Olympic Peninsula-Forks or Other Town?

[Dakota1014]

I am wondering if Forks is safely walkable? I have been looking at Google Maps and videos posted on YouTube to get a feel for how the town is laid out. There seems to be sidewalks in most areas, at least the ones I have seen thus far. Would it be safe to walk say from a house/apartment I was renting to Outfitters/Ace? I understand the town is surrounded by wildlife, but would walking a far distance within town be dangerous in this aspect?

[elkotronics]

Short answer? Nope. Forks is a fine walkin' town. I am serious, it'll do fine for you as a walking town.

[neeka27]

-I am curious to know how much humidity there is there. Is it anything like NC humidity or is it 'dry' like CO?
-I am aware that it rains quite often, but I am interested in knowing how frequent thunderstorms are, with loud thunder and lighting. I have a dog who is fine with pouring rain as long as its not accompanied by loud thunder. I wonder if he would be better off not joining me on this move if there are frequent thunderstorms.
-I'm also wondering how walkable and/or bikeable the town is? I currently don't have a car because I live close to our main street in which all the mom/pop shops are located. I don't mind attaining a car if I live in a very small or rural area but if I live in a suburb or city I would take buses or other forms of transportation.
-Another question I had, although obviously not a deal breaker either way, was about bugs. More specifically fleas and ticks. How prevalent are they in WA? I currently cannot even take my dogs potty in the yard closest to the house as they come back with the little buggers each time. Its really an extreme annoyance that I haven't had to experience in CO or CA before.

Not humid at all. It's wet enough that it might curl the paper in your house
We do not get thunder often at all.
I do not think you'll want to walk/bike the town with all of those great hikes/beaches nearby. The town is just your launching point
Not an overabundance of fleas and we do not have ticks in Western WA...that is an eastern WA thing.

If you love the rain I say go for it. Forks and the surrounding area is SHOCKINGLY beautiful. Some of the most gorgeous spots in the state with Rialto, Ruby Beach, Second beach, etc.

[CrazyDonkey]

What Forks needs is a housing development named "Twilight Village". Advertise it on the East Coast as "First Three Months Free!"

[MarciaMarshaMarcia]

Originally Posted by fluffydelusions

There should be a sticky thread for people coming here thinking of moving to Forks lol

Seriously...maybe the Washington moderator could set that up.

Same with "What's it like living on the Olympic Peninsula"

[Dendrite]

Originally Posted by neeka27

we do not have ticks in Western WA...that is an eastern WA thing.

Actually we do have ticks in western WA, predominantly the western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus) or "deer ticks". They may carry Lyme disease. Fortunately, the number of Lyme disease cases annually in western WA is few to none.

[pnwguy2]

Originally Posted by neeka27

-I am curious to know how much humidity there is there. Is it anything like NC humidity or is it 'dry' like CO?
-I am aware that it rains quite often, but I am interested in knowing how frequent thunderstorms are, with loud thunder and lighting. I have a dog who is fine with pouring rain as long as its not accompanied by loud thunder. I wonder if he would be better off not joining me on this move if there are frequent thunderstorms.
-I'm also wondering how walkable and/or bikeable the town is? I currently don't have a car because I live close to our main street in which all the mom/pop shops are located. I don't mind attaining a car if I live in a very small or rural area but if I live in a suburb or city I would take buses or other forms of transportation.
-Another question I had, although obviously not a deal breaker either way, was about bugs. More specifically fleas and ticks. How prevalent are they in WA? I currently cannot even take my dogs potty in the yard closest to the house as they come back with the little buggers each time. Its really an extreme annoyance that I haven't had to experience in CO or CA before.

Not humid at all. It's wet enough that it might curl the paper in your house
We do not get thunder often at all.
I do not think you'll want to walk/bike the town with all of those great hikes/beaches nearby. The town is just your launching point
Not an overabundance of fleas and we do not have ticks in Western WA...that is an eastern WA thing.

If you love the rain I say go for it. Forks and the surrounding area is SHOCKINGLY beautiful. Some of the most gorgeous spots in the state with Rialto, Ruby Beach, Second beach, etc.

Actually, Forks is one of the most humid cities in the entire Northwest. (But I get your point, it isn't the uncomfortable steamy humidity you get east of the Rockies). It is simply a constant high moisture content almost year 'round.

Seattle is also humid. "Relatively" speaking of course. Here is a good explanation:

http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-w...oment-too-soon Whoops, that appears to be a broken link, or an on-going blog.

But here is an interesting link:

https://www.currentresults.com/Weath...mid-cities.php

[neeka27]

pnwguy2- yes you are right, it's the different kind of humid that everyone thinks of. It's not stagnant and steamy but wet from the rain.

I stand corrected about the ticks. I have lived here 35 years and did not know that we even had them around here so that goes to show they really aren't an issue...