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that's good to know. If I don't move back to Wisconsin the pacific northwest is high on my list. The one thing that would bother me would be excessive cloud-cover. I want to live somewhere where it's nice and green with ample rainfall, but plenty of sunshine too. From posts I've read on the Oregon forum such places don't exist. If you want green, it's going to be cloudy most of the time. This puts Wisconsin pretty high on my list then, plus I grew up there.
Oregon and Washington are both divided by the Cascades, with damp, cloudy weather on the West-side, that produces mild temps and big-arse trees, and sun on the East-side that features clear skies, a large swing in temps, and High-Desert conditions.
Best you could do there is live somewhere like Sisters, Ore., or Winthrop, Wa., that are in High Desert, but close to the Eastern side of the Range, so as to afford quick trips to Ponderosa forests and green vegetation.
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This is a great thread considering I'm moving to Seattle before the year's end!
Been nervous from the get-go, since I'm a small town midwestern conservative girl, and Seattle is.......not!
I've lived in many places i.e. New Jersey, Philadelphia, Colorado, and of course Wisconsin.
Hubby is out in Seattle now securing things for our arrival and he said I will LOVE it there and fit right in. That is encouraging, but since I've never actually been there....still pretty nervous
It's a great city. Plenty to do. A little cloudy and rainy and a bit of a challenge to drive in, but you should enjoy it! I'm a small-town, midwestern girl myself but there's a big city girl in there too that just loves places like Seattle. I regret that I don't get to go more often, and I regret that I won't get to go one more time before I move! (I'm currently living in Montana.. for a few more weeks.)
It's a great city. Plenty to do. A little cloudy and rainy and a bit of a challenge to drive in, but you should enjoy it! I'm a small-town, midwestern girl myself but there's a big city girl in there too that just loves places like Seattle. I regret that I don't get to go more often, and I regret that I won't get to go one more time before I move! (I'm currently living in Montana.. for a few more weeks.)
I lived in the PNW and actually its NOT a "little cloudy and rainy"- its ALOT cloudy and rainy and therein lies the problam for many.
Yes, the temps are much milder year round and the scenery is beyond GORGEOUS, and that ocean and old growth mountains,beautiful, but the months of dark grey sky and drizzle takes a serious toll on many.
SAD is a disorder not to be taken lightly. Be aware of it and get yourself a UV lite if a trip to sunshine is not feasable.
And dont worry about the big city, ( and it is a wonderful city)the easy trips to the countryside,coastal areas, mountains or even the commutable burbs will be a welcome change should you need to escape the crowds and hustle bustle. I do miss those road trips to spectacular places surrounding the area. Not near that much in the midwest.
I dont see the comparisons of Wisconsin and Washington-at all. I agree with the poster that said ''polar opposites''
Big Waves in the water? ok. But thats about it.
I lived in the PNW and actually its NOT a "little cloudy and rainy"- its ALOT cloudy and rainy and therein lies the problam for many.
Yes, the temps are much milder year round and the scenery is beyond GORGEOUS, and that ocean and old growth mountains,beautiful, but the months of dark grey sky and drizzle takes a serious toll on many.
SAD is a disorder not to be taken lightly. Be aware of it and get yourself a UV lite if a trip to sunshine is not feasable.
Or Vitamin D pill.
Maybe I'm only speaking from my own experience then. Because everytime I've gone there it was actually uncharacteristically sunny. Only once was it the stereotypical rainy and cloudy. Seattle must love me and smile everytime I come.
Affect people who move from darker, colder climates to regions of endless sun and little precip.
A classic example are those (not everyone but some) who leave the Midwest for places like Phoenix or Las Vegas.
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(I'm currently living in Montana.. for a few more weeks.)
Seattle must love me and smile everytime I come.
