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Originally Posted by SykkBoy
We're about 75/25 Oregon/Washington
I don't mind the rain, but would like some days of sunshine. We'll most likely be rural living, but not too far from the city. We actually manage to do a lot of sustainable living in Vegas, so I can only imagine what we could do with actual seasons, hehe.
I don't want to live completely off the grid, but don't mind being away from the noise and crowds.
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The Seattle area is nothing spectacular in terms of total rainfall. So the stats are super misleading as are peoples claims of constant rain. Summers are very beautiful. The problem is the topography and the 3-4-5 months of gray skies in the winter as the weather gets pushed up against all the surrounding mountains. So be aware that just visiting isn't going to simulate what it feels like at the end of 60 days with no sun at all. It has definite physiological impacts (lowered hormone levels, D3 etc etc) and is depressing. A lot of the state on the other side of the Cascades is desert actually. Oregon has very different topography and I think in general much better weather overall in most places (at least consistent).
I was always surprised in the south to see people run for cover and wait when it started raining (like when i lived in Orlando).. because to me "rain" meant "it's going to be horrible weather for 2-3 weeks".