Originally posted by RubyMutt
I LOVE Washington! Right now I live 5 minutes from the beach, and, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful views in the world. I don't think I could ever live off the coast. I love the weather. I love that in one state we have rain forests, deserts, and everything in between! I love the scenery, I love Seattle... I don't think there's much about Washington that I don't love. I love that's it's so close to Canada - one of my favorite weekend "getaways". I love our wildlife... I just love it here. I
well Rubymutt, you just said everything I was going to say about living in Washington state! (western )
Eastern Washington needs to be mentioned for me aslo: it's a whole other world over there. Dry, hot and totally a different terrain. I usually make a couple trips over there a year, and it takes not more than a few hours.

Almost daily I take my dog to the beach (5 minute drive, 30 min. walk).
I can also be in the mountains within an hour- and they are BIG mountains too!
I love the outdoors: hiking, mountain biking, camping, and lots of beaches everywhere!
There are several lakes just within the city limits of Seattle, in addition to the salt water of Puget Sound.

There is also a lot of diversity and acceptance, which to me is another good reason to live here.

The price we pay for it is the rain, but I feel that it's all worth it! You get used to it after awhile.

I just LOVE it here!