Finding a good spot to settle in the hidden forest in Kenshi is a fucking nightmare. Well, maybe not THAT bad, but it's bad. Most of the areas that are look ideal for settling have plenty of water, fertile ground, and lots of stone but have almost no wind what so ever. Good luck getting any real industry started in places with no wind. Generator parts are expensive as fuck.
I took my party and we went on a scouting foray into the desert on the other side of the mountains. No surprise, it's a hell on earth of dogs. That's worse than the hell on earth of river raptors I had in hidden forest though. Fucking river raptors.