First 2 weeks impressions since moving to Seattle: Very positive (apartment, crime rates)

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Thx-1138

I really like most things about the area, overall we actually have some of the best weather in the country: clouds give us a sun shade in summer and a blanket in winter...


And without rain you can't have all this:











I love the misty mornings.








Again, glad you are happy in Seattle and our area, I do believe a lot of the talk of "freeze" is more a product of the age of "devices."


And all big cities are going to have more of that than suburbs or out on the countryside.


Thx

Could you provide captions to the photos, so we can know what we're looking at, and where it is?

The giant cedars are the redwoods of the Northwest. Are those old-growth, btw?

[Thx-1138]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Could you provide captions to the photos, so we can know what we're looking at, and where it is?

The giant cedars are the redwoods of the Northwest. Are those old-growth, btw?

Those pics are from the Hoh River area, here is a guide to hiking Washington's big trees.


https://www.visitportangeles.com/8-g...pic-peninsula/


I picked those trees in the last picture because they most closely resemble my own tree.


And oh yes, trees like that have been here for a long time.


"The western red-cedar: The western red-cedar is a tree that continues to surpass the others. Not only is it the largest tree in the Pacific Northwest, it is also one of the longest lived tree species in western Washington. Some western red-cedars have been recorded to reach 1,500 years of age.Jul 20, 2015"


Thx

[primaltech]

Thanks all, and very awesome pics, THX!

I walked outside at around 11am today and it was pretty sunny out.

I think I'm gonna love living in Seattle.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Thx-1138

Those pics are from the Hoh River area, here is a guide to hiking Washington's big trees.


https://www.visitportangeles.com/8-g...pic-peninsula/


I picked those trees in the last picture because they most closely resemble my own tree.


And oh yes, trees like that have been here for a long time.


"The western red-cedar: The western red-cedar is a tree that continues to surpass the others. Not only is it the largest tree in the Pacific Northwest, it is also one of the longest lived tree species in western Washington. Some western red-cedars have been recorded to reach 1,500 years of age.Jul 20, 2015"


Thx

Thx, Thx! Being from NorCal, I'm a huge redwood fan. Western cedars fill the same ecological niche that the redwoods do, except they tolerate a somewhat colder climate. So I'm also a cedars fan. Visiting those trees on the Peninsula will be added to my to-see list. I've never been to Neah Bay, either, so hitting both in one trip sounds like a good idea.

The oldest redwoods are between 2000 & 3000+ years old. One advantage the redwoods have over cedars, is that they withstand fire quite well. That's an impressive evolutionary advantage. Redwoods have been around since at least the Eocene (50-34 million years ago), when the climate was so much warmer, that redwoods encircled the arctic. There are still redwood remains from that era in places like Scandinavia, Siberia, Greenland and Alaska.

I love Washington's cedars!

[Guineas]

Originally Posted by robrath

Welcome, hope the vagrancy and drug problems of seattle never touch you. Summers are nice weather wise, except going through any stairways or elevators that'll really smell. Avoid puddles in the summer because it'll probably be someone's ****, watch where you walk so you don't step on feces or needles. Don't keep anything in your car and keep the doors unlocked because the police won't even bother with a car break-in anymore, not even to come by to take a report. Be careful riding the rapid transit downtown due to the drugged out zombies that get on and spit/scream/pass out. You don't smell the **** and the feces right now because of the rain, but come summer, you will, especially in downtown/belltown.

Mercer Island doesn't have these problems.

[xPlorer48]

I hope you enjoyed your front row seat to the shooting downtown on Wednesday. You said you could see or hear it from where you live. It is only going to worsen because the “Progressives” you say you like don’t care about productive citizens like you.

[blau808]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Could you provide captions to the photos, so we can know what we're looking at, and where it is?

The giant cedars are the redwoods of the Northwest. Are those old-growth, btw?

Fairly sure those are sequoias in the last pic. Are there sequoias in WA?

I'd like to know where that awesome waterfall is, the one with the man fishing.

[homesinseattle]

Originally Posted by Guineas

Mercer Island doesn't have these problems.

A lot of Seattle neighborhoods can say the same thing, calm, beautiful and safe. Most of the flashpoint areas are downtown and near I-5 underpasses. Granted you can have a few issues in other places, most of the locals (like any city) know which are the areas to have more caution in.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by blau808

Fairly sure those are sequoias in the last pic. Are there sequoias in WA?

I'd like to know where that awesome waterfall is, the one with the man fishing.

No. No redwoods in WA. And they don't look like redwoods, which have distinctive bark. The farthest north that redwoods are found is southern Oregon.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Guineas

Mercer Island doesn't have these problems.

Neither do many parts of Seattle.