Weather....
Bruce,.... You might want to consider what north coast weather is really like, year 'round. Even at high altitudes, the weather in AZ is not like coastal weather every day. Foggy, windy, cool to cold and rainy (even in the summer). I know it's a cliche' but Samuel Clemmons once said that the coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco (paraphrasing).
It's one thing to visit during fishing season, quite another to live there full time. Were I you, I would consider Jbirds suggestion (Rogue Valley)....
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