Apologies if I missed it, but Cascade Pass in N Cascades NP is incredible and worth doing

The northern part is beautiful, greener, and hilly.

I think it's more that people don't necessarily expect the West Coast or the PNW to have hicks, but they're here in abundance. As a racial minority person or LGBTQ, one just unfortunately needs to take some precautions, especially in particular areas. .

In general though, I'd say it's much less worse than other regions. I'd rather wander around WA than back country Alabama or even Ohio.