ITT; You tell me about the PNW

**KenC** · 03-04-2012, 07:15 AM

Originally posted by Ryann

You're talking about moving to Yakima.

Exactly lol.

This thread is ridiculous. It would be like me making a thread in the SoCal forum asking about Bakersfield, and then having all of the replies be about LA.

**kennyvb** · 03-04-2012, 07:57 AM

Originally posted by KenC

Exactly lol.

This thread is ridiculous. It would be like me making a thread in the SoCal forum asking about Bakersfield, and then having all of the replies be about LA.

Yep, but the OP did ask about the PNW in general so it's really his mistake. When I think of PNW, I think of Seattle, Portland, and then maybe Vancouver, BC; places I would not mind living for an extensive period of time because of their culture and lifestyle. From what I'm gathering, Yakima is not like any of these cities, and if it's anything like Bakersfield, I would not want to live there. I thought Yakima was nothing more than a roof rack company (but then again, I live in my own fantasy world).

As mentioned before, the OP should spend some time where he'll be living. Will it be even reasonable to do all the activities he wants to do outside of work? People who live in LA often boast about it's proximity to the mountains, the beach, Vegas, etc, but how often are they taking advantage?

**stamar** · 03-04-2012, 10:27 AM

LA is a lot farther from vegas than seattle is to yakima

if big bear qualifies as a mountain I suppose its within 50 miles. In general there are no real mountains near la.

If you go way east in california there are huge mountains like mount ranier.

**joshuaaa** · 03-04-2012, 05:00 PM

the nw is awesome man. we have great seasons of weather here. and its nice having both the west and east side differences. summer trips to eastern washington make for great weekend vacations. living close to seattle is amazing. tons of culture and food from a very diverse group of residents.

I dont think id like living on the east side personally, im a sucker for living close to beaches and big cities.

seattle itself has primo food spots, bomb seafood if your into that. tons of festivals happen in washington whether its music or food. You can surf, ski, hike, camp, scuba dive, and its all relatively close to everything else. nothing seems too much farther than a couple hours of driving to be at a new spot for new activities.

**5Toes** · 03-04-2012, 05:06 PM

Yakima has gang problems, but it is a nice part of the state, in my opinion. My best friend lives in Naches, a little west of Yakima, and I love the landscape. Alot more snow than W. Washington

Yakima is bigish city, Im sure there is quite a bit to do

**stamar** · 03-04-2012, 05:09 PM

yakima has almost no rainfall so that would be a nice break.

**ZekeTheSneak** · 03-05-2012, 02:20 PM

Do not move to yakima if anything. I love it here, chill people amazing cars and plenty of things to do all year round. Skiin is some of the best in the states, If you dont know what skimboarding is you will soon learn.

**Grand525** · 03-05-2012, 04:11 PM

NE pass Yakima

Are you gonna work for this http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/b...moses-lake-wa/

**kjlang** · 03-05-2012, 07:23 PM

Originally posted by Ryann

You're talking about moving to Yakima.

You live in Vancouver, which is not rural.

a lot of people dont know where la center is, so i put vancouver as my location.

**Jand3rson** · 03-05-2012, 07:25 PM

The people that are talking about it raining constantly are the ones that live in rain-soaked areas. I live dead-smack in the middle of Oregon, in what's known as the High Desert. We live at at mountain-elevation at about 3800', but it's a legitimate desert climate here. Almost no humidity in the summer/fall months, and regular snow in the winter/early spring. I live 20 minutes from the base of Mt. Bachelor, one of the premiere ski resorts in the country with a summit at nearly 10k feet.