The gravel grinders in this region are populated with a variety of bikes with very few of the dedicated "gravel bikes" that are showing up on the market. Cyclocross bikes appear to be the most popular. Hardtail 29ers, older 26" and 700c rigid MTBs or touring frames with CX tires are also pretty common.
IMHO, unless you are looking to N+1 a dedicated gravel bike, dual purposing the Norco a a gravel grinder in warm weather and a winter bike the rest of the year makes good sense.