>What are some of the best places in Washington State to live and be within 1 - - 2 days of splendid water? The best place is anywhere close to the Puget Sound shoreline, or the larger lakes. There are plenty of still reasonably affordable places right on the water (in the less populated areas). This way you can avoid having to load up you car each time you go out. My favorite places to live for kayaking is Anacortez, and Port Townsend. Bellingham is also a good choice if your career demands a larger city, Mt. Vernon, Oak Harbor, and even Everett are not bad either. All are close to both good Puget Sound sea kayaking areas (10 to 20 min.) and white water rivers (1-2 hours). You might consider taking a drive around the sound and visiting each place. You can pick up local news papers and real-estate magazines in each town. They are close enough together you can do it a week end from Portland, with careful planing (and if you leave your kayaks at home for this trip). Peter *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 21 2003 - 20:18:16 PDT
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