Midwestern blues

Sometimes I really miss the Midwest. I don't mean the people, because my time there I did encounter a lot of ignorant people, but I miss the landscape and nature. I miss seeing huge trees and the leaves changing color and squirrels and rabbits running around all over the place. I miss rain that lasts longer than 10 minutes. Lightning storms and occasionally I miss snow. I miss seeing lakes. I remember how awesome it was while in Michigan to see just a huge lake surrounded by trees it's definitely something I'd like to see again. There is a significant lack of things to do out there compared to Southern California, but sometimes I like to imagine sitting under a tree near a lake, reading a book.