August 17th – 28th 2016
Kerry Park, Seattle, Washington
Wednesday, August 17th
Sunset 8:19pm for Seattle
Places to photograph around Seattle http://mahugh.com/2013/06/23/sightseeing-around-seattle/
33 minutes open until 7pm Microsoft Corporation Visitor center 15010 NE 36th St Building 92, Redmond, WA 98052
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-7329
Nintendo of America – 4600 150th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052
Leave 3:30 – 25 minutes to Pike Place Market Fish Market – parking at 1531 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
First, the vendors are used to having cameras around and shooting within the market are is probably your first option. The Pike Place Fish Market is what everyone comes to see as they throw the fish and entertain the audience. There are two spots I like to shoot here. The green pole to the left of the stand (see photo above) is a good vantage point to get the fish stand, employees and gawkers in the frame. If you stand there long enough, you can see them throw a salmon or two as well. Also on the far right hand side of the stand towards the back, you have a good view of the fish laid out. The only challenge is metering with the light in the background, so you’ll want to overexpose a half to 3/4 stop or pop a flash to illuminate the foreground.
View of Seattle from Jose Rizal Bridge
Once you get outside the market, you’ll see the musicians and performers called “Buskers”. They are there to entertain and do not mind having their photos taken. For most, this is their only income, so be kind with tips while taking photos. On our tours, we make it a point to tip as we bring a group of people to shoot. Don’t be afraid to get close, either with your telephoto lens or stepping closer. You want to frame in closer to capture the personality of the performers. Even look for details like the hands of the musicians or details of clothing or instruments.
Leave 6 – 11 minutues Kerry Park as far right as possible for views of Seattle 211 W Highland Dr, Seattle, WA 98119
Quick dinner if time allows Dicks drive in – 500 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Leave 6:30 10 minutes Arrive by 7:00 ticket to Space Needle ( Tripod is allowed ) 400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109
Night photos Beacon Hill / 4 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Night photos from Jose Rizal Bridge 1008 12th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144 47.594468, -122.316878
Hotel – Travelodge Sea-Tac Airport North
14845 International Blvd, Seattle 98168
Thursday, August 18th
Sunset 8:28pm for Cape Flattery 8:24pm for Second Beach
Second Beach, La Push, WA
Leave 7am for Olympic National Park – 3 hours from Hotel to Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. Hurricane Ridge is located 17 miles south of Port Angeles on Hurricane Ridge Road, off Mount Angeles Road
You can reach nearly a mile in elevation with a trip to Hurricane Ridge, where you’ll find a visitor center and nature trails. Beginning early in the morning will increase your chances of seeing wildlife and help avoid the larger number of visitors later in the day.
Leave noon from Hurricane Ridge, a three-hour drive 106 miles to the west will bring you to the Hoh Rain Forest. A visitor center, picnic area take the moss trail. (Hoh Valley Road Forks, WA 98331 47.860662, -123.935056)
4:30pm leave the Hoh, 3 hour drive and hike to Cape Flattery
if weather looks good do second beach for sunset and cape flattery in the AM
Second Beach – http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/second-beach
Cape Flattery – Most NW Point in the US
Driving Directions
From Port Angeles follow US 101 west for 55 miles to the junction with State Route 110 (signed “Mora-La Push”). (From Forks the junction is 2 miles north.) Continue west on SR 110. In 7.7 miles at Quillayute Prairie, SR 110 splits. Take the left fork (La Push Road), and drive 5.2 miles to the trailhead, located on the south side of the road (you’ll pass the Third Beach/Hike 120 trailhead and the Quileute tribal office).
47.8982, -124.6238
http://www.wta.org/site_images/hikes/second-beack_mike-reid.jpg/@@images/668bf467-0b73-4f2f-a4ef-db87ff339118.jpeg
Most NW Point in the US – Cape Flattery – 48.3844327,-124.7156768
A Makah Recreation Pass can be purchased at the Makah Tribal Museum or Washburn’s grocery
1.5 miles, roundtrip hike
From Port Angeles follow US 101 west for 5 miles to the junction with State Route 112. Turn right (west) on SR 112, continuing for 64 miles to the community of Neah Bay. (Alternatively, take US 101 to Sappho and drive SR 113 north to SR 112 and then on to Neah Bay. This way is longer, but not as curvy.) Just past the Makah Tribal Museum is Washburn’s, where you can purchase the required recreation pass. Continue west on Bayview Avenue for 1 mile, following signs for “Cape Flattery and Beaches.”Turn left on Fort Street, and in 0.1 mile turn right on 3rd Street. In another 0.1 mile turn left on Cape Flattery Road. In 2.5 miles pass the Tribal Center. Proceed for another 5.1 miles to the trailhead. Privy available.
