Why are rebel groups always situated in the Rocky Mountains? [closed]
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I've seen several such plots, now -- an authoritarian government now rules the United States, and a rebellion is brewing in the Rocky Mountains. An example would be "The Man in the High Castle".
It's not just restricted to movies, either -- even fictional novels for kids, such as "The Maze Runner" and Erin Bowman's "Taken" have this theme.
Is this because of the perception of the American West (minus coastal cities) as libertarian? That might've been the reason Galt's Gulch in Atlas Shrugged was in Colorado, but most fiction writers, be it Hollywood or novelists, could hardly be considered libertarians or even conservatives.
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The Rocky Mountains are some of the hardest terrain to navigate in the United States. If someone was trying to lose themselves, that would be the place to do it.
In addition, with hunting/gathering there is plenty of food for a small group, that would not require the land of traditional farming. For this specific national park there are 350+ estimated mountain sheep, 500+ deer, 300+ elk, and 11 types of fish. This is in 415 square miles. https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/management/statistics.htm
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