I want to point out its nowhere near as easy as everyone thinks it is. Even with a degree in this economy you're gonna be sending out alot of apps and not hearing anything back. And the boot camps can run you up to like 30k and be very intense for people unfamiliar with the concepts. But yes it's technically possible to do.

On the topic of the weather etc. there are people that would kill (myself included) to experience the weather WA has to offer. I live in the midwest and the winters can be well into the negatives and summer is easily in the 100s alot of the time.