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Why I live in the boonies

 The winters in very-northern New Hampshire are very cold and snowy . Great for snowmobilers . Late spring and summer bring the bugs . A lot of bugs. Well, I dislike frigid weather and hate bugs. So, why do I live here ?  Riverside foliage close to our home My wife, Linda, and I just returned from a 40-mile round trip to the nearest grocery store. The route we took is an interstate highway, and there were very few cars on the road . T ailgaters are almost nonexistent in the north country, but there is a strong tendency to pull to the side of the road to allow drivers that appear to want to speed up to pass.  I must admit that when I travel "down below" (as locals call travelling south), the traffic volume and tailgaters stress me out . I am not accustomed to it. We do find that the exployees at the local pharmacies, grocery stores, health care centers and restaurants are generally courteous and efficient . People that reside in northern New Hampshire either have a be...

Man with rifle saves lives of two deer? Yes, it's true!

  When we see a man with a rifle and a deer in the same video, we usually a ssume the deer will be shot and killed. But not in the video linked below. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Cz8iL5jyF/?mibextid=wwXIfr In this case, the antlers of two male deer became entangled in a battle during mating season. This normally ends in the death of both deer if they can't get free of their dilemma.  The park ranger in this case had the ingenuity (and marksmanship) to solve the problem. He shot one antler off one of the bucks, resulting in both combatants freeing themselves and running away.  Congrats to that ranger for being so ingenious and such a great shot.