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Moving out west! advice needed
#14139061 - 03/17/11 07:57 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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So my ladyfriend and I are terribly sick of the midwest (currently living in the Chicago suburbs). We are both major deadheads in our early 20s looking for a kind place to settle down. We've purchased a camper and saved up 3 grand this winter to go towards our new lives and see the sights on our way there. Looking for a warmer place with a decent job market (we aren't yet college educated) and friendly folk to befriend. I visited family in Redding last summer and fell in love with the beauty of Mt. Shasta and the north/central coast but I haven't been any further south than that. A thriving jam/electronic music scene would also be a huge plus but id say nature is our number 1 priority.
Who can help me find my new home?
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14139070 - 03/17/11 08:00 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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My advice is dont move to cali. We're about to get rocked by a massive earthquake. Just a matter of time now...
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14139078 - 03/17/11 08:01 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Pacific Northwest is awesome...but not that warm. It has all the nature you need though.
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: Mushie23]
#14139163 - 03/17/11 08:12 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah I was hearing good things about Humboldt, specifically Arcata... But I dont think I'd get enough sun there.
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14139243 - 03/17/11 08:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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truth be told, i'd recommend checking out the Southwest (maybe New Mexico?). I've lived in the Pacific Northwest and while it is absolutely beautiful it is pretty difficult to get used to the winters up there. just rains and is cloudy for 6 or 7 months straight. no joke.
i lived in a small town in Washington called Bellingham for a spell and man, the scenery was epic! i too am a huge deadhead and Bellingham is a college town filled with young and old hippies/heads alike. but, jobs are extremely hard to come by and the weather is just brutal during the winters.
The Southwest is a part of the states i've been meaning to check out for some time now. Seems to have a nice climate, beautiful nature and maybe some jobs (i don't really know about the jobs, never lived there).
If you're looking for towns with a jam scene i'd say you'll want to look for college/university towns. they seem to have the largest concentrations of concert venues and people that are way into music.
best of luck to you and your lady friend. America is a weird country, enjoy it!
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: gerryjarcia]
#14139286 - 03/17/11 08:29 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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gerryjarcia said: truth be told, i'd recommend checking out the Southwest (maybe New Mexico?). I've lived in the Pacific Northwest and while it is absolutely beautiful it is pretty difficult to get used to the winters up there. just rains and is cloudy for 6 or 7 months straight. no joke.
i lived in a small town in Washington called Bellingham for a spell and man, the scenery was epic! i too am a huge deadhead and Bellingham is a college town filled with young and old hippies/heads alike. but, jobs are extremely hard to come by and the weather is just brutal during the winters.
The Southwest is a part of the states i've been meaning to check out for some time now. Seems to have a nice climate, beautiful nature and maybe some jobs (i don't really know about the jobs, never lived there).
If you're looking for towns with a jam scene i'd say you'll want to look for college/university towns. they seem to have the largest concentrations of concert venues and people that are way into music.
best of luck to you and your lady friend. America is a weird country, enjoy it!
Yeah bellingham is awesome. Its pretty out of the way...but like you said, some of the scenery is amazing!
I would also recommend maybe...New mexico, Arizona, or Texas. California has a TERRIBLE economy, and Oregon/Washington are pretty damn gloomy. gerry wasn't lying, it does rain for 6-7 months straight. It starts to get sunny by the middle of May, and is back to rain by September without fail. It doesn't start getting hot (80+) until July/August...then it's gone.
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: Anthony917]
#14139397 - 03/17/11 08:51 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thanks guys
I'll surely check out the southwest even though I'm not a fan of arid climates. Rain and fog beats the hell out of the ice that I've dealt with for half of my life.
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14141899 - 03/18/11 07:12 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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PlayDead said: Thanks guys
I'll surely check out the southwest even though I'm not a fan of arid climates. Rain and fog beats the hell out of the ice that I've dealt with for half of my life.
if you aren't afraid of the rain and fog you might want to check out Portland, Oregon. it's a big enough city for there to be jobs and small enough to meet people and feel comfortable where you are. plus, Portland is a kind of dynamic attractor for creative/interesting/young folks.
lots of hippies and probably a pretty legit music scene. plus, the Oregon coast (not too far from Portland) is amazingly beautiful and has some of the best mushroom hunting in the world.
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14141903 - 03/18/11 07:13 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14141913 - 03/18/11 07:17 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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PlayDead said: Thanks guys
I'll surely check out the southwest even though I'm not a fan of arid climates. Rain and fog beats the hell out of the ice that I've dealt with for half of my life.
Colorado is dry and snowy. But a pretty decent place to live.
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: Doc_T]
#14141955 - 03/18/11 07:39 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Climate wise, Washington west of the cascades is wet/cloudy, east of the cascades is dry/sunny.
Spokane isn't too bad a place to live, i haven't lived there myself, but many of my friends have moved there and they love it.
Stay away from Yakima, WA. There ain't shit to do there except drugs.
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ImaginingEmotions said: Climate wise, Washington west of the cascades is wet/cloudy, east of the cascades is dry/sunny.
Spokane isn't too bad a place to live, i haven't lived there myself, but many of my friends have moved there and they love it.
Stay away from Yakima, WA. There ain't shit to do there except drugs.
lol spokane is the same way
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: Anthony917]
#14143526 - 03/18/11 02:34 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I don't know about locations or anything but you're living my dream. I wish you both all the luck and prosperity in the world.
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14143594 - 03/18/11 02:47 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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PlayDead said: Yeah I was hearing good things about Humboldt, specifically Arcata... But I dont think I'd get enough sun there.
oh you'll get plenty of sun in Humboldt.
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: meatcakeman]
#14148357 - 03/19/11 01:16 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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seriously? somebody was telling me that it doesnt get hotter than 80f around there
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14148369 - 03/19/11 01:20 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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This thread title instantly got this song stuck in my head

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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14148422 - 03/19/11 01:31 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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PlayDead said: seriously? somebody was telling me that it doesnt get hotter than 80f around there
Arcata is right on the coast so the weather is definitely cooler. But further inland, summers are quite warm and sunny. We have friends that live in Willow Creek, which is about 90 minutes inland from arcata, and it gets up to 90 all summer long, sometimes passed 100. We go swim in the trinity river everyday when we visit.
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14148471 - 03/19/11 01:42 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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PlayDead said: seriously? somebody was telling me that it doesnt get hotter than 80f around there
in california, 75F can sometimes be nice. humboldt has good summer weather... all other seasons are pretty shitty though cause it's usually pretty windy, rainy, and/or cold
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14177646 - 03/24/11 06:22 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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im torn between the bay and arcata
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Re: Moving out west! advice needed [Re: PlayDead]
#14177687 - 03/24/11 06:32 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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kentucky could be your huckleberry...
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