You mentioned being in the Pacific NW, not sure exactly where but there are quite a few Olympic lifting gyms or gyms with lifting programs in the Washington/Oregon area. Off the top of my head here are some options in the Seattle/Puget sound area:
http://calpianweightlifting.wordpress.com/
http://sandpointgym.clubspaces.com/default_css.aspx
http://crossfitseattle.com/
http://eastsidesc.com/
http://trident-athletics.com/
http://www.localsgym.com/