I grew up in Chewelah, ten miles from 49 Degrees North--a ski hill. It's a beautiful area, with tons of forrests, meadows, rivers, lakes, and places to hike, camp, hunt, snowboard, ski, or go fishing. If you're not the outdoors type, the only reason to go to Chewelah is to live cheap. There is absolutely nothing, zero, zip, in town. The ...