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Residents make the most of Sequim's proximity to outdoor recreation. In addition to park trails, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, a 5 1/2-mile spit of land with 250 species of birds and frequent whale and dolphin sightings, draws nature lovers. On the rare rainy day, folks might poke in at the Blue Whole Gallery, which shows collections of artists from the region...
Consistent sunshine is only one of the reasons Sequim (pronounced skwim) has become such a popular retirement place. City leaders say more than half of the 4,200 residents of Sequim are retirees. These folks are drawn by the opportunity to live next door to the snow-topped Olympic Mountains and Olympic National Park, with its rain forests, undisturbed coastline and 600 miles of hiking trails...
They also enjoy a moderate climate (the average high in July is 71[degrees]; the average low in January is 29[degrees]) and a moderate cost of living. Washington has no state income tax, and a three-bedroom home in Sequim typically sells for about...
Airplane pilots call it the "blue hole." Residents of Sequim, Wash., just call it wondrous. In the middle of the rainy Pacific Northwest--just a few miles from the Olympic Mountains and a unique North American rain forest that gets 150 in. of rain a year--sits tiny Sequim, which basks in about 300 days of sunshine a year. Sequim, like another Pacific Northwest town we recommend, Bend, Ore., lies in a "rain shadow." Sequim is shielded by the Olympic Mountains and sees only about 16 in. of rain a year, about as much as Los Angeles...
...they might just take in the breathtaking views. Bill Jensen and his wife Carol moved to Sequim from Long Beach, Calif., to get away from traffic, crime and smog, something Bill never forgets when he looks outside and gazes on the Olympics. "Every day when I eat breakfast, I sit facing those mountains," he says. "Three years, and I'm still not tired of looking at them." --By Todd Murphy/Portland...