Have people always looked at the individual states in a strictly political way?

We hear/read it all the time:
California sucks- lose em
Texas sucks-lose em
Red states, blue states.
When I think of California I think of the Redwood Forest, the Pacific coast.
When I think of Texas I think of Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande.
If I had unlimited time and money I'd spend a lot of it exploring the jewels all 50 has to offer.
F**k politics.

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Ynotisay · M

Nature doesn't care. And when someone's in it they usually don't care either. That said, I live in CA where hikers/backpackers don't openly carry to prove a point and assuage their fear. So things do creep in. But a great thing about the wilderness is it can provide solitude so the individual calls the shots. And no individual is more powerful than nature. So if you're doing it right everything else moves to the background. A healthy place to be. Humility is our friend.