODFW tells me that moose are moving into Oregon from Idaho, along with the wolves. Folks here are deeply divided on the latter and mystified by the former. Man, wait until the grizzlies start to show! irate:

 

[Flanderian]

The ODFW tells me that moose are moving into Oregon from Idaho, along with the wolves. Folks here are deeply divided on the latter and mystified by the former. Man, wait until the grizzlies start to show! irate:

All you really need to know about the difference between the two are that the wolf will probably run away, but the moose is a 7 foot at the shoulder, 3/4 ton critter that wants to stomp you to death.

 

[eagle2250]

The ODFW tells me that moose are moving into Oregon from Idaho, along with the wolves. Folks here are deeply divided on the latter and mystified by the former. Man, wait until the grizzlies start to show! irate:

...but, but the waiting is just so hard to bear! LOL.

 

[Oldsarge]

Like the man said, "Never try to turn a wild animal into a pet!"

 

[eagle2250]

Like the man said, "Never try to turn a wild animal into a pet!"

Alas, it seems at times that even the (supposedly) smartest people lack much common sense. Our old veterinarian, back in Hoosierville, kept a pet Timber Rattlesnake. It eventually nailed him when he was putting a rat into the cage to feed the "pet" and it almost killed him. What a knucklehead!

 

[phyrpowr]

Late as usual, but let me say that I always found driving through the "middle" of NY/NJ/PA to be more "country" than the middle of NC. Very attractive

 

[Dcr5468]

I wish we had moose here. I understand moose steak is spectacular.


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[Oldsarge]

I've never had the opportunity. Elk I can attest is excellent, as is bison and the various deer. I've not heard great things about pronghorn but, to my palate, the best meat on the continent is cow muskox. Best on the planet? Well, so far, ribeye of eland.