In 1973-1974, I worked a lot in Seattle, Tacoma, Everett…and further south in Longview, further west in Port Angeles, and further East in Wenatchee. I really enjoyed my time in the PNW back then. I went back to Seattle for a business trip around 2015 and was so saddened to see the changes, all for the worse. We drove through Portland last year and it was worse than ever. Homeless camps extending 10 to 15 miles south of the city on I-5.
I used to get into FB squabbles with a guy I went to high school with. He went off to an Ivy League education, and, like many of the liberal-leaning folks AI went to school with, settled in Portland. I wonder if he still guides walking tours in Portland.