Cabin #2 at Cape Resort
1500 Bayview Ave, Neah Bay, WA 98357
Friday, August 19th
Sunrise 6:19am Cape Flattery Sunset Sunset 8:13pm for Seattle
20 minutes to cape flattery
Mount Rainer National Park
Leave by 7am – Breakfast at Warm House Restaurant
1471 Bayview Ave, Neah Bay, WA 98357
1st option
Fay Bainbridge State Park – 15446 Sunrise Drive NE Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
Possible seattle skyline views from Bainbridge Island, WA on a clear day
If weather is nice then
5.5 hour drive to Reflection Lake in Mount Rainer National Park Packwood, WA 98361
46.768194, -121.730627
Mount Rainer – Leave by 3:45pm – need to be at Seattle Airport by 6pm
Leave 2pm for Seattle Airport
Delta
DEPARTS Fri, 19 Aug 7:59 PM from Seattle-Tacoma Intl (SEA)
ARRIVES Fri, 19 Aug 9:33 PM at Juneau Intl Arpt (JNU)
FLIGHT DL 2188 Travel Time2h 34m
Economy Car from Juneau Intl Airport (JNU)
Pick-up:
Fri Aug 19, 2016 – 10:00 PM
Drop-off:
Sun Aug 21, 2016 – 6:00 AM
Rental location:
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Juneau Intl Airport (JNU)1873 Shell Simmons Dr Ste 104, Juneau, AK 99801On Airport
Extended Stay America
Juneau – Shell Simmons Drive
1800 Shell Simmons Drive
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 790-6435
Saturday, August 20th
Sunset 8:29pm
Humpback Whale Tour in Juneau, Alaska
1 mile from Hotel
Whale Watching Tour
10 minutes to Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center from Hotel – 6000 Glacier Spur Rd, Juneau, AK 99801
Dinner a Red Dog Saloon – 278 S Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801
Sunday, August 21st
5:34 Sunrise Juneau Sunset 9:46pm
Altocumulus lenticularis clouds in Denali National Park
Arrive at airport by 6am
Flight
Departs
Arrives
Flight 1 of 2 Alaska 73
Coach (L) | Nonstop | Details
Juneau (JNU)
7:25 am Sun, Aug 21
Anchorage (ANC)
9:08 am Sun, Aug 21
Alaska 73Distance: 568 mi | Duration: 1hours 43minutes
Flight 2 of 2 Alaska 2817
Operated by Horizon Air as AlaskaHorizon
Check in with Alaska Airlines
Coach (L) | Nonstop | Details
Anchorage (ANC)
10:35 am Sun, Aug 21
Fall Tundra at Denali National Park
Fairbanks (FAI)
11:38 am Sun, Aug 21
Alaska 2817Distance: 260 mi | Duration: 1hours 3m
Avis Rent a Car Fairbanks Intl Airport
Pick-up:
Sun Aug 21, 2016 – 12:00 PM
Drop-off:
Wed Aug 24, 2016 – 12:00 PM
Rental location Avis Rent a CarFairbanks Intl Airport (FAI)6450 Airport Way Suite 5, Fairbanks, AK 99709
Super 8 Motel – Fairbanks
1909 Airport Way
Fairbanks AK, 99701
Check-in:
Sunday, August 21, 2016 (02:00 PM)
Check-out:
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 (12:00 PM)
17 minutes away to Northpole , AK
Option: Go to bed early to wake up at 2 or 3am to look for Northern Lights
Monday, August 22nd
Sunrise 6:11am | Sunset 9:46pm for Denali National Park and Preserve
Grizzly Bear in Denali National Park
Leave 5:00am for Wilderness Access Center, Park Rd, Denali, AK 99755
Kantishna Experience 7:30 AM – 8:30 PM – 92 Miles One Way – 11- 12 hours Round Trip departing from the Wilderness Access Center Wilderness Access Center (7:20 AM) INERARY SUMMARY
Activity Type
Kantishna Experience
Date and Time
Monday, August 22, 2016
7:30 AM – 8:30 PM
Pickup Location
Wilderness Access Center (7:20 AM)
The Wilderness Access Center is located at mile 1 on the Denali National Park Road. The “WAC” is the hub for transportation into Denali. TOUR Departure Times are assigned 1 week prior (TWT or DNHT), please reconfirm upon arrival in Denali since your printed confirmation time is subject to change. Shuttles (VTS), Windows into Wilderness and Kantishna Experience depart as scheduled.
Mile 237 George Parks Highway
Denali National Park, AK 99755
Tuesday, August 23rd
Arctic Circle Tour
Arctic Circle Sign
Leave 5:50am for 3820 University Ave S, Fairbanks, AK 99709
http://www.northernalaska.com/arctic-circle-drive/
View the remarkable Trans Alaska Pipeline.
Visit the Arctic Circle Trading Post situated in the rural community of Joy, Alaska.
Travel the rugged Dalton Highway made famous by the construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline.
Experience the mighty Yukon River. Marvel at the majestic beauty of the northland’s most famous waterway and learn of the river’s storied past.
Cross the Arctic Circle and receive an official Arctic Circle Adventure Certificate.
Explore up close the amazing arctic tundra and feel the veins of ice just beneath the surface.
Departs 6:30 am; returns between 10:30 and 11:30 pm.
