I just got back from a trip to Western PA...To check the area out. I am so sick of Florida..The summer heat, the Traffic, the people not speaking english, the crime, the flat landscape..etc.. I gre up in new England and was able to ride out my back door for days.
I found Western PA ( near pittsburgh and suburbs) one of the best riding locations I have seen. I just drove around and ran into so many people riding. I stopped and talked with them.. and they said the trails are endless and many are on private property and the owners don't mind at all (some even made parking spots for the riders). The terrain can be sandy, muddy, forest, trails, coalmines, old rail lines, rivers, cliffs...everything! The only thing ATV owners need is to register thier bike and have insurance (usually about $125 year for liabilty and theft).
The other plus is that housing is relativly cheap.... a house that would sell for $450,000 in Ft.Lauderdale would be about $85,000 up there.
The pay scale is not the same, but since I own my own business, it does not matter where I live. I just want a place where I can ride anytime (even at night everyone says). The traffic is not bad at all.
There is also HUGE amounts of Forst riding within a few hours....even Hatfield McCoy is about 4 hours. There are Lots of mud racing and motocross tracks within minutes.
Yes the drawback is the cold winters... But I will be living in Florida for the worst months, and even so.. I am going to buy a country farm and snowmobiling is fun.
Just wanted to pass along my experience.
Don't forget... "1 in 30 Pennsylvania residents own an ATV"
ROB
some links
http://www.paatving.com/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/atv/http://www.atvsource.com/clubs/state/pennsylvania.htm[attachment deleted by admin]