Still an eastern girl but so many places to choose from and there are so many places I've never been to. If money is not a problem,then we don't have to worry about property taxes. Are we worrying about gun laws in this homestead dream? Ok, I didn't think so.
No arguments.
PA, WVA, VA, MD, mountains of NC or TN, all beautiful areas, likely not to run out of water, areas where you can be fairly secluded; Arkansas, Missouri and Maine (never been), used to daydream about Alaska. Went through northern Alabama and thought that was pretty cool looking. Not a desert girl, at least I don't think I am. Crazy person, upper peninsula of Michigan.
I would likely choose an area with not much in the way of forest fires. Love seafood so being landlocked would not be so happy. British Columbia.
that's only 16 million acres.
If the ground isn't covered in snow half the time, I would want animals.
dogs, lots of dogs, big dogs, little dogs. cats, ok, just 2. haha
Horses
Possibly Scottish Highland cattle if I'm in a colder than temperate region, but they do okay in temperate regions too. Goats to match, how about sheep? Chickens...maybe. An airplane. Boats, I don't know. Greenhouse. Springhouse. Smokehouse. Summer kitchen. An area with lots of stone to use for building purposes since it's too far out to get big heavy stuff to it readily. My home would be made of local stone, maybe wood. Not sure about the roof.
Someone was mentioning trees. Whatever will grow where I'm living, nut trees, any fruit trees, cranberry bogs, orchards, whatever is good for my area. Herbs galore, medicinal and culinary.
Bees, i would have bees and fields of native grasses and wildflowers. It would naturally be a stop-over point for any migrating critters.
Forests with lots of wild mushrooms and ferns. Lots to forage for, if necessary.
Hot tub for when I'm too tired to walk to the hot springs
Nearby to my main house, on my vast property, my cottage, or A-frame, or log cabin, so I could go there to get away from something at the house. The business, that's what I'd be getting away from. Two bunkhouses by the main house. A big covered area for parties, picnics and festivities (not that anyone would be coming to visit me). An Alpine slide. Waterfalls.
I'm not dreaming for the apocalypse, I'm dreaming for peace on earth.