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Title: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 12, 2010, 04:45:44 PM
Hi, newbie here.  Well, new to the forums.  I've been in love with these books since I picked up The Visitor at my sixth grade book fair back in '96.

Anyway, I'm sure this has been debated to death, so if someone could just point me toward an exhausted thread, I'll shut up about it.  But I've been rereading the books, thanks to the ebooks on this site, and have been trying to piece together where the story takes place.  If it's a real place at all.

It's by the ocean.
The weather is warm most of the time.
There are mountains nearby.

Once, when I was much younger, I took a look at all the morphs they had acquired from Cassie's barn, and looked up what area of the country all these animals had in common.  I came up with Washington state, but the climate isn't quite right.  I have it in my head that it's the West coast somewhere, but I'm partial to the Pacific.

Thoughts?  Links?

<3
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Stephquiem on May 12, 2010, 05:00:55 PM
Umm... they tell us where they are. In book 54.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 12, 2010, 05:02:51 PM
Damn, they do?  Well.  That's a fail on my part.  I thought I would've remembered.  I'm on 51, I'll be there soon enough.

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Stephquiem on May 12, 2010, 05:03:49 PM
No problem. :)
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Vanish on May 12, 2010, 06:28:32 PM
I think they say its [spoiler]Sacramento, California [/spoiler] in book 54.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 12, 2010, 06:37:41 PM
That was my top guess, based on paying attention to clues.  But I haven't read that book in so long, I'd forgotten they'd said it.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: RYTX on May 12, 2010, 07:07:26 PM
it's not in that city exactly: in 51 when they fly to the capital it takes hours: longest they've ever flown, so obviously it's a fair distance out side of there.
[spoiler]popular guess is so cal, my guess is either somewhere north of LA, possibly (cuz I live there and what it to be) Nor Cal, toward the south end[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 12, 2010, 07:11:51 PM
I really don't know California all that well.  I'm from Idaho, myself, but only ever went to California when I was about three.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Alic on May 12, 2010, 07:16:58 PM
I really don't know California all that well.  I'm from Idaho, myself, but only ever went to California when I was about three.

do you live in idaho now?
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 12, 2010, 07:18:28 PM
I do, indeed. :)
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Alic on May 12, 2010, 07:18:47 PM
hmmm where at if you don't mind my asking? I live here myself.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 12, 2010, 07:20:40 PM
I'm from Boise, lived there my whole life, but I'm up in Moscow, now.  Seventh year of college, whoooo....

I love Idaho.  :D
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Alic on May 12, 2010, 07:21:44 PM
sounds amazing. I'm from lil Emmett. In Nampa now. Work in Boise.

I'm just excited now i'm not the only idaho-rafian!
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 12, 2010, 07:23:01 PM
Never been to Emmet, but I have friends from there.  Boise's awesome, I think.  Lived in the same house my entire life in Southeast Boise.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Alic on May 12, 2010, 07:27:47 PM
i'm excited to talk to you sometime.. but i'm going to stop discussing it in this thread cause we're off topic. :)

make an intro thread :D
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Myitt on May 12, 2010, 07:57:03 PM
Yay, an Idaho Animorphs friend for Patty! XD  Welcome, squeak!  And I always thought their location was somewhere in the vicinity of...

[spoiler]Santa Barbara, since they mention southern California, working in SB post-war, and in Visser it's mentioned that The Sharing began in a quieter, smaller city near LA[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 12, 2010, 08:04:28 PM
And the climate/terrain is perfect, as far as I know.  And they're close enough to movie stars and other public personalities.  And close enough by plane to what I assumed to be Seattle, when they went to see what's-his-name.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: RYTX on May 12, 2010, 08:33:12 PM
I've seen it before and I reaffirm: I'd completely buy it that there there, except they never have a serious heat wave.
A glaring omission after you've spent a summer here.
or fall.
or spring....
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 12, 2010, 08:36:19 PM
There was a drought in 49...
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: aareavis on May 12, 2010, 10:02:07 PM
Since I've started rereading over the last couple of weeks, I've been imagining them somewhere by Fresno.  Of course, that's because I lived close to there for about 7 months.  I long to go back to the mountains....  :(  You can keep the ocean, give me the mountains!
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: RYTX on May 13, 2010, 03:59:45 PM
did frenso move? Last time I was there the ocean was a bit, well it wasn't there, that's for sure.
And same problem for me, Frenso's wicked hot in the summers
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Visser19 on May 16, 2010, 06:55:51 PM
I really don't know California all that well.  I'm from Idaho, myself, but only ever went to California when I was about three.

do you live in idaho now?

I'm in Idaho right now! I'm going to college in Rexburg. But I'm also from SoCal.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: dragonarmy on May 18, 2010, 09:10:44 AM
I really don't know California all that well.  I'm from Idaho, myself, but only ever went to California when I was about three.

do you live in idaho now?

I'm in Idaho right now! I'm going to college in Rexburg. But I'm also from SoCal.

Are you at BYU-I? I went there! They opened a Fong's in Utah Valley, but it just doesn't compare to the two in Rexburg. I'm thinking about going back, but I don't know if I can handle any more Rexburg winters.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Alic on May 18, 2010, 09:20:58 AM
yaaayyyy idaho. boise rafcon anyone? :P
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 18, 2010, 09:23:05 AM
I'm a Boise native, and I have no idea what that means!  :P
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Alic on May 18, 2010, 09:25:24 AM
raf gathering
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 18, 2010, 09:28:20 AM
Oh!  I got ya.

That sounds rad.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: dragonarmy on May 18, 2010, 09:29:21 AM
yaaayyyy idaho. boise rafcon anyone? :P

Totally in. Let's do it!
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 18, 2010, 09:33:55 AM
I'm thinking Julia Davis park, right outside the zoo.  Or at the zoo.  Seems appropriate, yeah?
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Alic on May 18, 2010, 09:38:44 AM
haha. zoo rocks.

they're getting a giraffe end of month it think.
then the park with the pond and the swan paddleboats. :)
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: squeaktastic on May 18, 2010, 04:11:35 PM
Last Time I was there they were raising money for one. That's cool that they've done it!

That pond is awesome. We should do it. :)
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Visser19 on May 27, 2010, 12:11:21 PM
Yes BYU I! I haven't been to Fong's yet. A rafcon is definitely in order.
Title: Re: Where do they call home?
Post by: Green armadillo ette on May 29, 2010, 10:59:52 PM
i know I am probolay gonna get smited but I feel like I just have to do this. In my defense, it's also for the benifit of others time. Smite if you feel the need.  :offtopic: