Rural California is going crazy as well. Everyone is trying to escape here to the High Desert yet when they arrive the first thing the do is scrape the natural landscape and build an ugly metal fence for “privacy.” They also don’t understand “dark skies” and install outdoor lighting - my wife is convinced they’re afraid of the dark. Our home on 10 acres has tripled in value in the last 5 years - 30% of that in the last 8 months. It’s tulip mania here. I hate the changes but where would I go. It’s still heaven on earth
