Would like some info on towns/cities in Okanogan county (Colville: Home Depot, moving to)

[naphtali5725]

Hello all,

I am interested in moving to Washington from NC., and have looked at Okanogan county. Anyone here have any information on towns/cities in that area, and some descriptions of the surroundings? I love the snow, and the mountains, so the more I could see of them both would really be great. I am wanting to be in a secluded area, more so than I am now in the Appalachian mountains.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

[David Aguilar]

Based on my trips up WA-155:

Coulee Dam - seems like a fairly middle class place, near the Grand Coulee Dam and the Columbia River. Desert.

Elmer City - middle class to poor. Desert.

Nespelem and the Colville Reservation seem like poorer Native American areas.

Between Nespelem and Omak, the landscape transitions from a desert river valley to a forested/mountainous area (very pretty). Descending into Omak, the landscape transitions back into desert.

Omak is a small town, and one of the first stops for visitors coming in from Canada. Omak is surrounded by mountains, but the town itself sits in a desert landscape. Omak has a Home Depot, Wal-Mart, fast food joints, and about 5,000 people.