Ransomed Roads: Poll Results (Fave US Parts) & New Poll Announced!
1st - The West Coast at 47% with 8 out of 17!
2nd - This was a 3-way tie between New England, the Rocky Mountain area, and Hawaii. They each took 6 votes (35%).
3rd - The Southwest came in right behind with 5 votes (29%).
All other choices were under the 25% mark, with Alaska coming in dead last with only one vote.
So, what does this mean? Well, that's where the data takes a bit of a turn. After all, what states constitute each of the areas listed in the poll? I realized that I hadn't gone and specifically researched that beforehand, and just did a little searching.
What I found is that no one really knows. For each area, there is a great deal of overlap. The Southwest sometimes often includes Texas, which makes sense, though Texas could also be claimed by the Deep South. The Southwest then sometimes goes farther than Arizona and New Mexico (which is what I thought of), and claims parts of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Oklahoma. To complicate matters more, The Rocky Mountains claims not only Northern Rockies states, but also the aforementioned (excluding Oklahoma). And don't get me started on what is considered "Mid"West.
This month, I'm trying to focus on some geographical and physical aspects of traveling on this rock we call Earth. At times, it will be about boundaries (like last week), climate, and (as with this week) types of terrain.
I find that we are all drawn to different types of places. I could name each of these as equally interesting, and each for their own reason. For that very reason, I made this one a "choose only one" poll, forcing us all to dig deep and see what really drives us. I expect it will be painful. I'm a Pisces, after all.
I did a bit more research on this one, as well, to go beyond what my brain initially thought of as "terrain." Although not listed under that heading, I reminded myself that cities and towns can also be a draw for people. That, of course, opens up the question of what constitutes proper terrain, topography, etc., and now we're down the rabbit hole. So feel free to comment below or on Facebook. Let's get a discussion going, and straighten out this conundrum once and for all...or at least leave it firmly crooked.
Let me know if you have any more troubles; I'm not trying to make this difficult for you...or am I?
*NOTE: I realized as I was posting, that swamps were left out and decided to put that under the category of "Wetlands" with Rainforests.