Hi, Welcome to the "great" northwest.

Like some of the others have said, riding is better here than in a lot of places in the USA but you will find that riders are a lot less understanding and tolerant
than what I have seen in Europe.
You need courage and a thick skin. Many Americans have forgotten that there are other means of getting from point A to point B than your car or pickup truck and cannot understand what BICYCLES are doing on the road.

We do have lots of places for kiddies to ride; protected trails and the like,
but that is more in the Seattle area.

Hope to meet you when you come out this way; we live near the airport!
Mimi