depends on the weather and mother nature.

everything since last fall as been running about a month late, but I would bet 2 weeks.

For sure, there WAS liquefaction, but it was very limited and low impact and almost entirely in the industrial areas south of downtown where it is mostly just garbage till soil on top of old tidal flats.

given the widescale "terraforming" the settlers did to the original Seattle hills to level out the city, it (liquefaction) was extremely limited in location and impact. we will not be so lucky with a closer and shallower quake.

we were far enough away, and across several fault areas, that the soils did dampen the shock wave somewhat in places by the time it got here.

that said, a strong quake near to Seattle (e.g., one on the Seattle fault) will likely trigger liquefaction locally in places due to strength AND proximity. that was not an issue with the nisqually quake. by the time the waves got here we got lots of shaking and damage to old infrastructure, but the skyscrapers handled it like they were designed, and for the most part we mostly suffered cosmetic damage and not a HUGE amount of infrastructure damage.

1. Nisqually quake was deep (35 miles) and relatively "far away" from dense population centers.

2. Seattle and Tacoma both have a lot of loose soils on top from when the cities were created (in Seattle's case when the hills were flattened), which luckily helped cushion the blow

3. Even though many buildings were not earthquake ready, it is fair to say the majority here were likely more earthquake ready than most in Turkey

4. Even for only being 20 years ago, we now have about an extra million in the metro area that were not here in 2001.

5. Some luck

6. Our big quake that we are overdue for will hit eventually. The Seattle fault is the one that will fuck us up if/wen it slips.

it is dangerous.

there is the wildlife.

there is the ever changing weather. we can get snows and freezes as late as April in the lowlands and much later at higher elevations. rains and winds alone can be chilly enough to trigger hypothermia.

the terrain is hilly and mountainous all over the place , and you could experiences a landslide, rockslide, whatever.

and then, rarely, there is the risk bumping into someone with ill intentions.

No one should be wandering randomly in the woods alone. Ever. Regardless of mental state.

IMO, you need more therapy and less random wanderings. But tat is the choice for you to decide.

if what you say is true, this is both a state and federal crime.

you should document and report to L&I immediately, and should also consider reporting to the IRS.

then expect all hell to rain down.

and retaliation. make sure you have all your evidence together and well documented as the company will likely try to separate you quickly.

I would temper your girlfriends expectation of Twilight-related things.

Yes, there is some, but not that much - a chintzy tour or two, some touristy knick-knacks to buy.

That said, the Olympic peninsula is BEAUTIFUL, although Oct/Nov can get very windy and stormy as that is when our fall storms start rolling in from the Gulf of Alaska (see our weather this week as an example).

Lots to see in and around Olympic National Park - Hurricane Ridge, Crescent Lake, all the beaches along the western coast. The Rain Forest itself. A full drive around the park can be fun (down the west coast, across to Olympia, back up through Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Sequim, Port Townsend, etc. All of those (except Olympia)are small towns with a small town feel.

And bonus is tourist season is dead then, so prices will be as cheap as they get for the year. But it also means may things might have shorter hours or even be closed.

not since we had wetter weather