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verablue t1_jcaay43 wrote

Came out to the PNW on vacation 23 years ago. Went home, quit my job and packed up and moved across the country. Been here ever since.

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squirrel_rider t1_jcawnpc wrote

Same here. Came to visit the PNW in 2013, moved out here in 2015. I can't imagine going back. Everything is better out here.

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thraggon t1_jcc5qq2 wrote

Was born here, traveled a little in my early 20s saw the rest of the US and was like..... Welp Washington is the jackpot.

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Karuna56 t1_jcdqlsn wrote

My family was stationed out here, lived in Bremerton, Bangor and Silverdale. We left when I was 11 and I pilgrimaged my way back at 22 in 1980, arriving two days before St. Helens popped.

Been hunkered-down like a geoduck ever since!

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-Velvet-Bat- t1_jcbp5bi wrote

I did the same thing. I vacationed here in October, moved here end of January.

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tomatocatbutt t1_jcba7rv wrote

2016 for me

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AliveAndThenSome t1_jcbepyo wrote

2008 for me. I've been to every state but Maine, and Washington is ideal for me. As an avid backpacker, I can't ask for more from a single state. If it's raining west of the crest -- drive an extra hour east and find sun for my adventures. Ocean? Just a few hours west. Desert? Two hours east.

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ok-moni t1_jcbfvez wrote

visited may 2021, moved here may 2022. kissed the midwest gbye forever

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appendixgallop t1_jcco43k wrote

  1. Tourist me rode the Bainbridge ferry in July in shorts with no jacket. Went home and packed.
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