I used to live up there or thereabouts. Decades ago. Or to put it in perspective, so long ago that Jagger69 had just begun receiving social security checks
It was wonderful. I even loved the rain. But those I left behind tell me I'd be completely shocked to see what (much of it) has turned into. Still, I sometimes think about buying a place somewhere along the Oregon coast, or a house on Orcas or San Juan, in which to spend my autumn years.