Mart,
I lived in Fairbanks for three years and Eagle River for three, and work for an Alaska Native Corp based in Kodiak. I get the need to move south.
In Las Vegas as I type this. Rode across 84 to Twin Falls then down 93. I think Twin Falls is worth a look if I flush WA.
But, my three kids live in WA, two near Seattle and one in Kennewick, so maybe western ID, Lewiston?, is the right location.