Recent comments in /f/Washington

METT- t1_izosdl8 wrote

Different clientele / surroundings I guess. I can literally say I don't see it. Also don't hang in areas that I might.

But I do MTB throughout all the wonderful trail systems, gravel in Campbell Global/SVT/Tokul/PTC, hike wherever, ski at the pass (yeah, Stevens/Crystal are better, but I can literally be on a lift within 25 mins of leaving my house), don't have to fight I-5 traffic, my kids can play in our neighborhood (built in the 80s) and I don't have to worry. Are their minuses? Sure. But I have lived all over the world (and the US) via my previous career. I am still traveling all over the world via my current career (sitting in a hotel room in ATL as I type this) and I've experienced a lot.

We chose North Bend intentionally. We chose well.

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MydogDallas114 t1_izomr5l wrote

Reply to comment by Krystto in A family road trip by Krystto

Sure thing! I hope you enjoy your trip here!

I wouldn't recommend Seattle unless you enjoy big cities. However, I've taken a ferry from Seattle to Victoria (British Columbia) and had lots of fun. Or, you could look into taking a ferry to San Juan or Orcas Island north of Seattle. I guess it depends on your budget and how much time you have.

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fourofkeys t1_izol3kf wrote

just letting you know since there might be a bit of a language barrier that "indian" is a bit of an outdated term in english. "indigenous" or "native american" is typically preferred. safe travels!

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duckduckohno t1_izokxe2 wrote

Reply to comment by Jamieobda in A family road trip by Krystto

Lol I thought the same thing. OP doesn't realize that there is a Vancouver in British Columbia Canada (Vancouver B.C.) and a Vancouver in Washington state USA. The distance between Portland and Vancouver, WA is a 10 min drive from PDX so that would be a very short trip lol.

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Winter-eyed t1_izoiqgw wrote

Reply to comment by doktorhladnjak in A family road trip by Krystto

I worked for a car rental agency in the PNW for 13 years and during 9/11. The rental agency will generally be very careful about one way rentals but if you are not a Canadian citizen and/or returning the car back to the US you’ll be fine.

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Aurora_Gory_Alice t1_izohan5 wrote

Reply to comment by MydogDallas114 in A family road trip by Krystto

Another vote for the 101, especially stopping at the Hoh rainforest, and what is called the "Tree of life". Ruby beach is also beautiful.

Pt Townsend is a lovely place to stay and a really cute town.

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Elegant_Mail t1_izoflcy wrote

Not a very long road trip, guess you can park on the side of the bridge for a few minutes to look at the view, but I'm not aware of any towns on the river unless atlantis exists and it's in the columbia

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