I have lived in the mountains, I have lived near the ocean and in comparing the two experiences I can safely say that if I had to choose one as the place I liked the best- my answer would be anywhere the snow sticks:

FOX LAKE WI
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PHOTO JULIO MOSCOSO

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If in the process the sticking snow involves a scary blizzard, well, that’s going to be a place where my new Zip code is.

FOX LAKE WISCONSIN
11-21-24
Photo JULIO MOSCOSO