I have lived in Oregon since may of 1993, I moved up here from California. I have grown to love this state. The weather is really great all year, course that depends on how well you do in a climate that rains all the time. To summarize Oregons weather is to say, that we have about three months of Summer and nine months of rain. They say here in Oregon that, we don't tan, we rust. But really Oregon is a great state, as far as buity goes.
Oregons weather also depends on were you live. I live in the southern end of the Willamette Valley which extends from Portland down to Cottage Grove where I acctually live. In the Willamette Valley we get lots of rain through out the year. Thats what makes oregon so green. Oregon springs and summers are my favorite though. Now if you live south of Cottage grove say in Roseburg or Medford you'll get a warmer and dryer climate, If you go east of the cascades you'll find desert conditions.
As far as the people, actually if you get out side the big cities like Portland, Salem and Eugene and you get into some of the old logging towns and farm towns you will find a whole lot more normal conservative Americans. But the Big cities do have some of the most liberal people in the country. The sad part about oregon though is that it has never been much into the Lord. Infact the north west (Oregon Washington, and Idaho) has never had a true heaven sent revival. My church, Cornerstone Baptist Church, is the only indapendent Bible believeing Baptist church between Salem and Medford.
The Northwest is also a haven for the occult/cults and Queers. Spiritually it is extremley dark. It's really hard sometimes. When I got saved and began to follow the Lord I almost all of my friends. I am at odds with most of my family because of the stand I take for Gods holy book, the AV.
Having said that, God has been using our church alot latley. We are next door to an elementary and we have an early realese program and last year some 14 children recieved the Lord Jesus Christ as there savior. This last sunday we had 3 nehbor hood kids Come to the Lord Jesus Christ. We have started a Bible Institute called Cornerstone Bible Institute. Even though we are living in a mission field inside the US the Lord has been us greatly.
Well I hope that awnsered your questions, I know this, We have a great savior, and even though the world is slipping into hell we have him, and with him we can reach out and save as many people who will come with us to the saftey of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.