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"Why would you want to move to the Pacific North West?" Jordan Richards Vapor Untouchable Jersey , I was once asked over the phone by my friend from back east. "Doesn't it rain there all the time?" I smiled as I squinted in the bright sunshine, attempting to answer this question.

Rainfall seems the last thing to think about in the scenic and diverse Pacific North West region. There is such a plethora of recreation that everyone is too busy planning the next weekend's activities to even check out the Internet weather. Still it got me thinking, why does everyone think we live in the rain?

Surprisingly, statistics tell us that we get even less rainfall here than in New York! In fact some areas of the Pacific North West are described as 'arid' or 'semi-arid'!

Residents, both young and old, of the Pacific North West enjoy spending lots of their time in the great outdoors. Shorts are the norm Malcom Brown Vapor Untouchable Jersey , even in winter, and barbecuing is always popular. We even have our own style of real estate, known as West Coast style, full of tall, angular windows and red cedar decks!

Perhaps one reason that the climate is secondary to us residents of the Pacific North West is because we feel we have the best of everything. Even in the winter, we can ski Joe Thuney Vapor Untouchable Jersey , snow board and frolic in the snow and then sail, or cruise, play in the sand, fish, hike and climb mountains - and all on the same day.

Hiking and camping are great favorites over here. With the giant firs framing views of the mountain peaks there is always a good panorama around the next corner! We have more than our share of mountains (sorry folks!) including Mount Rainier at over 14,000 feet high. As well as five mountain ranges we have four National Parks in the region. For history buffs Deatrich Wise Jr. Vapor Untouchable Jersey , we can date ourselves back several centuries and there are still buildings to explore that are over a century old.