[Eska]

Seriously, permafrost occurs here and there; everywhere at higher elevations. We live along the yukon, so you have to go up about 500 feet in elevation to find it. No stunted black spruce around my place, all big birch & old spruce.

Ya know, 2 weeks back I helped dig a grave for a goldminer neighbor that passed on; and ground was only frose down to about 3 feet.

Don't think I could ever deal with all the noise you have in urban areas or seeing a truck and not knowing everyone in the driver's family. Sense of security or peace of mind. No prop taxes or local, state, income, sales taxes just comes with the territory. I use to pay 10 grand a year in just local & state taxes back east.

[mlmr]

The Yukon sounds nice. Things are crowded here in Maine.