Ughm with all due respect(and hey I like oregon,parts of Wa., are alright cept for most of the puget sound ,all the way down the I-5 corridor),Alaska is considered the North pacific,and if I remember right theres a sign on I-5 somewhere around say salem to portland that sez "45th parallel",that aint to north by my standards,bein' half way to the Equator and all.To be fair Im kinda partial to big spaces....realy big spaces.
But oh what about those fine grapes they grow in the Columbia river/willamette valley,and back in the days before I was born the beer hops. And dang,those Fir trees,mere 40 yrs old and 18" DBH,from what I remember.
Now BC thats Gods country and by geographic certainty the PNW,if you could see it by boat(which I have many times by way of having the honor of working in the ballard halibut schooner fleet for almost 23 yrs) you'd understand.
Just to keep things on a even keel,I also remember from school the saying
"54' 40" or fight!"that never went over to well in 'Rupert beverage houses from what I can remember,or anywhere else in BC for that matter.
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