The PNW rocks. I moved here (well, to Seattle) from east Tennessee almost eight years ago, and I can hardly believe it's been that long. I'm still discovering new things to do, and see, and try. It is true that it rains a lot around here (not like a hard, driving rain...more like a steady drizzling dampness) through most of the fall and winter, but the summers are spectacular.
(The thoughts of the spectacular summers are what's getting me through possibly not being allowed to ride at all for several months.)