The next surge

[mtmuley]

I drove around 90 miles a day for high school

To and from I guess? mtmuley

 

[Ben Long]

Understood. Do you have decent supply of water? A 500' posthole could cost 50k. Access road maybe another 50. Finding a reliable contractor that has a 2 hour daily commute is tough. Then getting through the ridiculous county permit process can take a year or more. We don't have much new construction. Maybe someone hardy soul will invest 1m to give it a shot every few years but most people with that kind of cash are smarter than that.

I am constantly stunned by where and to what expense some people will go to build their "Montana dream home." 900 foot well? Dig it. Plow a mile of snow up a mountain? I got a guy to do that. The thing they cannot live without is internet connection. Starlink or whatever tech is taking care of that problem. Mountaintops that seemed utterly untouchable a decade or so ago now have castles atop them, some with helipads. Meanwhile cookie-cutter apartment buildings go up in town and the trailerparks sprawl to house the workers they need to support this lifestyle. It's the new gilded age, IMO. If we want to keep our winter range and access, the time to do it now.

 

[BigHornRam]

Most folks are ok, it’s the hyper determined to save you from yourselves that invariably skew the mix. We get plenty of the latter but Mother Texas also relocates many of the same to paradise states.

I thought you guys quarantined them in Austin?

 

[noharleyyet]

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[Hem]

People hiking up trails with music playing on open speakers drive me bat shit crazy.

 

[Hammsolo]

A fricken TV show brought people here. mtmuley

Maybe we need to make a series about California!?! Something sexy and ridiculous.

Are people going to surge to Texas with that new series Landman? Much more hospitable weather.

 

[mtmuley]

People hiking up trails with music playing on open speakers drive me bat shit crazy.

That is stupid. Spells transplant. mtmuley

 

[INMT]

People hiking up trails with music playing on open speakers drive me bat shit crazy.

I’ve encountered that and told folks to TURN THAT $HIT OFF!!! Awkward but I don’t give a phuck!

 

[mtmuley]

I’ve encountered that and told folks to TURN THAT $HIT OFF!!! Awkward but I don’t give a phuck!

It gets really awkward when you take pictures of people doing illegal stuff. They don't like it. mtmuley

 

[INMT]

It gets really awkward when you take pictures of people doing illegal stuff. They don't like it. mtmuley

Agreed. I’ve taken pics of license plates of SxS’s on roads closed to motorized use and somehow I’m the bad guy.

What used to be a mellow hike with my little girl’s and dogs has me packing a sidearm.

 

[mtmuley]

Agreed. I’ve taken pics of license plates of SxS’s on roads closed to motorized use and somehow I’m the bad guy.

What used to be a mellow hike with my little girl’s and dogs has me packing a sidearm.

I don't go anywhere in the woods without a gun. It is fricken sad, but that's where we are. mtmuley

 

[mtmuley]

I don't go anywhere in the woods without a gun. It is fricken sad, but that's where we are. mtmuley

Actually I have one all the time. My wife thinks I am paranoid. She won't feel that way if I need it. mtmuley

 

[INMT]

Actually I have one all the time. My wife thinks I am paranoid. She won't feel that way if I need it. mtmuley

Mine is the same. We’re only separated by 93 and a little bit of 2. I bet we’d be friends.

 

[jimh406]

My guess is Tennessee, Texas, and Florida.

 

[BigHornRam]

My guess is Tennessee, Texas, and Florida.

And Arizona.

 

[BigHornRam]

People hiking up trails with music playing on open speakers drive me bat shit crazy.

Haven't run into that....yet!

 

[longbow51]

We warned you. "A River Runs Through It" ruined Montana rivers, yet we failed to heed the warning. We persisted and sold our souls for a few bucks to film Yellowstone. Dollars left in MT are few; the devastation, huge.

Elk wintering grounds replaced with multi-million-dollar homes.

 

[Hem]

I'm hoping the series Landman shifts the exodus to Texas.
Not feeling confident.

 

[Wildabeest]

I’ve encountered that and told folks to TURN THAT $HIT OFF!!! Awkward but I don’t give a phuck!

I have the same reaction when hiking recreational trails and encounter someone blaring a Bluetooth speaker in their pack.

 

[Nick87]

I'm hoping the series Landman shifts the exodus to Texas.
Not feeling confident.

Ain't likely.