Places to live - input please?

[Argentra]

I've lived in TX (Blargh!), CO (quite nice), CA (for a little while very young) and WA.

Texas is crap, especially in El Paso! Never go there unless you're forced!

Denver CO is an awesome place, but we didn't call it the Chimney State for nothing! EVERYONE smokes, or so it seems, and I'm allergic. So yeah, I noticed that. Otherwise, it's pretty, rather warm but not stifling like TX, and has nice enough people and economy.

Washington, specifically northwestern in the Seattle/Tacoma area, is simply the best place on Earth as far as I'm concerned. It's one of the last ecologically stable states in the country , so we actually have all 4 seasons and they aren't extreme. The natural beauty is stunning and very hard to get tired of, The economy is actually pretty good, especially if you're tech or office oriented, and unless you're in the heart of a big city the cost of living is quite reasonable. I love it in the PNW and wanted to return ever since I left as a kid! And, bonus, we've got the ocean, Mt. Rainier, the only temperate rainforest on the continent, and where else can you drive through a forest just going from one city to the next?