What are your top 10 reasons to live in the Seattle or on the Eastside? What are your fave 10? I read a post this morning about the Ten Reasons People Move to Seattle  from the BINC blog.  Pretty interesting list. I think most of the reasons listed in the post fit either Seattle or the Eastside.

Here’s my list, which embellishes on the ideas posted in the BINC article. 

 I love the mountains, the lakes, the sound, the islands, the trees, the green, and the fact that the snow is on the mountains, but not in my backyard.

I love being close to 3 important national parks, Mt. Rainier, Olympic National Park, and North Cascades National Park. 

I love that I could go hiking,

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boating,

 skiing, walking, running, fishing.

I love the cultural sophistication here.  We are not LA, NYC or Chicago, but we have great theater, great art, a wonderful sculpture park,

and wonderful restaurants.

I love the excitement and energy brought to Seattle/Eastside/ King County by the top companies located here, Microsoft, Amazon,  and Starbucks.

I love the culture in which people are starting to pay attention to their carbon footprints and thinking green.

I love the mild weather, even if it is gray in the winter.

I love the summer.  I don’t want to be anywhere else.

I love being surrounded by Puget Sound

and Lake Washington.

I love that jaw dropping feeling I get each time I see Mt. Rainier pop out.

The BINC blog comments on the great transportation system, but it’s the system in the heart of Seattle. There is a great bus service all over King County, but traffic is a pretty serious problem, with no clear resolution.  

Our location is what drives many of us to live here and the traffic is what drives us a little crazy! 

So what’s in your fave 10?