My wife’s sister used to live in Seattle...Pacific Northwest is absolutely beautiful. We took a trip up to Vancouver and I must admit it might be the most beautiful place I have been. Never been to Mess but Flagstaff and Sedona were beautiful as well.
From most recent to earliest: Austin, Texas; San Angelo, Texas; Sweetwater, Texas; Garden City, Kansas; Stinnett, Texas; Leoti, Kansas; Mildenhall, England. Parents in the military, then divorced. I could tell stories.
I grew up in Vancouver, BC (yes, Bulldogs, a very beautiful place!). I now live in Calgary, AB... and continue to pine for the ocean.