One of the things I like best about this area -- and stop me if I start to get annoying -- is that it's just about as small or big as you want. There are plent

One of the things I like best about this area -- and stop me if I start to get annoying -- is that it's just about as small or big as you want. There are plenty of places 10 or 15 minutes from town that are really isolated: little dirt roads in and out, and neighbors that you might meet but never actually see. You can pick your climate too; beautiful, chilly Tahoe forest a short drive up highway 20, or rolling grassy hills without snow in "south County". (Both of those have a lot of trouble getting broadband though.) If you feel like you need a more social night out, Auburn is 30 minutes away, Roseville is an hour, and Sac'to is just a bit beyond that. If you get to missing the Bay Area, it's just 2.5 hours away. Or, if you want to really get away from everyone for a bit, just drive up highway 20 to the Grouse Ridge area, or highway 49 to Downieville (another beautiful small town) or Sierra City, with some gorgeous 8,000 foot crags and lakes. So yeah, come check it out!