Yes. It rains...frequently....but all that water makes for a lush environment. Plus, we have spectacular summers. Never too hot, rarely above 90F. The roads are great, I live in the burbs east of Seattle and have quick access to some fantastic mountain roads that go up and over the Cascades. Plus, once you get over the mountains it is High Desert and usually sunny and dry most of the year. I grew up in SoCali and have lived all over the west side of the States and I would never live anywhere else now that I am here. Quick access to Canada too, only a 2 hr ride to Vancouver. I am only 1.5 hrs from a spectacular ski resort too, so I get my winter boarding in. I do miss the warm ocean though, surfing in a 5/4mm wetsuit gets old. But then, thats what vacations in Latin America are for!