Washington is Great

[Irrelevant]

For those who think there's nothing good in the evergreen state.



















My choice to live here was deliberate. After working and traveling all over the west, when I put all of the various pebbles on their respective side of life's balance beam, this place tipped the furthest towards happiness.

 

[jryoung]

From clamming in Kalaloch to hunting wapiti outside Walla Walla it's a pretty rad state.

 

[jimh406]

I'm glad you like it.

 

[mtmuley]

Montana is greater. mtmuley

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

Plus the incredible deep sea fishing. Life is what you make of it and it's clear you're making the most of it for you and your family. Well done.

 

[thomas89]

Now do the open air drug use, out of control politicians, soft on crime policies, homeless, taxes, etc. you know, the day to day lives of Washingtonians.

This place could be incredible. You have posted a highlight reel.

 

[Letthemgrow]

The old growth trees you can stumble upon here are pretty incredible.

 

[Irrelevant]

Now do the open air drug use, out of control politicians, soft on crime policies, homeless, taxes, etc. you know, the day to day lives of Washingtonians.

This place could be incredible. You have posted a highlight reel.

But it's not just a highlight reel. I literally have 1,000s of similar ones. I could have taken more this morning just up the canyon. To paint an entire state based on a few bad areas seem to be more deliberately ignorant than honest.

 

[Redmt]

Now do the open air drug use, out of control politicians, soft on crime policies, homeless, taxes, etc. you know, the day to day lives of Washingtonians.

This place could be incredible. You have posted a highlight reel.

You have described every state in the Union. It seems a bit narrow minded to point a finger at any one particular state.

 

[Caseknife]

I agree @Irrelevant, Washington offers a very broad spectrum for the outdoor loving people. Sometimes it is hard to focus on the good things and spectacular scenery when it seems we are at odds daily with others that want to keep us from enjoying it.

 

[geetar]

Every state has some good things to offer. Glad you are finding it in yours instead of dwelling on the negative. Life is what you make it. @Irrelevant

 

[jimh406]

Every state has some good things to offer. Glad you are finding it in yours instead of dwelling on the negative. Life is what you make it. @Irrelevant

I don't think what some see as negative are negative for him. I might be putting words in his mouth though.

 

[Fire_9]

If Washington, Oregon, or California had the population and politics of Montana, I would never think of living in MT.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Montana is greater. mtmuley

But, Montana has Rocky Mountain oysters instead of clams…

 

[Matthew57]

It’s got problems like anywhere else but it has incredible beauty and so much variety of things to do.

 

[Nick87]

Bruh, have you ever been to Illinois?

 

[kwyeewyk]

I don't think what some see as negative are negative for him. I might be putting words in his mouth though.

Not everyone in Washington lives in the worst areas of Seattle. We live in one of the best spots in the state, all i see on my drive to work is the cascades dipping their toes in the columbia, bald and golden eagles, mule deer, giant bighorn rams breeding ewes on the side of the highway, a few tourists and a few homeless people around Wenatchee, who have exactly zero effect on me or my well being and happiness. What happens in the city has zero effect on me, that's why I don't live there, don't care what city or state, I avoid cities and people as much as possible, but when I do visit, I've yet to find any negative impacts on myself from these things. I do see them as negatives and it sucks people are living that way and it does suck when it impacts innocent people but I think it's way overblown and nothing to dwell on.

I shoot birds in my yard, my neighbor fires off some kind of full auto every once in a while, rural Washington is no different than rural areas in any other western state. Do you feel like all of Montana is shit because you have some druggies and homeless in Billings and Missoula?

 

[Outlaw99]

How does it work for residents in Washington to purchase guns and ammo?