Is this near the airport when you first enter WW from the East?

I'm not into weed but our state has made a lot of money off of it. Hopefully Idaho keeps sending their money across the border.

It is pretty. I personally prefer Oregon's beaches but WA has some nice coast too.

Much of Central WA is semi arid, you're right... no desert. I'm in a shadowed area somewhat, but even going 10-20 miles west, the precipitation drops dramatically as you go towards the basin.

I lived 5 and a half years in North SnoCo/Island Co in Western WA and currently live almost as far east as you can get before going into Idaho. I moved here almost three years ago.

In both places: Western WA = West of the Cascade Crest / any of the counties west of the Cascades. Eastern WA = All of the remaining counties east of the Cascades.

A subregion of Western WA could be the Puget Sound Region or another example, SW Washington which aligns more with Portland. See Clark County as an example.

Central WA = Central Washington University in Ellensburg - nice little town. The Central WA area is more like a subset or subregion of Eastern Washington as a whole. If you really want to know what counties would consider themselves central, here is a map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Washington#/media/File:Central_Washington.svg

For the counties that are light pink in that link... I don't really consider Kicklitat (despite being in the center of the state), Benton / Franklin (Tri Cities), or Adams (the county that looks like a backwards Idaho or Utah) to be Central WA.

The main difference is Eastern Washingtonians call it the "East Side" whereas in Western WA, the East Side refers to the eastern Suburbs of King County.

Wheat is huge in my corner of the state. Other spots are big for Apples, Wine, and Onions among many others.

We always ask for the bathroom or restroom. During Canadian holidays / Canadian teams playing in Seattle, you'll hear Washroom but only Canadians say that.

Skagit County used to check most of those boxes with housing prices not too bad until about 2-3 years ago. But now it's hard to find stuff there for less than $350. Burlington and Mt Vernon had occasional listings for livable homes for less than $200k about 5 years ago.

It's tough. If you were wiling to consider EWA, you might like Spokane although it's tough to find homes in it's suburbs for less than $300k these days. For Spokane proper, yes but the property crime is high there.

Tri Cities or Walla Walla are also options but smaller and might fit your needs, but again they are in EWA.

Many places in WA had snow in April last year. The past several winters have had their best snowfall in February so not that unusual for a winter month.

It was kind of weird because usually Central and Eastern WA have worse smoke but this past year it was way worse in Western WA. I'm in SE WA and we had a bad week of smoke with no major local fires but West side had bad smoke almost a month.

That's not what they said. Instead of using stores or restaurants as a shelter, they really should be able to use a cold weather shelter (yes I know they are mostly at night but still).

A low wage worker should not be the ones responsibile to kick someone out. But loitering homeless people take up spots used by paying customers and harrass patrons asking for money. Businesses should have the right to refuse service to anyone. It is not their responsibility to provide shelter to people. That falls to the government or a charity.

Patrons also complain about homeless population in their stores and give small businesses a poor review in addition to staying away from them.

That was putting words into that poster's mouth which was perhaps unfair.

Agreed. Idaho would be nice too since most communities in far EWA are twinned with cities on the Idaho side.

Perfect lighting.

I didn't get it either but here's what I found. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/government-agency-mocks-leonardo-dicaprio-alleged-romance-teen-1780080%3famp=1

You could also go to a driving school and have them do a lesson and then the test right after They have an incentive to pass you. In WA you can take the driver's test with a driving school instead of the DOL (CA/Oregom DMV).

I had already practiced for a long time before I finally got my license in my late 20's, but I had a lesson with one of the two driving schools in Skagit County and they immediately turned it into a drive test so it felt like cheating but it worked.

You should certain report this right away.

My employer had to have settlement in King County Court last summer for something less harmful but still costly to them. In my case they did not compensate employees for the five minutes it took to log into their computer systems so now we are paid for five minutes pre-shift every day and had a check and tax forms mailed to us.

Is that Tongue Point in Oregon, viewed from WA side?

In the winter, bring a blanket in your car and maybe a small shovel if you get stuck in the snow or mud after a downpour.

Don't be afraid to ask for help at a country store or a small town shop. I live in a very rural place and we don't bite. I'm a rare Democrat in a republican county but no one's going to see you and not be willing to help you.

Even if you're the stereotypical Seattle Boogeyman, most are happy to answer questions about best places to camp, fish, or roads to avoid.

Oh and please follow the speed limit in tiny towns because you will get pulled over. We will watch from our blinds in that case and it happens almost nightly as we live on US 12 in SE WA.

Western WA is large. What works in Mason or Lewis might not work in Clark. What works in Clark might or might not work in Whatcom or Snohomish and what works there might not pencil out for King. Which county?

Where is this?