So where did you migrate to FL from?
We have many northern migrates that find FL not to their liking.
North Carolina has a term for “folks” from the NY/NJ area as half backs…FL wasn’t what they envisioned, but knew they didn’t want to go back to NY/NJ so they stopped “half way” back.
Please enjoy your new home to the ultimate and keep working to make all our states great again.

I lived in Florida for 12 years and hated it. It’s a beautiful state but I sorely missed the 4 seasons. Christmas was not the same and I missed the snow.

Easily replaced by jasmine, oleander, orange and lemon flowers/fruits, year round poinsettia, natural and naturalized orchids, etc.
Sweet olive trees that make entire neighborhoods smell wonderful.

“love mountain vistas”

? Moving to coastal plains anywhere is a bad idea then. Perhaps your should try the West Coast where mountains line the Pacific?

“hiking in forests”

? There are plenty of forests across the south; some are pine forests there are hardware forests too.
Live oaks are genuine oaks with a highly desirable wood for ship building. What’s more, if you live in south Florida you can even grow rosewood trees.

It takes about a year or so and you will get used to the humidity and warmth.
Hopefully, learning to avoid the midday heat outside.

But those warm fragrant evenings and nights are amazing!
Plus one gets used to wearing shorts, sandals and short sleeve shirts at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years; plus Mardi Gras in certain cities.

You’ll put away the heavy comforters and heavy coats and likely wear light jackets only a few times per year.

Don’t forget the seafood!
Shrimp are fresh and relatively cheap as are crabs and many of the fish at the markets. Fresh Mahi mahi, tuna, wako, speckled trout, king mackerel, etc.
Crawfish are hot seasonal items along major portions of the Gulf Coast.

Northerners move South and try to maintain their Northern social habits. Work, stop at the bar on the way home, rush home and cook dinner.They’re tired by 8:30PM.

Southerners head home after work, rest, and maybe even take a nap. Then they’ll dress up and head out to party or socialize; rested, refreshed and ready to dance, party or just chat.

Learn about Mirlitons! Families have treasured and often secret recipes for Mirlitons.
Oh, and tomato and pepper plants can grow for years, not just a few months.
Corn doesn’t like it so much, but you can grow a distant relative, sugar cane.
Kumquats (citrus japonica) are plentiful in season or easily grown; Marumi and Meiwa are round and sweet like candy; Nagumi have sweet rind but tart interiors.

Besides there are few things as good as fresh picked oranges for making orange juice in the morning. It makes the stuff sold up North taste like tart sour commercial juice.

johnson city

Man….that’s literally another time zone from me! Very nice area …. hilly …. actually more than hilly close by! A friend of mine once said that the modern world was about 10 miles either side of I-81, and then you go back decades ?

But welcome to Tennessee!

Nobody, is not going to vote in this election, who are committed, to the future of our Republic, no matter what they here.
We crossed that line in February after the bio-weapon attack.
President Trump is going to win, while dragging a bunch reluctant wussy RiNOS with him.
With a few diamonds in the coal.