>>916453Black guy from Brooklyn that lived in the ghetto (bed stuy), then moved update NY for 8 yrs and is now in Cali. Also live hiking and nature generally, and let me tell you you, no place weeds out assholes like the mountains. Protip, the higher up you get the lower cm your chances of running into an asshole. There's meth, thugs of all races and urban decay to be found all over upstate, but rare to find that element in the sticks. I prefer Adirondacks, but I lived in the southern tier and Ithaca so hiked locally. Out here in California the same holds, except that I have mtn lions to deal with and bears. Pic very related for the solution, I wouldn't be concerned about the 2 legged threats.
