You might move a bit farther out of town to extend your savings. Plus if you're outdoorsy or would like to be, being 20 miles closer to the Cascades makes getting out midweek feasible and beating the crowds on the weekends.
I live in Redmond, and "the outdoors" is literally a block down the street, starting at the local trail. Take the dog on a run two miles down that trail, and we're in a wooded park with trails. Two more miles and we're in the Redmond Watershed park with I-don't-know-how-many miles of wooded trails. And that's "outdoors lite". A 30 minute drive gives me a choice three mountains with (if I had to guess) at least 100 miles of trails, some of which you probably won't see another person. I once did a 24 mile run on Cougar Mountain, and never hit the same trail twice (though I did pretty much exhaust the trail system after 24 miles).
Drive a little more, an you get skiing, snowshoeing, forest roads galore for your dual sport motorcycle. Hell, go dog sledding if that floats your boat, I've seen 'em out there.
If you have 6 months saved up, you should have no problem finding a job. Yeah, you'll get rejected at a lot of jobs not because you suck but because tech hiring sux balls. But I'd bet you'll find something. If you get out here, hit me up if you like; email in profile.
