Buying any real estate has only become fashionable in the last 50 to 60 years or so, as more and more people have brought and not rented their home's, as housing become more of an issue then any land price will go up.
I wish I had brought the house/land that I was going to buy when I was "outdoorsy" 20+ years ago, but hey ho, I was only 20 and want to have fun.
