oregonfag here, Seattle is pretty cool. Just don't live IN the city it's self. It can be pretty creepy. Now, the island next to seattle, (can't remember the name) is sweet.
REMEMBER: the northwest does not have fun cities, it's chilly 2/3 of the year at least. trees. if you like biking/skiing/other crazy shit, ur set. Learn to recycle, or I'll murder you.
One of my favorite things to do here is to go a few miles out of town and go biking (on a state provided trail). Make sure you only bike on actual trails or you're ruining wherever you are! Anyway, there's lots of beautiful stuff here. :3