Lander Impressions
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6/27/2007
We spent 3 days in Lander in May 2007 looking for a place to live as a retiree.(I'm a recently retired Univ. prof.). Found no really nice place to have breakfast in the town. And no good coffee shop. Traffic on the main street was dangerously fast for seniors & kids.You had to run across even at stop lights. Whystaff (I had 2 good conversations). A terrific restaurant, The Cowfish, one of the best places we have eaten in the past couple of years (we happily blew nearly $100 two nights in a row on great food&drink), but drivers on the main street-- right outside the restaurant-- drive so fast you could get killed getting back to your car. Property values seemed really inflated, with trashy houses going for over 200k to even 300k.Folks looking above that probably won't be disappointed.Town is Not hospitable to pedestrians-- many areas have no sidewalks.Poor city planning, apparently, with sidewalks not required. Walking the neighborhoods (looking at houses for sale) seemed dangerous and drivers all seemed in too big a hurry. Great outdoor access, however.But Don't believe Chamber of Commerce hype about "Peace Surrounds You"--maybe in the mountains? Traffic is noisy and Wyoming drivers seem to regard pedestrians as some kind of rodent. A very disappointing visit!
Ray Pratt, Bozeman, Montana
Ray | Bozeman, MT