Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing

It was and is a wonderfull place, very liberal, but not the cheapest place in the world. We left the left coast for two reasons; the dampness, and to be by family. The area is close to so much, the ocean ofcourse, snow is a few hours away, San Francisco was a few hours another way, and not last or least it was part of the Emerald Triangle, if you like that sort of thing. Actually, most of the area's economy is supported by pot, fishing is almost gone, (you could see the Japanese factory ships) logging disappeared long ago,(thank you Koch Bros., ie Georgia Pacific). There was when we left, about 7 years ago, a fair amount of residential construction work, I kept very busy with painting and hammering.
Rereading your post, I see that you like photography, I also did a LOT of that, the area is VERY artistic. Hope this helps.