{"id":2146,"date":"2011-11-08T15:37:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T22:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ups.edu\/studentlife\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2011-11-08T15:37:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T22:37:24","slug":"nowhere-like-northwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/studentlife\/2011\/11\/08\/nowhere-like-northwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Nowhere Like Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a born and bred, blood and soil Montana girl, the Pacific Northwest never fails to surprise and impress me with its beauty. You’d think, growing up in a place where Glacier, Yellowstone, and the Bob Marshall Wilderness<\/a> are basically in my back yard, I’d be able to get used to the beauty of the Northwest. Alas, this is not the case. The misty rain-drenched forests and the foggy green landscapes of Washington and Oregon are something completely and continually new to me, and something I don’t think I’ll ever find anything but fascinating. There is nowhere like the northwest, and even when it rains for 2 weeks straight, I think at least it isn’t snowing<\/em>, and I go right back to loving this place.<\/p>\n