Yup. I'm in Edmonds. When I first moved here I was up in the Perrinville area working at home and wasn't seeing many at all. I guess it was a sheltered existance? Now that I'm downtown in Edmonds I see many more! The contrast between being surrounded by them and then less frequent sightings was strong early on. What I was really talking about was the SoCal focus on them and how so many people in a given cricle of freinds drove Vanagons. 
  I see a very nice red Westy driving around Edmonds often and hope they are a member. Next time I see them maybe I'll ask.
Kevin
 

Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:17:58 -0700
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Vans in the hood
From: starwagen@gmail.com
To: artbear26@hotmail.com
CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Kevin ... <artbear26@hotmail.com> wrote:

   . Then there was this long long stretch living in the Pacific Northwest that was pretty much Vanagonless.

And you are in Edmonds? We have at least three WetWesties members, driving Vanagons, in Edmonds.  Two within a couple of blocks of me in Lynnwood.  Zolatan has a whole lot full of them here in Lynnwood.  And I defy you to drive around north Seattle (Ballard or the U District) without seeing several either parked or being driven.