>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/ ***************************************************************************
Thank you Peter. Another mention of Bellingham! Planning on those scouting trips, but we won't be able to leave our little kayaks at home -- that water beckons! Our dream would be to find a heavily-treed 55+ inexpensive community that was out in the country a bit but still close enough to city populations to go to work. We are caregivers for the elderly: a lot of hospice. Someplace on water would of course be ideal. We don't want to live right on or very near saltwater because we've heard that proximity rusts cars quickly. We're making a list of all suggested locales to go explore. Thank you for all recommendations! *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Someplace on water would of course be ideal. We don't want to live right on > or very near saltwater because we've heard that proximity rusts cars > quickly. > That's not really so. I'm north of the border (BC), where climate is practically the same as in coastal WA. Cars tend to live longer there than in North-East due to winter temperatures above freezing point and lack of ice-removal salt on highways. Regarding plans to live within 1-2 days within some good waters - either I've got it wrong, or the size of WA is much larger than I think it is :-). I would rather speak of 1-2 *hours* within some good waters. Some comments based on living near mountains - the closer to them, the more percipitation. Mere half-a dozen of miles from Rockies makes a difference. Clouds stop near mountain crest or summit and piss since they can't go farther. At least, within 20-30 miles from the ocean it works like that. Alex. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 22 May 2003 at 1:06, alex wrote: > size of WA is much larger than I think it is :-). I would rather speak > of 1-2 *hours* within some good waters. The closer the better. 2 hours means planning a day. 10 Minutes means planning a short drive. 2 minutes means going whenever you feel like it. Paddling without wasting a lot of gas getting there is another bonus. I used to live within a couple of hundred meters of the beach and could carry the kayak to paddle. Now I have to load up the car just to drive the five-ten minutes to a put in (or longer if I want to avoid usurious parking fees). > half-a dozen of miles from Rockies makes a difference. Clouds stop > near mountain crest or summit and piss since they can't go farther. My understanding is that they get pushed up with the winds and as they rise, encounter cooler temperatures. This leads to precipitation. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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