Originally Posted by
tegnamo
Also, seems like the land is very similar to San Diego, being dry shrub-brush mostly. We would like to take advantage of PNW's greener areas if possible. What about Burlington or Mt. Vernon?
For the record the green gets old. It comes from dreary weather: lots of rain, constant overcast permaclouds, moss growing on all sides of every thing. A lot of people who live on the wet side (in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, B'ham) go over to the dry side (Ellensburg, etc) to feel the warmth of the sun.
What Mount Vernon and Burlington have going for them is the North Cascades Highway.