You might be disapointed that you stayed in Idaho too long. I posted these under photography recently:

Steph Abegg's page:

http://www.stephabegg.com/home/photography/aerial

John Scurlock's page:

http://www.pbase.com/nolock

I assume you use http://www.shortfield.com Last time I looked - there were a few airstrips outside the ID border.

Both Washington and Oregon have long, colorful aviation histories. The more you look - the more you will see.

I love Newport City, Oregon and the surrounding areas. Nice people and politics. But, I accept down days from fog and weather.

8GCBC wrote:I love Newport City, Oregon and the surrounding areas. Nice people and politics. But, I accept down days from fog and weather.

Terrible humidity. I bought a Rv from there, well actually newport beach . Talk about rust bucket!

I liked the town though.

idair wrote:

8GCBC wrote:I love Newport City, Oregon and the surrounding areas. Nice people and politics. But, I accept down days from fog and weather.

Terrible humidity. I bought a Rv from there, well actually newport beach . Talk about rust bucket!

I liked the town though.

I remember you got it from South Beach which is pretty close and exposed to the ocean.

The Scout and F150 are in great shape but, it's not easy keeping everything clean in that type of weather. I find the tropics are the worst for corrosion, however. KONP is luckily sheltered and obscured from the ocean. Which is a gift!

I wash, wax, ACF50 everything. No corrosion except the amphibian wheel bearings in saltwater need a lot of attention. I learned my lesson the hard way by thrashing the bearings and replacing with new. The stock wheels are fine with minimum maintenance. But, once the salt gets into the grease, repack ASAP. Mileage may vary.





The Scout is extremely will constructed and I do not expect any corrosion on the airframe and engine. Last annual was good...

Even the bread wrappers like Washington flying.

We were just talking about this a couple nights ago, the day I returned from OSH. Marilyn grew up in Aberdeen, WA, and lived in both Olympia and Seattle for several years. I have only visited, so we have different perspectives on much of it, but we both love vacationing in the PNW.

But despite our somewhat different perspectives, we both truly hate the traffic in Seattle proper. When I was taking my seaplane training last summer, I got more than a taste of it, initially commuting from Olympia (her sis lives there) and later commuting from just east of the University District, to Seattle Seaplanes which is located on the southeast end of Lake Union. The first commute was truly terrible, not so much in time because the traffic moves quickly, but in terms of nerve-wracking. My instructor gave me at least half an hour to wind down from the drive before we started talking seaplanes. The second commute was only about 12 minutes, because I learned some back street shortcuts quickly, so the biggest problem was parking--it's close to non-existent in the area around Seattle Seaplanes.

And we both agreed that as much as we like the PNW, if we were to choose to move there for our joint retirement, it would be farther north, like to Anacortes or one of the smaller towns near there. The really big city environment can be fun to visit, but it's not where we'd like to live.

But whether you'll like a new place or not depends more on attitude than anything. There's an old story in real estate about a Realtor showing a house in the morning to a couple. When the wife asked what the neighborhood was like, the Realtor asked what their old neighborhood was like. The wife said "We're really glad we're moving. It was really unfriendly, our neighbors were unpleasant, shopping was awful" and on and on. The Realtor said, "Oh I'm so sorry, but I think that this neighborhood is very similar." Later that day, he showed the same house to another couple, and that wife asked the same question about the neighborhood. Again the Realtor responded by asking what their old neighborhood was like. The wife said, "Oh, we really hate to leave. We had the nicest neighbors who were all our friends, and it was only a short drive to the nicest shopping anywhere." The Realtor said, "I think you'll find that this neighborhood is every bit as nice as your old one was."

My recommendation, which I make to anyone contemplating a big move: Go visit for a few days, not as a tourist, but as a prospective citizen. Look at neighborhoods within a reasonable commute from your potential job. Drive the commute during commuting hours. Look at the neighborhood shopping. Ask questions at stores and gas stations and other places, of ordinary people about what they like and don't like. Then make your own decision.

Good luck!

Cary

Cary wrote:My recommendation, which I make to anyone contemplating a big move: Go visit for a few days, not as a tourist, but as a prospective citizen. Look at neighborhoods within a reasonable commute from your potential job. Drive the commute during commuting hours. Look at the neighborhood shopping. Ask questions at stores and gas stations and other places, of ordinary people about what they like and don't like. Then make your own decision.

Good luck!

Cary

Good advice here for sure.

I wish Boise had fish market like the Pike Place Fish Market!!