So I've been visiting Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine the last few days and their lack of population got me thinking.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to talk about the fact that each of 3 states I've been visiting have populations smaller than Dallas but have 2 senators each. I get the fact that it means that small states won't be ignored.

I do think it means is that people in big states are going to forget how lucky they are, however. Manchester, NH has one good art gallery, but only a population of about 105,000. Portland, ME has a population of 68,000 and a so-so art gallery. Fort Worth, TX, in comparison, has two good galleries, and one so-so gallery. This probably isn't surprising if you think about it, but when you visit the place from a "true big city," you're inclined to think that the population is hard done by.

I guess I might have enjoyed visiting here more if I was the "nature type," but I'm not so it's been a bit of a bummer so far.