I live 3 miles from Rialto beach. Dungeness lines from SeaTac to PA then $1.50 clallam transit ride to forks. Been pretty wild weather here lately , dry pack and rain gear I suggest.

I’m from Maine. It is equally beautify, but in a slightly different way. It has 2,000 miles of the most beautiful coast line that I’ve seen anywhere in the world. Lots of woods, small mountains and much more of a sense of community then I’ve seen in Washington. Of course I’m biased, and I grew up in Maine so I have a different relationship vs someone moving there as an adult. But it is a truly wonderful place if you are looking for ideas. (downside: not a lot of great jobs, black flies)

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Very doable if people tend to like you before they get to really know you 🥲

I tell you what the air here in pnw is unreal it’s addicting unless you live next to a salmon run during there dying season 🤮

Take. Green Tortoise Tour anywhere. You will thank me forever.

Western Montana! Amazing outdoors.

Hate to be that guy but it’s very difficult to just “move to Canada”. They have immigration laws there, too.

I used to think kitsap was soooo lame 😂 and for no reason. It’s nice being over here, with a backyard that hasn’t been replaced with condos, access to the Olympics not the overrun cascades, and like you said very welcoming people.

What a stroke of luck!

Definitely rent a car.

Or like someone else suggested, get one of your friends to pick you up. Are they from somewhere else? I feel like no one who lives here would suggest any other course of action.

sunset at sunset beach, nice

Lol wow the drama. Maybe you should move somewhere in WA that is less populated. Buckling door? That’s a lot.

I get it, a lot of our infrastructure wasn’t built for the amount of people that live here…. In Seattle. In the city. It’s just an untrue blanket statement of the entire state, especially when OP is asking for recs on small towns, which do still exist here.

port townsend
langley
gig harbor
anacortes
duvall
bainbridge isle
indianola
vashon isle
edison/bow
bellingham
laconnor
kingston
olympia
the san juan islands

Go to South Island of New Zealand

Where do you live in WA? I want to move out there for the same reasons. I live on the east coast and hiked the entire appalachian trail. Ive been on the east coast my entire life and want to get out of my comfort zone and move somewhere completely new.

White Mountains in New Hampshire are where Id want to live if I stayed East or near the Adirondack area in NY.

Whatever you do, dont go to FL. Was able to paddle board and kayak lots of cool places but missed hiking way too much and gosh I hated the heat.

Moab, UT

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? Is that Tulalip Tribes.

I grew up in WA but moved to Madison, WI for about 5 years. I cannot say enough good things about it.

Anything that isn't a car is a positive in my book :3

We are so flipping full, its not gatekeeping. Its more like being a Target employee holding the buckling door closed before opening on black Friday, because its the only think keeping them from being crushed. Enjoy it being a beautiful place? Well, everyone moving here adds more suburbs and cuts down more nature.

New Zealand.

Those property prices though...yeesh. Good luck finding a rental too. Great city that has no room.