Actually, the Owens Valley and the High Desert are the only parts of California where I'd want to live. But they'd have to become their own state first.
I wish we could: I have long thought that the Nevada state line should have followed the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
I would love to live in the Owens Valley, in a city like Bishop or Lone Pine. The scenery is absolutely voluptuous, and there aren't many people around. Unfortunately, I have medical issues which would require being closer to a larger city like Victorville or Palmdale in the High Desert.
Yes there is a nice small hospital in Bishop and some decent doctors, but medical specialties are indeed limited around here, I drive north 3-1/2 hours to go to appointments in the Reno area sometimes. Lancaster/Palmdale and Victorville, unfortunately, have become hell-holes.
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