Is there a place?

ChucksKLRST

ChucksKLRST

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Just got the first real snow and cold spell here on the Front Range of Colorado. I had forgotten from last year or my 76 year old body is telling me now it is not happy with Cold and Snow. So my question is there a place in the continental US (Hawaii and California do not count, been there done that) where there are Mountains with Trees, NO SNOW, and the Summers never get above 85 degrees? Please let me know as I might have to move there in the future.
 
The mountains really cut it down to the Smokies...

I'd say N Georgia.. Similar to Dallas, TX weather as far as snowfall, not as hot as TX but probably more humid.

Heck it's 43 here in Dallas and I don't like it lol.. but still good riding weather.
 
Blaine Washington, 43 F at the moment according to my iPhone App and Raining. On the West Coast we might see a week of Snow, once every winter. Only freezing over night with clear Skies, or when there's an Artic outflow , but the rest North America is frozen as well. Where I live is about 15 miles North in Canada, our Recreation Trailer is in Birch Bay . From the upstairs bedroom I can see Birch Bay, so yeah I can watch the Weather from home. I'm only 65 but I don't handle the cold that well these days either, something about my hands getting so cold that they won't move, and having Raynauds .
In August the highest temperature might hit 90 F , in the middle of the day.
 
St-Gerard said:
Blaine Washington, 43 F at the moment according to my iPhone App and Raining. On the West Coast we might see a week of Snow, once every winter. Only freezing over night with clear Skies, or when there's an Artic outflow , but the rest North America is frozen as well. Where I live is about 15 miles North in Canada, our Recreation Trailer is in Birch Bay . From the upstairs bedroom I can see Birch Bay, so yeah I can watch the Weather from home. I'm only 65 but I don't handle the cold that well these days either, something about my hands getting so cold that they won't move, and having Raynauds .
In August the highest temperature might hit 90 F , in the middle of the day.
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Nothing against Blaine, but after living in Tacoma wash for a few years, the climate up there is a bit too wet and cloudy for my liking. Don' get me wrong beautiful area but a bit to wet in the winter.
 
Mellow said:
The mountains really cut it down to the Smokies...

I'd say N Georgia.. Similar to Dallas, TX weather as far as snowfall, not as hot as TX but probably more humid.

Heck it's 43 here in Dallas and I don't like it lol.. but still good riding weather.
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North George is a possibility to look into if I can get use to the Humidly after living in nearly none all these years.
 
Mellow said:
There's also Arkansas, no mountains per se but lots of hills and great riding and probably the most affordable area.
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Yes but one has to remember the Summer temps. Mellow you do remember I spent too many years in 100+ degree summers. My understanding is that Arkansas can get and does get over 100 in the summer also. Yes I do agree the Arkansas has great riding as I have ridden there often.
 
You might check around East Tennessee - Cookville, Crossville, Oliver Springs, Oak Ridge, Monterrey, Monteagle, Dayton ...
No significant snow though humidity can be an issue sometimes - usually just in July and August.
 
Uncle Phil said:
You might check around East Tennessee - Cookville, Crossville, Oliver Springs, Oak Ridge, Monterrey, Monteagle, Dayton ...
No significant snow though humidity can be an issue sometimes - usually just in July and August.
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And the high for Temps in July and Aug?
 
I don't know temps but I would say high warms to hot July/August. When/if you look, go for higher altitude.
 
Yeah, pretty much hard to find the perfect place, just the perfect place for now or close enough.

I like where I live, quiet neighborhood and being in DFW I can go east, west or north and get to some great areas of the country... However, day rides are a joke because I'm at least 200 miles from anything worth riding.

I've considered a move to the GA/TN area when I do retire as it would be nice to just head out the door and be IN great riding but my favorite places to ride in the past is the west, and this would make that a bit longer of a ride.

I'll definitely stay in the same band of temp/weather in the southern states.

No matter where you go, you're either cold, hot, wet, frozen, dodging tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires or mudslides...
 
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ChucksKLRST said:
And the high for Temps in July and Aug?
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According to Mr. Google -

In Cookeville, TN, average July and August temperatures range from a high of about 87-88F to a low of about 65-66F. The average monthly temperature for July is around 76F, while for August it is about 74-75F.

The other cities I mentioned are a little bit higher altitude (farther east) and are usually a little bit cooler.
Cookeville is up on the 'plateau' and the further east you go the more 'mountainous' it gets.
But remember these are 'eastern' versions of mountains not like the Sierras or the Rockies! ;)
 
St-Gerard said:
Blaine Washington, 43 F at the moment according to my iPhone App and Raining. On the West Coast we might see a week of Snow, once every winter. Only freezing over night with clear Skies, or when there's an Artic outflow , but the rest North America is frozen as well. Where I live is about 15 miles North in Canada, our Recreation Trailer is in Birch Bay . From the upstairs bedroom I can see Birch Bay, so yeah I can watch the Weather from home. I'm only 65 but I don't handle the cold that well these days either, something about my hands getting so cold that they won't move, and having Raynauds .
In August the highest temperature might hit 90 F , in the middle of the day.
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Shhh...

Tell everyone it rains, and rains and rains.

Chris
 
ChucksKLRST said:
Nothing against Blaine, but after living in Tacoma wash for a few years, the climate up there is a bit too wet and cloudy for my liking. Don' get me wrong beautiful area but a bit to wet in the winter.
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I like the idea that it is too wet for everyone who leaves, keep spreading the news, it helps keep more from moving here.
The wife and I got stuck in Asheville a few years back during a flood, and that was the first I had seen rain in a couple of months. It was August. You can keep the east coast humidity, Charlotte was miserable, as well, although the people that live there seem to get used to it.

tnbill said:
You don’t want North Carolina unless you like high taxes. They even tax your retirement income. Tennessee is pretty easy on taxes with no income tax.
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On the trip back east I got an earful of how much people pa in taxes, Seems like the states that don't pay as much as others get theirs from the federal budget and not just a small amount either. Doesn't seem to be from saving at state level. So I wish they would at least be nice to some of us for paying their way
 
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