I lived in Seattle in Grad School. My favorite thing about the Northwest is the deep emerald green that surrounds you each winter (from the grass and abundant conifers). So lovely, it makes the gray winters bearable.

I live in Santa Cruz presently, and after a rain shower the trees let off this vapor that I had never seen when down in San Diego. The mist is strangely beautiful. The scent in the air is glorious as well. Can't beat the Northwest (of California!). I hope that there will be this type of beauty once I move to Berkeley.

Thanks AT!

the snow!

I love how green it is over there!

We are going to Seattle for New Year's to visit friends and I can't wait. I also love how green it is there.

what's not to like?
lots of weather, rocky coasts, lots of green, terrain, coffee.
I have always wanted to go, until then, i could live with the scents of the PNW.

everything...friends, mist, moss, food!

delicious pacific northwest cuisine

I'm living on the east coast now after years in the northwest, and miss everything about it! But most of all the mountains everywhere you look...

Fir tips are the most delightful smell... closely followed by juniper on moist mornings

i love these folks! i had the pleasure of being introduced to their white sage and wild mint tea this past weekend by friends in Oakland and I picked up some tea at the Berkeley farmer's market before heading back to LA. Sad I didn't buy up the whole display! Its all wonderful! And its raining in LA!

I remember visiting Pike market and meeting the FISH! guys.

I'd love to get a taste of that jam.

The people!

I love the trees in the NW... the scenery is just unlike any other part of the country.

White-water rafting through the forests of Washington. Awesome.

I use to live in a little place called Gig Harbor, WA. I loved looking at Mount Rainier every day (well when the clouds didn't hide it) I miss that view!

the mountains and the ocean all in one spot... on the east coast it seems you only get one or the other!

the smell of the rain and the trees

The beautiful forests to hike and fish in. :)

Um, I like EVERYTHING about the Pacific Northwest (Seattle/Washington in particular) except the cost of living. My family would've moved there already if not for the enormous expense compared to the Southeast where we live. The Olympic National Forest is a big draw, but also the active lifestyle, "green" consciousness, and a thousand other things.

Beautiful lush green trees.

Sipping coffee in a cafe with a good book and the sound of rain beating against the window pains and the light reflecting off the wet streets as cars go by. God, I miss Seattle.

Damn, I wrote "window pain"...this isn't a second entry, just a humiliating acknowledgment of my own literary inadequacy.

I love those big ol' trees....redwoods, sequoias. Beautiful.

i grew-up in the pac nw & miss it so much ~ this would be the most wonderful thing to have the scents to remind me of it. my fave thing about about the pac nw is the freshness & sweetness {in the air, in the people, in the towns}.

I love the forests, especially the Olympic rainforest.

huckleberries and tall trees

I love the long days in the summer - and the view of the mountains for hours while driving on I-5!

honestly what i like best about the PNW is my loved ones. if they weren't here, i'd be on the east coast.

What I love about the northwest is that a casual demeanor is the norm rather than the exception.

greenness.

Beautiful forests

Mountains and oceans and greenery.

The rain, I love the rain.

smell of rain.

Marionberries and green everywhere!

The Mountains and the Ocean all at the same time!

the rain.

my husband and i honeymooned in Seattle and it was so different than the midwest (ohio!!). we feel in love with the grey skies and mountains and ocean. Hopefully one day we can move up there.

I've never visited, but I've always thought I'd like to live somewhere gray and cloudy. Here near the Mexican border, we get a lot of sunshine! Thanks for the contest.

The trees and hills and ocean and cliffs all within a few miles of each other.

I've never been, but I imagine I'd live the green misty-ness

What doesn't this native Oregonian love about the northwest?! Mostly, though, I love the berries, the salmon, the rhubarb, the wine, and everything else...

Well, there sure is a lot to love. That's why we put up with the astonomical real estate prices! These products really capture what it's like to hike in the Northwest, probably my favorite thing to do here. The smells of the forest and coast are so magical, and if you can pick huckleberries and eat them on your hike through the redwoods you've hit nirvana!

Cascadia forever!

never been but I think I'd like the green after years in AZ

Thing I miss most about the Pacific Northwest - Mountains!!! In all their snowcapped glory!!

I've never been, but my boyfriend is from Seattle, so I guess he's the best part of the northwest for me.

There's a guy in Olympia who's just about the best thing in the world. But the mussels are pretty good, too.

I love this line of products! They smell fantastic!

The scenery.

Hunting for Big Foot!

Moved here in 1998 and never want to leave—love the green, the mountains, the trees, the water, even the rain!

sweet!

never been, but would love this anyway!

When my family went on road trips to Oregon and Washington I loved the rain, mist, mountains, trees, greenery, the sea, the woods...it's very poetic and lovely.

This will help get me through the rainy, rainy winter here in Portland.

I love the Juniper Ridge products. They are sold at the Ferry Building Farmers Market in SF every Saturday. I'd love to receive some as a gift.

sounds yummy

Watching the surf in the rain - from inside, next to a roaring fireplace...

I've only been there once, and I have to say that the SMELL was the thing I remember the most. I love the smell of rain and I think I caught it from the Northwest. Thanks, :O)
Cassandra

Coffee, music art!

The ocean. It seems wilder than here in Southern California.

Magnificent Killer Whales and the ocean.

The mist/rain for sure. Some people say its dreary, but I love it.

i can't go northwest without eating salmon every single day. (and its not because i have to!)

flora

The forests, the mountains, the ocean.

I don't know... I guess I love the Northwest for it's sheer mystery!

seattle rocks

I've never been to the Northwest, but I'd love to go. I'd have to guess that my favorite things would be all the green, and the seafood.

I love how green and fresh everything in the Northwest is. It's quite the contrast from So. Cal.

what's not to love? McMinnamins Pubs, downtown portland, shades of green not seen elsewhere, and - maybe above all - Elliot Bay Bookstore in Seattle. A glorious bookstore, a haven for all things literary (as well as some distinctly not). PNW love.

I love the critters, for we have one of the most poisonous creatures in the world living here - the adorable rough-skinned newt.

The mist/fog/moss....Puget sound.....whales....ferns...the coffee!

I like the rain! It's true!

yum, I like the taste of forest

All the rain makes the Northwest so green and lush--fir trees, apples, pears-trees grow famously there.

While I've never been, I love the greenery (and of course my many friends who have trekked north and west).

I love the variety the the Pacific NW coast has!

memories of the ferry ride to Orca Island

never been but I have the impression of green and unspoiled outdoors...nice

that it's like the better version (aesthetically in landscape) than the northeast of new jersey I was raised in....the green is bolder, the ocean is grander, the trees are more plentiful and reach higher and wider :)....all lovely....oh and the snow is more likely to be white than a smudged charcoal of grease and grime ....so lovely

The smell of the rainforest - and this would bring it back. Mmmm.

I have friends in Seattle - its hard to beat the great restaurants and other city amenities just a short drive into some of the most beautiful country anywhere in the U.S.

it's gray with lots of coffee shops

Twin Peaks!

Never been, but i'm imagining pine trees, snow, and beautiful mountainous views!

What's not to like? The scenery, the air, the food, the relaxed pace. But actually, I think my favorite thing is that the outdoors is so much a part of people's lives there.

Giant sequoias

blackberry brambles on the beautiful islands in Washington in August! Yum.

Does Bigfoot count? Also I like rain.

Wild forests and ocean views...

Love the Pacific Northwest - and I'm from Santa Barbara!

i'm driving there this weekend, wish i could bring some fir tip tea in a thermos!

i love these soaps, i buy em at rainbow in sf every time i visit

My Seattle-based nephew and niece, of course!

Orcas!

eek.. never been... this set would be a great introduction!

Love the trees and the misty grey views on the coast... Time to go back for a visit!

I'd love to visit those tall, tall trees, but I'm afraid I'd never come back East...

When I first moved to Iowa from the midwest, I was told that I'd probably never seen so many variations of gray and green. It's true, and absolutely amazing!

misty moments on the ocean

I love the Oregon Coast, it is awesome!

the proximity to the ocean, to desert, to mountains....

Cary Grant.

The smell of the fresh air!!

The mountains, rain forest and best of all, the ocean

the smell of trees

berry and mushroom hunting

I would gobble up that jam!

The fog rolling in from the sea!

the forest meeting the ocean; the light, the sky and the air.

The lush scenery

I'm from Seattle so it's awfully difficult to narrow things down. Besides the rain, I love the san jaun islands, so close to seattle yet it feels so far away and fresh. The marine environment is fantastic, the food is incredible and the scenery is almost impossible to beat.

I actually love the fog in the morning! I also love how green it is all the time!

Ah, reminds me of the home I had in Portland--I miss Alberta St.!

Green, misty, magical.

The greenness!

All the driftwood on the beach.

The snow!!!

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Oh yum! The snow is super cute.

Misty rains and deep, beautiful greens...

I've never been one of those "outdoorsy" people...but I LOVE the smells!

We visited the Northwest once. We fell in love with the mountains and the water. Loved walking downtown and around Pike. And the food, OMG the food!

YUM.

nice

Yes Please :-)

The view - be it mountains or beaches - and the snow

What do I love about the northwest? My house, my home, and my friends. The chowder's pretty great too. :-D

nice. would like to visit the northwest.

Ah the fresh scent of pine...

the trees!

I like the banana slugs. And the pine trees, of course

Lovely.

Slugs? Interesting.

cuddling up indoors on the cold rainy days

Great!

trees

i've never been - although i tried... when i applied to get my phd from there and got rejected... (hey ended up in nyc though!)

my favorite thing about the pacific NW is daydreaming about living there!!

The green colors.

friendly people, and the great outdoors.

the green moistness along the coast.

I've never been, but would love to go

Goonies, bright umbrellas, fog

I've never been to the Northwest, but it's my secret dream to run away there to a cabin in a forest to read books and drink tea all day long forever.

I love the feeling, when looking out over the Pacific, that I'm perched on the edge of the world.

I have high hopes that this gift pack could make my Vancouver-ian hubby feel happy and at home here in California!

I like the beautiful greens and blues of the landscape in the Northwest.

the forest and the smells

the coffee

I have never been to the PNW however, after reading all of the incredible tastes, sights, sounds, smells and feeling stirred-up by a cluster of comments, I want to go now! I am positive I will love it!

coffee!

I love the BIG BIG trees.

brrr

My love of ceder smells overcomes my fear of fir tea.

The rain! (Seriously. I find it soothing.)

rain

falling leaves and the crisp wind :), makes me want to go home and sleep

i love the old volcanic mountains.

I have not been to the Northwest, but I'm sure this yummy set could take me there! I imagine I would like the landscapes and natural elements of the Northwest. Sounds like a trip!

without a doubt, the coffee

Aw, I grew up in the Northwest, working for science camps in the woods. Miss that smell.

I can smell it already...

Please randomly select me!!

the ferry to the island!

This will take me right back to Portland. Oh how much I miss the northwest!

Trees.
Yes, please.

The weather, the ocean, the views!

The beautifyl, cloudy coast...

I like that my friends live there, and have a guest room that they offer me at regular intervals.

the green.

ahhh tis the season for this sort of stuff. Sign me up!

the fried chicken livers at pike place market!

fog trapped in fir trees. So beautiful.

I love fresh brisk air and grey skies - a change from sunny Arizona

blue huckleberry jam & tea? life doesn't get much better!

What a way to bring the woods into my home.

pacific northeast please

The green, green, green-ness of it . . .

I live on the east coast now, but spent much of my childhood in Seattle. I think I miss the smell the most. A deep green smell.

my favorite things are my two dear friends who just moved to washington state. i miss them!

I've never been to the northwest but feel it would be the perfect place for me. I love green!

The ocean.

The Northwest wakes up your senses. The color of the trees, the smell of the water, the sound of nature, the feel of the earth, the taste of the food. That is my favorite part.

I love hiking in the Northwest!

all the different greens... I had no idea there were so many shades of one color in nature!

cozy!

what i like best? unbelievably fresh fish. and memories of hiking in olympic national park.

the air there seemed sparkly clean - unlike new york city :(

Visiting my Dad!

Every year we venture up to Portland for the Brewfest. Heck, we love beer, but we love Portland more and it's all the excuse we need to go to our favorite city every year.

I love gloomy weather by the rocky coastline.

I love the smell of the forest from open car windows.

How wintry!

living on the east coast makes me miss all hometown things from the pacific northwest.

I've always wanted to visit the PNW...

I love the temperate rain forests and fog...

Kayaking.

They support local biking...look at their new park:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dirtragmag/blog/~3/202221009/

So many bike lanes and bike facilities - it's a cyclist's paradise.

like having a fire without one!

I love how flush and dense the greenery is. Makes the hippie heart happy. :0)

yes

I love Seattle - the Emerald City. Green and beautiful.

I live in Seattle and would like to constantly be reminded of it through food and drink

My favorite thing about the Northwest is my friend Katie, who lives there!

The Sonics make me feel better about my team.

What I like best? Oregon, of course.

The greeeeness! It's like Ireland.

Olympic National Forest

Excellent question. I moved to Palo Alto and then San Francisco after living for several years in NYC and growing up in Texas. Hands down, I love the NorCal weather best. A close second is hiking in the forest.

born in the northwest, but now an east coast gal,- i always love a little reminder!

I love the breathing room!

The scenery is gorgeous, but I love the seafood out there - salmon, dungeness crab, etc. YUM

the salty sea!

love the laid-back lifestyle of the NW. going to the market. never too cold.

I've never been, but I understand it rains a lot, so it would remind me of where I was born & bred - England!

I've never actually been in the northwest. Hope to go there someday, though. It's part of my quest to visit all 50 states! :) BTW, the jam sounds delicious!

Oh mi gawd-- the piney, so fresh, smelling air, -- spent summers with Grandma (Nonna) who lived in Weed, Calif, and those were some of the best summers a kid could ever have. Forts in the pine needles, scrabbling up and down the hills, swimming in Lake Shastina -- I would so much enjoy the olfactory induced memories these products would surely bring!

the laid-back attitude

What's not to like? The hiking, the scenery, the air, the water, the proximity to British Columbia...

What is not to love? Forests, oceans (the only time I've ever seen killer whales was on the ferry from Washington to Victoria, Canada), wineries, coffee . . . . It is simply lovely.

forest.

THe Washington State Tulip Festival

looks kind of scary

I live in the Pacific Northwest...Inland...North Idaho to be exact. What I love about it? Mountains, trees, snow, having all 4 seasons, huckleberry picking, lakes, no hustle and bustle, quiet, no smog, fresh, clean air.....the list could go on and on!

nice variety

the beautiful green forests!! thanks

I took the train back from San Francisco one year and we ran through the Continental Divide...I remember wild rams on the mountainsides...my favorite memory ...so free and proud and beautiful.

I love the rocky Oregon coast. If I every have a second home, I'd love it to be there...

Lived in Oregon for ten years and then moved to Utah, so I miss trees taller than buildings and the smell of them after rain... oh and Trilliums!

love the lush green

Everyone I've met from Oregon is super nice.

My husband, who was born outside of Eugene!

Our rustic cabin in the mountains in northern california. No electricity, cell phone coverage...a complete respite!

the fresh & forest!

trees.

Nature? Anytime!

I wear emerald tinted glasses, but sometimes I feel nauseous.

Tea makes me pee.

the food...fresh produce, fresh fish. that's what i love about the northwest.

I actually lllllove the way it smells after it rains in seattle.. even though its a huge town it always smells so fresh for some odd reason to me.. and of course everything is insanely green!

I currently live in Seattle and love the sparkling water and forest views, great fresh food, and the people!

love the rain and snow!

Oooh, I'd love to try that jam and I'm so curious about the Douglas Fir Tip Tea! I'm in a tea and jam phase right now so this would be perfect!

I wouldl love to win!

I love the small town of Neskowin OR, and XXX root beer in Issaquah

coffee!

please

I would love this!

some good friends live there

Yum! Everything sounds so good!

I love the coast and all the independent drive-through coffee shops.

The lavendar farms!

Although the weather was pretty awesome too when I visited Seattle last summer.

The mountains and snow!

never been but hopefully I'm going soon to visit my boyfriends family!

the trees!!!

The best thing is the Oregon coastline---rugged beauty!

I went to the Pacific NW for my honeymoon this summer! My favorite thing was the beautiful color combos that we don't get in quite the same way on the east coast: dark forest green, sky blue, and white. Unforgettable.

being from the east coast, i've been digging all the tree-hugging liberals i run into over here. :)

snow and the trees!

I love all the fresh air!!

I moved to the Seattle area 8 years ago and now happily call it home. I love all the activities you can participate in, from water skiing to snow skiing, hiking or mountain biking. The active lifestyle is so fun!

I love the natural scents so much more than contrived aromatics from the store shelves. Thank you for offering this gift!

The train ride from San Fran to Seattle... through the middle of bliss

mist rising over the sound in Seattle--so peaceful!

I love the smell of the forest.

I live in the Northwest, and I love that we have EVERYTHING! Forests, ocean, lakes, mountains, deserts, etc. One of my favorites is seeing Mt. Rainier on the horizon. It looks as if it's floating above the earth. Beautiful!

The trees and mountains

Nothing beats Huckleberry Jam on warm Aebelskivers

I love all the weird mushrooms growing everywhere any time I take a hike around Seattle.

Only been to Cali once but loved the pacific coast highway!

The rain definitely reminds me of Ireland...where my hubby spent all his summers growing up (he was born in England) and I visited and fell in love. Now anytime I smell rain, or see a gray sky, its happy memories for me!

mountains and the ocean together?

easy to find antihistamines...for all the allergies.

Green, smell of the forest!

The people!

My brother, sister in law and two adorable neices who live there!!

portland!

Another great giveaway!

I took my first trip to the San Juan Islands in October and was blown away by the beauty. I can't wait to go back (I live in the midwest). Besides the beauty, there was a great vibe with the folks who live there.

Rain

Potato elves!

Ok, so I've never been, but I would love to!

mountains!!

The trees. :)

I love the puyallup fair (spring the most except that they don't have the fresh soft serve ice cream and milk like the fall one)

Incredibile scenery and delicious local foods.

Ohhh, My whole clan would love this one!!!

Wow! Cool gift pack!
I live in the Portland area. I love the fact that the Northwest is so different in any direction you go. I grew up in hot and dry Eastern Oregon, I live in soggy Portland, and I love the Ocean. It's beautiful and so different from any other part of the USA!

We are new to Seattle. This would be great for our house! :)

must be the deep green-ness

Count me in please.

blogged ya:

http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2007/12/wednesday-edition-of-contests-galore_19.html

for my "nature" friends.

How bout wide open spaces?

sniff sniff yum

great giveaway- please enter me!

the scenery is so fabulours,enjoy christmas.

I live in the northwest and I love it here because its so green and we have beautiful scenery like several waterfalls big to small. A beautiful coastline, tons of shopping places and restaraunts.

I can already smell the cedar.

I love the beautiful scenery!

I love Juniper Ridge. They are terrific people who wildcraft amazing products.

I love the mighty mountains and greeness of that part of the country.

This gift would add so much to a cozy wintery day.

the trees

The scenery and the people

I love the scenery and the landscapes...makes for beautiful pictures.

the mountains

big slugs! (just kidding, although it is true!) i like all the greenery!

the snow!~!!!! ;)

Definitely the snow and the forests!

I am from Montana, but living in DC right now, and I am sooo homesick! There are so many things to love about the Northwest (specifically Montana)...trees, birds, no humidity, snow, long summer days, the smell, the mountains, the sky, seeing wild animals in your backyard, lakes and rivers...I could go on and on.

What I like best about the Northwest? Never been, but I'd have to say my old friend Mike -- he just moved there!

Just pledged to stop buying bottled soap--and these would keep us clean while visiting the Hoh National Rain Forest, one of my fave places.

please send one my way.

I was amazed by the beautiful landscape and the variety -- one day we hiked mountains and the next day we visited the beach.

But my favorite memory was seeing Ken&Em's Much Ado at a sprawling little adobe theater that was made up of courtyards and several small showing rooms. It was a wonderfully intimate setting.

Oooooo, blueberry jam please, we miss living up there!

My in-laws have slowly been relocating to Portland over the last 10 years and I have to confess that I was skeptical at first...but by the end of the first holiday we spent there I was won over. Between the beautiful geography and the cultural life I'm wondering when we're going to start packing our bags!

when i get the chance to visit the northwest, my favourite thing will definitely be the lush forests, i promise.

The light in the afternoon...it's of a whiter quality than I get in LA.

Oh! And my friends who live in Portland and Seattle!

love these soaps!

the air. evergreen and salt water mixed together.

i would love to visit the northwest soon, now that i'm finally on the west coast.

This is one great gift bag!! Count me in!

yes, makes me homesick for seattle indeed!

never been but sounds beautiful!

Fresh seafood!

I like everything I've seen about the Northwest in the media. That movie, The Vanishing, sure made it look beautiful - very woodsy. Please randomly select me!

trees. big trees. lots of big trees.

Ooh, big skies and lush greenery.

the trees!

All the green-ness -- a great place for growing things.

how green it is!

The giant redwoods!

I love the rain!

i used to live in seattle, i miss it so much. i would have to say it's a tie between the peak of mount rainier glowing pink above the clouds, and the cityscape at the edge of puget sound.

Thanks for the giveaway :o)

Nice looking package!

Mmmm cedar soap =]

The seafood and fresh air.

Went for the first time a year ago September. My favorite...seafood at Ivar's.

I have never been to the Northwest, but my best friend lives in Oregon now and send pictures and it is absolutely beautiful, the lush deep greens are amazing.

I love the deep greens and the beautiful air and the wonderful waters. The snow, the fall and the wonder of it all!

I LOVE EVERYTHING!

just moved here

it's like living in an endless garden. Such wonderful trees!