Richard Carson
A newspaper reporter once referred to me as a "contrarian planner." I like that description because I am not exactly the poster boy for new urbanism and other trendy planning concepts. I believe that living in a rural area is a better way to contribute to "sustainability" than living in a dense urban area. Good old fashioned rural self-sufficiency certainly has less of a carbon footprint than living in the big city. Read the Foxfire books. I currently live in the foothills of rural Hockinson, Washington on 22 acres, where we built our dream house. Over 80 percent of my property is in a forest management plan. It is not unusual to see deer, coyote and rabbits all the time. We also come across the occassional bob cat, porcupine and bear out in the woods. We have 3 miles of trails for walking, horse back riding or riding my Polaris ATV. We also have three horses, five chickens, three dogs and two cats. We also have two beautiful daughers we enjoy. I also drive a Dodge Ram truck. Hey, how else to pull the horse trailer?