Wednesday, August 24th
Sunset for Barrow 10:55pm
Check in with Alaska Airlines
Coach (B) | Nonstop | Details
Whale Bone Arch – Gateway to the Arctic
Fairbanks (FAI)
11:10 am Wed, Aug 24
Anchorage (ANC)
12:14 pm Wed, Aug 24
Alaska 2804Distance: 260 mi | Duration: 1hours 4minutes
Flight 2 of 2 Alaska 50
Coach (B) | 1 stop | Details
Anchorage (ANC)
2:55 pm Wed, Aug 24
Barrow (BRW)
6:11 pm Wed, Aug 24
Alaska 50
This flight uses a Boeing 737-400 Combi aircraft. When boarding this type of aircraft, customers will use two sets of stairs, board from the rear of the aircraft, and be exposed to the weather.
Alaska 50Distance: 827 mi | Duration: 3hours 16m
Borrow is the 11th northernmost public community in the world and is the northernmost city in the United States, with nearby Point Barrow being the nation’s northernmost point.
Tundra on the Dalton Highway
Point Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast in the U.S. state of Alaska, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Barrow. It is the northernmost point of all the territory of the United States, at 71°23′20″N 156°28′45″W
The distance to the North Pole is 1,122 nautical miles (1,291 mi; 2,078 km).
Sunset over the arctic ocean at Whale Bone Arch
most Northern part
Stevenson St
Alaska
71.386810, -156.470919
King Eider Inn & Car Rental
1752 Ahkovak St, Barrow, AK 99723
Thursday, August 25th
Sunrise for Barrow 6:03am | Sunset for Anchorage 9:26pm
Barrow, Alaska – The most Northern Point in America. 1,250 miles to North Pole
Iñupiat Heritage Center 8:30-5pm
5421 North Star St, Barrow, AK 99723
Flight 1 of 1 Alaska 50
Coach (S) | Nonstop | Details
Barrow (BRW)
6:56 pm Thu, Aug 25
Anchorage (ANC)
8:43 pm Thu, Aug 25
Alaska 50
This flight uses a Boeing 737-400 Combi aircraft. When boarding this type of aircraft, customers will use two sets of stairs, board from the rear of the aircraft, and be exposed to the weather.
Alaska 50Distance: 722 mi | Duration: 1hours 47m
Flights
Avis Rent a Car
Pick-up:
Thu Aug 25, 2016 – 9:00 PM
Drop-off:
Fri Aug 26, 2016 – 4:00 PM
Rental location:
Avis Rent a Car – Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl Airport (ANC)
5000 West Intl Airport Road, Anchorage, AK 99502On Airport
Creekwood Inn – 2150 Seward Highway, Anchorage , AK , United States
Friday, August 26th
Sunrise 6:38am for Anchorage
Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska
Point Woronzof Overlook
Address: 7251 Point Woronzof Rd, Anchorage, AK 99502
EarthQuake Park 5101 Point Woronzof Rd, Anchorage, AK 99502
Arrive at airport by 4:10pm
Flight 1 of 1 Alaska 102
Coach (K) | Nonstop
Anchorage (ANC)
6:10 pm Fri, Aug 26
Seattle (SEA)
10:30 pm Fri, Aug 26
Alaska 102Distance: 1,444 mi | Duration: 3hours 20m
Budget Car Rental Pick-up:
Fri Aug 26, 2016 – 11:00 PM
Drop-off:
Sun Aug 28, 2016 – 12:00 PM
Rental location: Budget Rent a Car Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport (SEA)
3150 South 160th Street, Seattle, WA 98188On Airport
Budget Rent a Car confirmation number: 34395817US1
Quality Inn Mount Vernon
1910 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon , WA , United States
Saturday, August 27th
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sunset 8:04pm Vancouver
10am – Leave for 1.5 hour to Monument Park – 217 Marine Dr, Point Roberts, WA 98281
Point Roberts – most western point of the USA / Canada border
Peace Arch State Park on the way
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Arch_Park
Boundary Marker No.1 on the 49th parallel north on the western shore of Point Roberts, erected in 1861
Monument Park is located at the Northwest corner of Point Roberts. The park is named after the granite obelisk, Border Marker Number One, that stands at the entrance to the park. This monument to the 49 parallel was fabricated in Scotland and New Westminster in 1861 and sits at the most western point in the northern Canadian – US border. 217 Marine Dr, Point Roberts, WA 98281
Lighthouse Marine Park – 811 Marine Dr, Point Roberts, WA 98281
(Whale Watching )
1 hour to Stanley Park
View Point – 5601 Stanley Park Dr, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2, Canada
Lions Gate Bridge
Possible skyline shot
104 Harbourside Pl
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R9
Lighthouse Park West Vancouver, BC V7W 1K5, Canada
Improv Centre for two shows 1502 Duranleau St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3W7, Canada
Travelodge Hotel Vancouver Airport
Sunday, August 28th
Sunrise 6:24am for Vancouver
9am leave for 3 hour drive from hotel to Seattle Airport
Depart Seattle, WA (SEA) on Southwest Airlines at 12:45 PM
Arrive in Nashville, TN (BNA) at 7:00 PM
#2237
Sun Aug 28
Travel Time
4 h 15 m
