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stevebrot · 08-06-2008, 07:48 PM

Hi,
That is a tall order. By the time I finish my response, vagrant or some other Portlander will likely snipe me on the post! I was born in the Portland area, grew up in Seattle, and have lived the last 20 years in Vancouver (just north of Portland). Here is the "short" list of what immediately came to mind.

Portland:

Cannon Beach
Ecola State Park
Oswald West State Park/Short Sands Beach
Coast highway south to Manzanita
Columbia Gorge:
Historic Highway
Women's forum overlook
Vista House
Latourelle Falls
Wahkeena Falls
Multnomah Falls
Oneonta Gorge (shorts/sandals recommended for wading)
Horsetail Falls
Bonneville Dam (Oregon side)
Sturgeon pools
Washington Highway 14
Cape Horn
Beacon Rock State Park
Bonneville Dam (Washington side)
Powerhouse
Fish ladder viewing room
Hood River -- wind surfers
Mt Hood
Timberline Lodge
Cloudcap chalet (remote on NE side)
Smith Rocks -- Red rock formations, rock climbers up close!
Mt. St. Helens
Johnson Ridge Visitor Center
Windy Ridge overlook (remote NE side)

Seattle:

Seattle Center/Space Needle
Pike Street Public Market
Seattle Art Museum (downtown and Volunteer Park locations)
U.W. Arboreteum
Gas Works Park (Lake Union)
Seattle waterfront
Any Puget Sound Ferry
Mt. Rainier
Paradise (most visited/photographed)
Sunrise (very dramatic on East side)
Mowich Lake -- Day hikes to incredible scenery
Eunice Lake
Spray Park

Snoqualmie Pass east to Ellensburg
Various day hikes to wonderful places
Great view of the Mt. Stuart peaks on the east side
Stevens Pass east to Wenatchee
Various day hikes especially out of Leavenworth
Leavenworth (faux Bavarian village)

Olympic Peninsula (ferry ride)
Port Angeles
Hurricane Ridge
Lake Crescent
Dungeness Spit
Pt. Townsend

There is much, much more, particularly from a photographer's point of view. Enjoy!

Steve

08-06-2008, 07:48 PM	#2
stevebrot Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver, WA Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 1,111	Hi, That is a tall order. By the time I finish my response, vagrant or some other Portlander will likely snipe me on the post! I was born in the Portland area, grew up in Seattle, and have lived the last 20 years in Vancouver (just north of Portland). Here is the "short" list of what immediately came to mind. Portland: Cannon Beach Ecola State Park Oswald West State Park/Short Sands Beach Coast highway south to Manzanita Columbia Gorge: Historic Highway Women's forum overlook Vista House Latourelle Falls Wahkeena Falls Multnomah Falls Oneonta Gorge (shorts/sandals recommended for wading) Horsetail Falls Bonneville Dam (Oregon side) Sturgeon pools Washington Highway 14 Cape Horn Beacon Rock State Park Bonneville Dam (Washington side) Powerhouse Fish ladder viewing room Hood River -- wind surfers Mt Hood Timberline Lodge Cloudcap chalet (remote on NE side) Smith Rocks -- Red rock formations, rock climbers up close! Mt. St. Helens Johnson Ridge Visitor Center Windy Ridge overlook (remote NE side) Seattle: Seattle Center/Space Needle Pike Street Public Market Seattle Art Museum (downtown and Volunteer Park locations) U.W. Arboreteum Gas Works Park (Lake Union) Seattle waterfront Any Puget Sound Ferry Mt. Rainier Paradise (most visited/photographed) Sunrise (very dramatic on East side) Mowich Lake -- Day hikes to incredible scenery Eunice Lake Spray Park Snoqualmie Pass east to Ellensburg Various day hikes to wonderful places Great view of the Mt. Stuart peaks on the east side Stevens Pass east to Wenatchee Various day hikes especially out of Leavenworth Leavenworth (faux Bavarian village) Olympic Peninsula (ferry ride) Port Angeles Hurricane Ridge Lake Crescent Dungeness Spit Pt. Townsend There is much, much more, particularly from a photographer's point of view. Enjoy! Steve __________________ Pentax K10D :: Pentax-M 200/4 :: Tamron 70-150/3.5 (Adaptall-2) :: LZOS MC Jupiter-9 85/2 :: Pentax-A 50/1.7 :: Pentax-M 50/1.7 :: Sigma 50/2.8 EX DG Macro :: Auto-Rikenon 50/1.7 (M42) :: Pentax-FA 35/2 :: Tamron 28/2.5 (Adaptall-2) :: Pentax-DA 18-55/3.5-5.6 :: KMZ MC Zenitar 16/2.8 :: Pentax Bellows-K Last edited by stevebrot; 08-06-2008 at 11:08 PM..