I lived in First Hill / Downtown from 2001 until 2011, and from the perspective of an engineer who is into outdoor sports, I can't think of a better place to ha

I lived in First Hill / Downtown from 2001 until 2011, and from the perspective of an engineer who is into outdoor sports, I can't think of a better place to have lived. I averaged 3 nights a week of skiing at the pass after work during the winters, and 2-3 nights a week of climbing at various locations (Index, 32, 38, Gold Bar) in the summer. There are also dozens of equally accessible mountain biking locations, sailing, fly fishing, hiking, etc. Sure there are more tech bros and self important hipster douches now, but it's still an awesome place to live. (I moved out to the mountains and live in a remote town of about 200 people in North Central WA now.)