That actually looks pretty nice. I forgot that color of green existed. And what seasons are.
I started life in Rochester, NY. So that amount of green reminds me of lake effect snow in the winter that traps you indoors, and 99% humidity of an August heatwave. It may say only 88 degrees, but it is a heat index nightmare of houses without air conditioning. And that's why we swam in the canal, which was close enough to walk to. Makes you prefer a dry desert heat and late October Santa Ana after a drier summer. Especially because every 10 to 15 years it massively catches fire and turns into a war zone.
I also like earthquakes. I am hoping with the early warning system will send me an SMS message in time to catch the big one. Which leads me to the question so this isn't just rambling about myself.
Coastal Oregon runs adjacent to the Cascadia Subduction Zone, so I'm curious, how the earthquakes are in Southwestern Oregon. You're not that far from the Mendoncino Triple Juction, and I would like to know if you feel the ground move more or less?
Originally, I wanted to move out to New York, because I saw many big nice houses there for sale for only $200,000, and they were out in a very green area. But I suspected those parts of New York suffered from extreme winters. You've confirmed it for me. It sounds like a cool and adventurous childhood you had out in NY.
I hated the Santa Ana winds! Out here we get high winds along the coast sometimes. It makes the beaches very cold! I've also noticed that nearly every beach here is empty of people. No body surfs of boggy boards. I still don't know why.
I wasn't aware that this place was near faults and subduction zones! Great. I was already nervous about this place being a Tsunami Danger Zone! They have tsunami signs everywhere which tells you which direction to go in when a tsunami comes. It seriously wouldn't take a big tsunami to wipe out most of North Bend and Coos Bay.
I haven't felt any quakes here since we moved out here. None of the local news has so far talked about local earthquakes. Maybe - I'm hoping - that earthquakes don't happen as often here? At least we don't get tornadoes here!