I live in Washington state and it is NOT such a great place. It is beautiful and has lots to do outdoors but the government is terrible. Inslee is constantly trying to raise taxes on everything and they are taking rights away that should be untouchable. The whole west coast is a liberal shithole. Homeless all along the freeways and offramps. Homeless camps all over and garbage piles they refuse to clean up. My wife's family lives in Portland and her parents are up in age with the typical health problems or we would be gone.