Let's just say that I agree with the two posters who said it's easier to list the small towns in Washington that are not shit holes.
So far for me, I've got Waterville, Chelan, Port Townsend, Walla Walla and Sequim. What, you guys like Concrete, Elma, Rochester, Centralia, Kelso, Yakima, Vader, Pe Ell, Burlington Edison ....?
I laff at @RoadDawg55 and his friends who mock the 'Deen they experience "on our way to the beach," as if the beach communities here outside of Long Beach aren't shit holes themselves. Ocean Shores is a bigger shit hole than Aberdeen; you can smell the corn dog fryer from fucking Hoquiam, which should, btw, make the list over Aberdeen (no; they're not the same place). I got news for ya: if you're headed to the beaches here, you like shit holes.
No doubt about it. If there is only one thing the east coast does better than the west coast, it's the preservation of small towns. Yeah, I've driven through some shit holes in New England and Upstate, but fuck, the ratio of small towns I would not live in to those I would in that part of the country is not even close to what it is here.
I've seen some of the most beautiful small towns and townships in upstate New York, Newfoundland and Quebec. Just fucking gorgeous. You're right, Washington just doesn't do it the same way.
WA coast is generally depressing. I don't know if it gets as depressing as Taholah.
Seabrook feels like Disneyland on the WA coast, and part of me hates it, but part of me also recognizes it is necessary and needed.
The greater Gray's Harbor meh-tropolitan area is depressing. Ocean Shores does have some qualities, but when you dive deep, you realize it was poorly planned, and they have one of like what feels like four places one can ride a go-kart in all of Washington. Go-karts for redeeming value!
I feel like there are some towns that are trying, but I still wouldn't touch (Yelm).
Other decent small towns I didn't notice if listed would be Steilacoom (pronounced Still-I-cum). It could use another restaurant or two but it's pretty chill.
Someone mentioned Oysoyoos, the lake is pretty cool. Oroville in the US, has a lot of potential.
Oh yeah, Coulee City, despite being adjacent to some pretty cool geography, fucking sucks.
I was pleasantly surprised by Ephrata last time I went through. That is I expected much worse.
If there were decent paying jobs I qualified for in Wenatchee, I'd probably move there in an instant.
Second on Coulee City. That is a weird and dirty little place.
Fuck the Pacific Coast. Water is cold as shit even in August. #shrinkage.
Big rocks and crashing waves. Cool. Like Clark Griswold at the Grand Canyon - let's GTFO of here and on to Wally World.
Give me the Gulf Coast and the Carolina Coast. Better food. Water temp doesn't cause one's dick to fall off. Beaches for days.
On this we are 100% in agreement. I don't swim in the Pacific unless I'm Hawaii or thereabouts. Not here.
I'm pretty clear on this: In Florida and the Gulf states, it's salt water, and never, ever fresh water.
West coast, it's fresh water and never ever salt water.
I've swam in some fresh water in Georgia (reservoir) but then it was straight to the shower. Just nasty muddy water. Totally concur. The lead-filled Lake CDA built strong boners and teeth.
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Fuck the Pacific Coast. Water is cold as shit even in August. #shrinkage.
Big rocks and crashing waves. Cool. Like Clark Griswold at the Grand Canyon - let's GTFO of here and on to Wally World.
Give me the Gulf Coast and the Carolina Coast. Better food. Water temp doesn't cause one's dick to fall off. Beaches for days.
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Also getting votes: Portland, Salem, Eugene
Shitty golf course too
I'm pretty clear on this: In Florida and the Gulf states, it's salt water, and never, ever fresh water.
West coast, it's fresh water and never ever salt water.
Taholah is other level bad. @Swaye ?
rs and teeth.