My very ultra favorite place in the world is the mountains. The Rockies in Colorado cannot be described; you don't see the Rockies... you experience them! I have relatives in the Catskills in upstate New York and spent many summers there. I can retire pretty much whenver I want to but plan to wait maybe another 5 or 6 years. Maybe by then I'll decide if I'll move to Colorado or the Catskills. My ulitmate dream is to buy at least 100 acres in the mountains. I'd keep 5 of it to build a log cabin house, and a run in shed for the horse I hope to have. The rest I would have designated as a wildlife refuge. You can come up, hang at my cabin and go into the refuge HOWEVER you either walk or go on horseback. NO bikes, ATV's or any kind of vehicle. The only changes to the eco-system will be what the animals may do. There will be no guns, bow & arrow or any type of weapon permitted. Charges WILL be filed for any violation! All critters will be welcome to live the way they're supposed to live, safe and free!