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Welcome to the mountains springindesign, Bailey is a great place to be! I moved here 13 years ago from Ohio via California and the only other place I like nearly as much is Hawaii (I'm a sun-bunny).

Some of our long-time residents started a thread a long while back listing the 3 Things I Wish They Had Told Me About Living in the Mountains with some good insights. For me, it's not the mountain lions and bears to worry about, it's the wildfires. Make sure wherever you live that you keep your property mitigated and pay close attention to weather forecasts. I was caught completely unaware by the blizzard of 2003 (6'+ in ~24 hours trapped me in my house alone for a week while 7 months pregnant. I had plenty of food, and the power never went out, but I went stir-crazy nontheless. When my husband got back home from his business trip, he bought a snowblower on his way home, spent 7 hours making a path to the house from the road, and I promptly left for a walk. LOL

Almost everything else you could need is up here! We've got restaurants , outdoor activities galore and shopping - tons of homemade, artisan, and boutique,

Some useful info:
[url=https://mymountaintown.com/forum/148-285-corridor-dining/126932-285-corridor-restaurants-master-list[/b][/u][/url] (2 updates: The Ranch Grill and Gypsy Diner have since closed)
Our Community Calendar so you can find out what's happening around town!
Our Scanner & Emergency Info, Weather Forecasts Forum - Subscribe to the forum to receive email updates when something new has been posted.
Our Business Directory! - we highly encourage Shopping Locally!
Our Facebook Page - another good way to get info
Our Twitter Account - definitely useful during emergencies and we've built a specific Hwy 285 Corridor List on there too of accounts pertaining to our area. Subscribing to it is a quick way to keep up with info from area businesses, nonprofits, and individuals.
Our YouTube Channel - area events, meetings, businesses/nonprofits that have been voted Best Of, etc - a great way to get to know your community!

I'm a mom of two, have one dog and one cat both rescues, former scientist (hence the ScienceChic nic), sci-fi/fantasy lover, geek, and I occasionally partake of wine . We've got great members here - ask them anything! they know where to fish, hike, eat and more, strong participation by our local businesses and nonprofits so you can connect with them here, and lots to do and see in our beautiful mountains. I hope we'll see you around!