Yes very nice area my grandparents live in Northport so i do spend some time in that area. If you are ever up in that corner of the state make the trek to the small town of Metaline Falls. Nearby is Crawford state park and Gardener Cave system that has free guided tours. I find this area very peaceful almost whimsical. It hidden gem for sure.

Yeah i moved from Auburn to Ellensburg 4 years ago for this reason. I find most of my favorite and most traveled to places to actually be on the east side of the mountains. Love it over here!

Sun lakes is one of our go to summer camping spots. Its only about 1 1/2 hours from my house. Been going there since i was knee high. That reminds me of another awesome place for camping and cliff jumping. Moran State Park/ Midway campground on Orcas Island. Its Phenomenal you camp right on Cascade lake witch is a no motor lake. Kayak/paddleboard around to the various cliffs to jump off. You can also hike to the top of nearby Mt. Constitution and get a full 360 view of the islands. Truly no place like it.

I definitely get the personal connection to a place But man WA has a-lot of cool/fascinating and very unique places to offer. There are countless small communities and oddities out in the san Juans and Eastern Wa that are unlike anywhere in the world. Often these places are overlooked by Seattleite wetsiders that think King County is all of Wa. Some of these places that would fascinate the hell out people visiting. That being said one of my favorite places in Washington is Coles Corner lol nothing special i just have a personal connection to it since my family has had property there for over 100 years. I have explored just about every corner of this state in my 30+ years, born and raised here. I just don’t see Franklin as all that fascinating.

Thats just too much work to use the toilet.