I spent my high school years in the area (Spanaway). Weather isn't as bad as folks make it out to be. Just remember, Washingtonians don't tan, they rust.
Traffic in the Puget Sound area is beyond terrible. Depending on how long you're there, the base had an area on American Lake for boating/swimming that was pretty great. Best thing about the area IMHO, was getting up into the Cascades, Mt Rainier is a easy drive.
Dave
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