Pendleton County, Where the iPhone only really became a thing in 2025. Where four railroads were proposed over forty years, and not one of them was ever built. Where one town is incorporated and the rest simply are. Where the Lutheran parish is five churches and one of them is here. Where 696 square miles are shared between about six thousand people. Where the county was made in 1788 out of pieces of three others. Where you can build a home and the only inspection you need is for the septic tank. Where there is a vet on North Main, which matters more than you think if you travel with a dog. Where you might not know your next-door neighbour, but you are related to them. Where the horse camp is run by people who ride, and the camp host is a chocolate Lab. Where the inn on eighty acres feeds you dinner and breakfast and expects you to stay put. Where the gym is open at three in the morning, if three in the morning is when you are up.