Talk me into moving….. or not.

[FreeBird236]

Don’t forget Yuma.
Daily travel into Mexico is minutes
San Diego is a day trip.
Glamis Sand Dunes minutes away.

Travel to Mexico? I heard they came to you.

 

[poncho]

Where did you guys race up there? Spanaway Lake? American Lake? We didn;t go to many lakes, unless there was a waterski course on it.

Spanaway, Black Lake, Lawrence in Yelm, American Lake allowed testing during the week, probably forgetting some.

 

[poncho]

Don’t forget Yuma.
Daily travel into Mexico is minutes
San Diego is a day trip.
Glamis Sand Dunes minutes away.

Captain I'm fishing with right now is a Montana transplant to Yuma, him and his Wife say they wouldn't live anywhere else.

 

[2Driver]

Travel to Mexico? I heard they came to you.

That’s so 2020 .

Now we have Pakistan, Venezuela, China, India, Columbia, Somalia, Iran, Sudan…..you know all our allies.

 

[GNEnsrud]

Now looking into Boulder City NV, and liking what I see. Housing is a little more $$, but climate would seem a little more balanced and basic livability looks good. minutes from mead, a short drive from Las Vegas, the (drag) strip, and all the amenities of Vegas. And still only a couple hours from Havasu & Parker.
we have a meeting with our financial advisor set up in a couple of weeks. Hopefully this change of scenery is as attainable as it would appear to my simple brain.

 

[Andy B.]

Now looking into Boulder City NV, and liking what I see. Housing is a little more $$, but climate would seem a little more balanced and basic livability looks good. minutes from mead, a short drive from Las Vegas, the (drag) strip, and all the amenities of Vegas. And still only a couple hours from Havasu & Parker.
we have a meeting with our financial advisor set up in a couple of weeks. Hopefully this change of scenery is as attainable as it would appear to my simple brain.

Boulder City still has the small town feel and is mostly red fyi. If I was smart I would've moved there back in 98 when I moved to Vegas.

 

[GNEnsrud]

Boulder City still has the small town feel and is mostly red fyi. If I was smart I would've moved there back in 98 when I moved to Vegas.

The redder the better for us…..

 

[rivermobster]

Now looking into Boulder City NV, and liking what I see. Housing is a little more $$, but climate would seem a little more balanced and basic livability looks good. minutes from mead, a short drive from Las Vegas, the (drag) strip, and all the amenities of Vegas. And still only a couple hours from Havasu & Parker.
we have a meeting with our financial advisor set up in a couple of weeks. Hopefully this change of scenery is as attainable as it would appear to my simple brain.

My nephew lives in BC. He loves it, but he splits for the summer. The heat is too much for him.

Beautiful town though. Almost every house has a view. Definitely on the Expensive side.

 

[whiteworks]

I’d say that everyplace has the potential to be a perfect spot for some period of time, it’s a moving target. Having the ability to be where you like, when you like is essential.

I don’t see us setting up shop in any one place as we age.

 

[RiverDave]

Tons of offroading!!!

As bp said you might trade in drag racing for off-roading.. once you do that you have 12 months of fun. Boating during the summer / Offroad in the winter.

As for places on the river there are definitely different vibes in different spots.. up river by Laughlin is straight chaos.. between havasu and Laughlin is quiet and peaceful.. havasu is both depending on the weekends. Parker is wild on the weekends and quiet during the week.. lower river is what the river was 30 years ago with great people but desolate like upriver.

If ya have a kind of budget in mind and what type
Of lifestyle your looking for I can have Stacy send you some places.

If you want to take a week or two and stay out here we have a really nice studio you can use while you’re checking things out.

RD

 

[Long Way Home]

First time I was in Boulder City was 1980 for work, back in 1980 it was a two lane road from BC to LV, I ended up buying a home in BC in the late 80's to mid 90's. The best part of Boulder City is that gaming is illegal and it is very easy to get to Lake Mead or Lake Mohave.
You will have a small town feel, Boulder City only has a few a Grocery, Restaurants, banks, etc. You will need to drive 15-20 minute to Henderson and all the Doctors, Costco, Sam's, Big box stores etc,

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[RACER J]

As bp said you might trade in drag racing for off-roading.. once you do that you have 12 months of fun. Boating during the summer / Offroad in the winter.

