I lived at Discovery Bay in Northern Ca. when there were no more than 50 homes. We left in 99.....it was crazy then......can't imagine what it is now. I'm very, very happy to be far from that rat-race. Granted...good riding weather in-land, and in the mountains....you just have to ride 100 freak'n miles thru traffic to get to it. Take a ride along the ocean, even in the summer, and you'll freeze your ass off.
I do not regret my time in N. California (35yrs....18 at Disco Bay), I'm loving it here in the up-state of South Carolina, 20 miles from the Blue Ridge with a climate not too much different from there. I love the people, the clean air and the fact we get snow 3 days a year. For the most part, we can ride year-round w/o the craziness, high cost of real-estate, taxes, or paying $3.50 for a gallon of gas.:choppersmiley:
