Sadly, there is a misconception that the Pacific Northwest is so pluvial that school children are issued umbrellas at the beginning of each school year, and that most residents are not plagued with Athletes Foot but have moss actively growing between their toes. That is only half true. This region has two distinct climates created by the Cascade Mountains. The west side is predominantly wet with average annual precipitation in Forks, Washington being 119 inches, Seattle, Washington 39 inches, and Portland, Oregon 36 inches. On the eastern side, the climate is much dryer with precipitation in Wenatchee, Washington at 9 inches, Spokane, Washington 16 inches, and Bend, Oregon 10 inches.

The drier side of the mountains is a touristy region filled with soggy Westsiders seeking fun in the sun. Golfers enjoy fairways not clogged with toadstools. Water sport enthusiasts enjoy sun filled days waterskiing, fishing, swimming, or simply sunbathing on a lakeside beach. Motorhome, trailer, or tent campers can be assured of weekends or vacation weeks in campgrounds free of those knee-deep mud puddles common on the wet side of the mountains.

Of course, anywhere people congregate for pleasure you can be assured vampires and werewolves are lurking in the shadows. A particular demon that is bound to unnerve even the most unbelieving tourist to the dry side of the mountains are the things that go bump in the night which are widespread in the region, probably due to the lack of moisture that those beasties find chafing.

Ferenginar or the Pacific Northwest?

6 hours ago, CarlHoliday said:

Of course, anywhere people congregate for pleasure you can be assured vampires and werewolves are lurking in the shadows. A particular demon that is bound to unnerve even the most unbelieving tourist to the dry side of the mountains are the things that go bump in the night which are widespread in the region, probably due to the lack of moisture that those beasties find chafing.

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Yes! I mean to explore the Oregon Badlands Wilderness in my story. I kinda also want to go there, if anyone would like to adopt a German.