If I could move tomorrow, I would head for Crater Lake in Oregon in a heartbeat. Beautiful country around there.
Well, being an Air Force brat I didn't have much say in the matter! :O)
I loved the Spokane area. It really didn't get so cold there (NEVER as cold as Montana and the Dakotas)
and in the summer you didn't need A/C. Open the windows and the cool breeze was very comfy!