Photographer's Guide to Western Washington State

The Photographer's Guide to Puget Sound and Northwest Washington

by Rod Barbee

Favorites

  Fall Color

  1. Washington Park Arboretum
  2. Seattle Japanese Gardens
  3. Kubota Garden
  4. Mt. Rainier National Park
  5. Picture Lake and Mt. Shuksan

  Bakeries/ice Cream/treats

  1. Sweet Laurette and Cindee’s, Port Townsend
  2. Elevated Ice Cream, Port Townsend
  3. Bella Rosa, Port Angeles
  4. Holly B’s Bakery (Lopez Island)

  Sunset spots

  1. Deception Pass State Park
  2. San Juan Islands
  3. Seattle skyline from Harbor Avenue
  4. Ruby Beach
  5. Kerry Park (Seattle)
  6. Tipsoo Lake (Mt. Rainier)

  Sunrise spots

  1. Hurricane Ridge
  2. Reflection Lakes (Mt. Rainier)
  3. Deer Park (Olympic NP)
  4. Lake Crescent
  5. Point No Point
  6. Fisherman’s Terminal

  Forests

  1. Sol Duc valley
  2. Hoh Rainforest
  3. Point Defiance old growth
  4. Queets

  Wildflower spots

  1. Paradise
  2. Obstruction Point Road
  3. Hurricane Ridge Road
  4. Hurricane Hill
  5. Sunrise

  Coffee shops/Espresso stands

  1. Daily Grind, Port Angeles
  2. Cups, Poulsbo
  3. Starbucks, everywhere
  4. Just about any stand that’s open at 5 a.m.

  Non-photography locations

  1. Elliot Bay Books
  2. Safeco Field (Seattle Mariners)
  3. University of Washington Book Store
  4. Benaroya Hall (home of the Seattle Symphony)
  5. REI (the flagship store in Seattle is great)
  6. Port Townsend’s Farmers Market

  Favorite roads

  1. Sol Duc Road
  2. Hurricane Ridge Road
  3. Hwy 101 along Lake Crescent
  4. SR 112 from Port Angeles to Neah Bay
  5. Chuckanut Drive
  6. Washington State Ferries (not technically a road, but great scenery)

  Lighthouses

  1. Mukilteo
  2. Lime Kiln Point
  3. Point No Point

  Towns

  1. Port Gamble
  2. Poulsbo
  3. Port Townsend

  Gardens

  1. Kubota Gardens
  2. Meerkerk
  3. Point Defiance
  4. Jardin du Soleil
  5. Rhododendron Species Garden (Federal Way)
  6. Elandan Gardens

  City spots

  1. Museum of flight
  2. Pike Place Market
  3. Ballard Locks
  4. Seattle Center
  5. Center for Wooden Boats

  Nature in the City spots

  1. Washington Park Arboretum
  2. Volunteer Park Conservatory
  3. Point Defiance (Tacoma)
  4. Snake Lake (Tacoma)

  Personal favorites

  1. Lake Crescent
  2. Hurricane Ridge Road
  3. Sol Duc Valley
  4. Museum of Flight
  5. 4th Crossing Trail (Paradise, Mt. Rainier)
  6. Jardin du Soleil Lavender Farm

  Most published Northwest Washington images

  1. Mt. Rainier
  2. The Space Needle
  3. Seattle skyline
  4. Hurricane Ridge view with Visitor’s Center
  5. Sol Duc Falls
  6. Mt. Shuksan
  7. View of Seattle from Kerry Park
  8. Ferry boats
  9. Tulip fields
  10. Killer whales
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