@ Zeke: Wow, nice shot. but do you have a paraglider launch out your back door? Heheh...

@ Aaron: Thanks for your insights man. And that link, interesting reading. Not a huge drinker so I'm not worried about it at all. In fact I very rarely buy beer... I only drink it if it's offered to me or if I'm having a crawfish boil! And you are right about the outdoor opportunities. I'm going to have to seriously motivate to take advantage of everything that's around there, and luckily with the community I'll be around I don't think that will be hard.

@ Tim: I'm SO looking forward to going to Bryce and Zion. Been wanting to visit there for many many years.

@ Tony: Thanks man. Hope all is working out for you as well!

@ canuckInOR: Very good point. If you can adapt your outdoors sporting interests, you are definitely correct. I've been trying to convince myself that I could get into powered paragliding if I ever have to move to a flat state.

@ Michael: Hell yes! I'll definitely take you up on your 4-wheeling offer. Never done that, always wanted to. No worries about religious affiliations, as long as it doesn't HAVE to be a topic of conversation, I get along with pretty much all types.

@ Brent: I'm not totally sure about ruling out the East coast... I just know for sure that right now isn't the right time for it. The current love of my life, Paragliding, is in super short supply out there, as is the kiting industry. And, judging from my many visits, it just never felt right. Call it the vibe, the aura, the zeitgeist, whatever... I just never jibed with the places II've been out there. I'm talking the North East mostly. There's something about being around people of the same mindset that can make a place feel like home even if it's far from it.

SO... I'm doing it. Handing in my notice to the landlord here today and moving on June 30th or so. Scared out of my wits... but there's so much to get done before then that I won't have much time to think about it.

PS - anyone have any tips about the actual logistics of MOVING? Gotchas and stuff that happened to you that I might not think of? I've got a truck reserved with Penske after doing some research and deciding to go with them over the ABF U-Pack moving.