I've fought fire out between Wells, Deeth, and Montello more than once. Love the area, particularly the Rubies. Northeast Nevada has its own charm for all the reasons you mention.
Then you've probably fought range fires very close to my chunk of dirt, which keeps getting bigger the more widows in the area are anxious to get rid of adjoining sections.
I have plenty of friends who come for extended visits. Many are plain old-fashioned rednecks that come out with their wives to sit on my deck, drink my Jack Daniels (I don't drink Jack Daniels, or anything really) just to be able to see the Milky Way without the intrusion of ambient light from a city. There is none. It's pitch black except for the stars. I love the place and the only place I would consider living full-time year round in the USA except possibly in the Sonoran Desert 100 miles south west of Tucson near Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. I love deserts. And despite what everyone, and I mean EVERYONE warned me against, I generate far more electric power from solar collectors than I use -- even in the middle of winter. The system cost less that $10,000, installed, and it's more than paid for itself since 1990.
Despite what the neighboring ranchers say, I find the BLM to be a good neighbor. I don't find them sniffing around in my garage when I come home and there's no one around to tell me they think it's time I mowed my lawn, or "Why did you plant THAT color of tulips?" As if it's any of their fucking business. Neighbors tend to be more trouble than an asset for me. And then I spend almost all of my time living outside the USA in high-density cities crowded with tourists.
For those who are interested in other "dream homes" here is a list of prefab ultra modern affordable housing you can actually own. You just need a building permit and a piece of land to plant them on (and a well wouldn't hurt, either).
fablist
I like the "Espace Mobile" home, but it's only available in Australia. But the prefab list includes some rather wonderful designs. I like the LVL because of it's sculptural clean lines. And the floor plan is the same as a regular California-style ranch house, but more open.
Enoy perusing the fabprefabs. :biggrin1:
