History UsefulNotes / TheOtherRainforest

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' is set in the town of Forks, Washington. Although Forks is a real place, the first movie filmed the Forks scenes in Oregon, and the subsequent movies filmed the Forks scenes in Vancouver, both of which are at least in the right region.
* ''Literature/ThePostman''

As home to Creator/{{Microsoft}} and its founder Bill Gates, and Creator/{{Amazon}} (the non-tropical one) and its founder Jeff Bezos, and with Creator/{{Nintendo}} of America down the block and to the left, the Seattle area is the "cool" alternative location for tech people. Occasional recognition is given to Boeing. If UsefulNotes/{{Oregon}} ever gets a city, it will be UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, which is often stereotyped as being populated by {{hipster}}s,{{Granola Girl}}s, or BombThrowingAnarchists. Funny thing is, despite Seattle being known as a tech city, Portland is a major center for computer manufacturing, with many Silicon Valley companies such as Intel having moved their manufacturing north due to cheaper utilities, wages, and land prices. Another notable company in the area is Nike, whose world campus is in Beaverton, a suburb just west of Portland.

As home to Creator/{{Microsoft}} and its founder Bill Gates, and Creator/{{Amazon}} (the non-tropical one) and its founder Jeff Bezos, and with Creator/{{Nintendo}} of America down the block and to the left, the Seattle area is the "cool" alternative location for tech people. Occasional recognition is given to Boeing. If UsefulNotes/{{Oregon}} ever gets a city, it will be UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, which is often stereotyped as being populated by {{hipster}}s and {{Granola Girl}}s. Funny thing is, despite Seattle being known as a tech city, Portland is a major center for computer manufacturing, with many Silicon Valley companies such as Intel having moved their manufacturing north due to cheaper utilities, wages, and land prices. Another notable company in the area is Nike, whose world campus is in Beaverton, a suburb just west of Portland.

The Pacific Northwest of the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates and UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}. When people talk about ''the'' Rainforest, they invariably mean [[UsefulNotes/TheAmazonRainforest the tropical one]] in UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}, but the Pacific temperate rainforest is actually the largest in the world by area, and it stretches from northern UsefulNotes/{{California}} upwards to UsefulNotes/{{Alaska. There are also American tropical rainforests in Hawaii and Puerto Rico (and the Philippines, when they used to be under U.S. colonial rule).

The Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada. When people talk about ''the'' Rainforest, they invariably mean [[UsefulNotes/TheAmazonRainforest the tropical one]] in Brazil, but the Pacific temperate rainforest is actually the largest in the world by area, and it stretches from northern California upwards to Alaska. There are also American tropical rainforests in Hawaii and Puerto Rico (and the Philippines, when they used to be under U.S. colonial rule).

Whenever something is supposedly set in UsefulNotes/{{Washington}}, you can almost guarantee it is [[CaliforniaDoubling Vancouver Doubling.]] However, due to good union contracts it's becoming more common for it to be doubled in Oregon. This may change in the next few years, however, as Washington has recently passed tax breaks and other incentives for filmmakers, as well as the Canadian and American exchange rates and labor laws making the States an equally valid choice.

Also, beyond the Cascade Mountains, vast stretches of central and eastern Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia are not in any way a rainforest (and the residents tend to be ''far'' more conservative politically.) Much of eastern Oregon is desert or semi-arid, described by some as "the closest you can get to the Wild West and still have cable", while eastern Washington is largely rolling plains similar to those in Idaho and the Midwest. The latter area is home to the majority of America's apple production, as well as the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River, the largest dam in the United States (and at one point the largest dam in the world). Eastern Washington is home to the state's second-largest city, Spokane, whose suburb of Mead is home to Cyan, the developers behind VideoGame/{{Myst}}. Plutonium for the U.S. nuclear arsenal is produced on the Hanford Reservation (rather than Oak Ridge, Tennessee or Los Alamos, New Mexico). Eastern BC includes the Okanagan Valley, a major orchard and winery region, as well as a few different mountain ranges.

* Creator/BeverlyCleary's ''Literature/RamonaQuimby'' books are all set in Portland.

Whenever something is supposedly set in Washington, you can almost guarantee it is [[CaliforniaDoubling Vancouver Doubling.]] However, due to good union contracts it's becoming more common for it to be doubled in Oregon. This may change in the next few years as Washington State has recently passed tax breaks and other incentives for filmmakers, as well as the Canadian and American exchange rates and labor laws making the States an equally valid choice.

As home to Creator/{{Microsoft}} and its founder Bill Gates, and Creator/{{Amazon}} (the non-tropical one) and its founder Jeff Bezos, and with Creator/{{Nintendo}} of America down the block and to the left, the Seattle area is the "cool" alternative location for tech people. Occasional recognition is given to Boeing. If UsefulNotes/{{Oregon}} ever gets a city, it will be UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, which is often stereotyped as being populated by {{hipster}}s and {{Granola Girl}}s. Funny thing is, despite Seattle being known as a tech city, Portland is a major center for computer manufacturing, with many Silicon Valley companies such as Intel moving their manufacturing north due to cheaper utilities, wages, and land prices. Another notable company in the area is Nike, whose world campus is in Beaverton, a suburb just west of Portland.

As home to Creator/{{Microsoft}} and its founder Bill Gates, and Creator/{{Amazon}} (the non-tropical one) and its founder Jeff Bezos, and with Creator/{{Nintendo}} of America down the block and to the left, the Seattle area is the 'cool' alternative location for tech people. Occasional recognition is given to Boeing. If UsefulNotes/{{Oregon}} ever gets a city, it will be UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, which is often stereotyped as being populated by {{hipster}}s and {{Granola Girl}}s. Funny thing is, despite Seattle being known as a tech city, Portland is a major center for computer manufacturing, with many Silicon Valley companies such as Intel moving their manufacturing north due to cheaper utilities, wages, and land prices. Another notable company in the area is Nike, whose world campus is in Beaverton, a suburb just west of Portland.

This portion of the HollywoodAtlas is home to [[TruthInTelevision magnificent forest scenery]], UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}}, [[PantheraAwesome mountain lions]], {{Bigfoot|SasquatchAndYeti}}, log cabins, [[MightyLumberjack lumberjacks]], and {{Magical Native American}}s delivering {{Green Aesop}}s. Oh, and {{Crazy Survivalist}}s who live in shacks, [[ManifestoMakingMalcontent write manifestos]], [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and send]] [[MadBomber letter bombs]]. Also expect to see a NewAgeRetroHippie or two. Alternatively, we may get a beautifully-forested small town, which often turns out to be a CityOfAdventure for the local {{Kid Hero}}es when they're not being subjected to a HorribleCampingTrip. (Note the "rain" part of "rainforest".) This area may also be a WildWilderness with very little contact with the outside world, because the only city in this region Hollywood seems to know about is UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, home of the Space Needle and Starbucks.

As home to Microsoft and its founder Bill Gates, Amazon (the non-tropical one) and its founder Jeff Bezos, and with Creator/{{Nintendo}} of America down the block and to the left, the Seattle area is the 'cool' alternative location for tech people. Occasional recognition is given to Boeing. If UsefulNotes/{{Oregon}} ever gets a city, it will be UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, which is often stereotyped as being populated by {{hipster}}s and {{Granola Girl}}s. Funny thing is, despite Seattle being known as a tech city, Portland is a major center for computer manufacturing, with many Silicon Valley companies such as Intel moving their manufacturing north due to cheaper utilities, wages, and land prices. Another notable company in the area is Nike, whose world campus is in Beaverton, a suburb just west of Portland.

Also, beyond the Cascade Mountains, vast stretches of Central and Eastern Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia are not in any way a rainforest (and the residents tend to be ''far'' more conservative politically.) Much of Eastern Oregon is desert or semi-arid, described by some as "the closest you can get to the Wild West and still have cable", while Eastern Washington is largely rolling plains similar to those in Idaho and the Midwest. The latter area is home to the majority of America's apple production, as well as the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River, the largest dam in the United States (and at one point the largest dam in the world). Eastern Washington is home to the state's second-largest city, Spokane, whose suburb of Mead is home to Cyan, the developers behind VideoGame/{{Myst}}. Plutonium for the U.S. nuclear arsenal is produced on the Hanford Reservation (rather than Oak Ridge, Tennessee or Los Alamos, New Mexico). Eastern BC includes the Okanagan Valley, a major orchard and winery region, as well as a few different mountain ranges.

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The Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada. When people talk about ''the'' Rainforest, they invariably mean [[UsefulNotes/TheAmazonRainforest the tropical one]] in Brazil, but the Pacific temperate rainforest is the largest in the world by area, and stretches from northern California upwards to Alaska. There are also American tropical rainforests in Hawaii and Puerto Rico (and the Philippines, when they used to be under U.S. colonial rule).

This part of the HollywoodAtlas is home to [[TruthInTelevision magnificent forest scenery]], UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}}, [[PantheraAwesome mountain lions]], {{Bigfoot|SasquatchAndYeti}}, log cabins, [[MightyLumberjack lumberjacks]], and {{Magical Native American}}s delivering {{Green Aesop}}s. Oh, and {{Crazy Survivalist}}s who live in shacks, [[ManifestoMakingMalcontent write manifestos]], [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and send]] [[MadBomber letter bombs]]. Also expect to see a NewAgeRetroHippie or two. Alternatively, we may get a beautifully forested small town, which turns out to be a CityOfAdventure, usually for the local {{Kid Hero}}es, who may be subjected to a HorribleCampingTrip. (Note the "rain" part of "rainforest".) This area may also be a WildWilderness with very little contact with the outside world because the only city in this region Hollywood seems to know about is UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, home of the Space Needle and Starbucks.

* ''Creator/KenKesey'' uses the Pacific Northwest extensively. Notably ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' and ''Sometimes a Great Notion''.

* ''Series/TwinPeaks'' is set in the eponymous small town in the northeast corner of Washington State. In the first episode, CityMouse Dale Cooper - utterly enchanted with the place - has one very important question upon his arrival:

The Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada. When people talk about ''the'' Rainforest, they invariably mean [[TheAmazon the tropical one]] in Brazil, but the Pacific temperate rainforest is the largest in the world by area, and stretches from northern California upwards to Alaska. There are also American tropical rainforests in Hawaii and Puerto Rico (and the Philippines, when they used to be under U.S. colonial rule).

* The ''Creator/MarvelComics'' version of ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'' was set in and around Portland. To be precise, the spaceship that brought the Transformers to Earth crashed near "Mount Saint [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Hilary]]".

* ''Series/TwinPeaks''

This part of the HollywoodAtlas is home to [[TruthInTelevision magnificent forest scenery]], UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}}, [[PantheraAwesome mountain lions]], {{Bigfoot|SasquatchAndYeti}}, log cabins, [[MightyLumberjack lumberjacks]], and {{Magical Native American}}s delivering {{Green Aesop}}s. Oh, and {{Crazy Survivalist}}s who live in shacks, write manifestos, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and send]] [[MadBomber letter bombs]]. Also expect to see a NewAgeRetroHippie or two. Alternatively, we may get a beautifully forested small town, which turns out to be a CityOfAdventure, usually for the local {{Kid Hero}}es, who may be subjected to a HorribleCampingTrip. (Note the "rain" part of "rainforest".) This area may also be a WildWilderness with very little contact with the outside world because the only city in this region Hollywood seems to know about is UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, home of the Space Needle and Starbucks.