As for places on the river there are definitely different vibes in different spots.. up river by Laughlin is straight chaos.. between havasu and Laughlin is quiet and peaceful.. havasu is both depending on the weekends. Parker is wild on the weekends and quiet during the week.. lower river is what the river was 30 years ago with great people but desolate like upriver.

If ya have a kind of budget in mind and what type
Of lifestyle your looking for I can have Stacy send you some places.

If you want to take a week or two and stay out here we have a really nice studio you can use while you’re checking things out.

RD

Trade in drag racing?
Mr. River Dave……you don’t just “trade in” drag racing!! It’s a way of life and is held very sacred. Hell…. Might as well tell him to trade in sex!!!

 

[GNEnsrud]

Trade in drag racing?
Mr. River Dave……you don’t just “trade in” drag racing!! It’s a way of life and is held very sacred. Hell…. Might as well tell him to trade in sex!!!

I read it three times to make sure I was seeing it correctly…. Then out of respect for the proprietor of the lounge, I decided to regard it as a simple mistake and blow past it. We WON’T be trading drag racing for a ride in a dune buggy.

With that clear, I do appreciate the helpful offer, Dave. The wife and I have 2 weeks planned in Havasu in June. We plan on doing a lot of looking around the area while we’re there. Perhaps I can plan to take advantage of the offer as that time approaches.

 

[ChrisV]

Texas seems like your spot. Lots of drag racing.

What car do you have? Small tire no prep car?

 

[BabyRay]

Spanaway, Black Lake, Lawrence in Yelm, American Lake allowed testing during the week, probably forgetting some.

I used to live on American Lake. When I first moved there, we would frequently see boats informally racing, which was a blast to watch. Eventually they only allowed testing, and only in a very specific lane down the center of the northern part of the lake (basically from the island to the country club), and if I recall correctly it became only one day per week. Then a guy flipped and was killed, so they shut it down permanently and set speed limits of 45 on weekends, 60 on weekdays.

 

[RiverDave]

I read it three times to make sure I was seeing it correctly…. Then out of respect for the proprietor of the lounge, I decided to regard it as a simple mistake and blow past it. We WON’T be trading drag racing for a ride in a dune buggy.

With that clear, I do appreciate the helpful offer, Dave. The wife and I have 2 weeks planned in Havasu in June. We plan on doing a lot of looking around the area while we’re there. Perhaps I can plan to take advantage of the offer as that time approaches.

lol. Well it was just an option.. motorsports for motorsports?

 

[GNEnsrud]

Texas seems like your spot. Lots of drag racing.

What car do you have? Small tire no prep car?

Bracket / Index racer….

 

[WAAZ]

Am I the only one that wants to see pics of the op’s race car?

 

[jperog]

I live in SoCal...

Anything below 60 is brutal to me!

But 11 degrees? As Rainman would say...

Definitely, definitely not, definitely not..

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We had a week or so of cold (I happened to be in Colorado snowmobiling when it came thru ). There were several 75+ days in Feb. and boats ran all winter. Brutal is Northern Michigan where the lake goes to ice in early November and doesn't go soft until mid April. We drove from the lake to Florida last week to run around bikeweek and temps were the same in both places 76

Joe

 

[n2otoofast4u]

So just a summer pad in LOTO? The winter there is BRUTAL!

It’s 40-50 degrees and a half inch to an inch of rain a day for 6 straight months here. You can go WEEKS without seeing the sun. Can LOTO be cold, yes, but at least there’s sun. And reality is it’s a 3 month window. It was 80 there a week ago. I don’t mind the cold as much, it’s the endless dreary rain that I have grown to hate.

 

[GNEnsrud]

Thanks to all for the great input. I’ve also talked to a few friends that have over the years moved south. The overwhelming opinion from all seems to be positive. we’ll spend some more time looking in the river area, as well as checking into other SouthWest locations near water. The leader in the clubhouse at this point may be BC NV. The feeling between the wife and I at this point is that this move is inevitable….. I’ll keep any progress updated here.