I graduated HS from a mountain town in NE Washington and recently have been developing a property/homestead out there again. My wife usually remarks how nice t

I graduated HS from a mountain town in NE Washington and recently have been developing a property/homestead out there again. My wife usually remarks how nice the people are out there in the wild west compared to here in Seattle. Politics is polarized out there too -- with old timers and hippies clashing readily. But, nobody lets it get in the way of being friendly and helpful. One friend remarked that it is because people need each other more so politics is kept in better perspective. Some counties in NE Washington have formally recognized the "Code of the West". "The Code of the West was first chronicled by the famous western writer, Zane Grey. The men and women who came to this part of the country during the westward expansion of the United States were bound by an unwritten code of conduct. The values of integrity and self-reliance guided their decisions, actions and interactions. In keeping with that spirit, we offer this information to help citizens of Ferry County who wish to follow in the footsteps of those rugged individualists by living outside city and town limits." [PDF]: https://www.ferry-county.com/PDF_Files/Commissioners/Code_of_the_West_Doc.pdf https://www.ferry-county.com/PDF_Files/Commissioners/Code_of...