Posted by Scott Miller on May 10, 2011 at 12:07 AM
Hey everyone, I am going to be in Seattle for just a night on Friday March 27th, and plan on heading back home in Portland via the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday and Sunday. I MIGHT be able to stay until Monday morning, but that depends on some work stuff. I don't plan on trying to cram too much in since I am only a few hours away so I can come back later. I prefer to take my time, hike some and really see the locations I pick as opposed to busting through and hitting the highlights.
Given all that and the fact that I have never been to the area at all, what should I hit at that time of year? Obviously we have no idea what the weather will be like yet, but I took a quick peak at the tide charts and didn't see any real low tides.
Thanks!
-Scott
Posted by Scott Miller on May 10, 2011 at 12:11 AM
Oh I forgot to mention, I did see Robbie's post a ways down about wildlife spots in the area, but started another topic because I am more interested in landscapes.
Hurricane Ridge would be a great place to be for sunset (or maybe sunrise but I haven't been there then). If you have the time you may want to scout it beforehand so you know where you would want to shoot from. I'm not sure if the road to hurricane ridge would be open at this time of year though. If hurricane ridge is not an option then either Ruby beach or Shi Shi beach are great sunset locations also. Hoh rainforest may be the place to shoot during the day to get out of direct sunlight.
Hurricane Ridge Road is open (or was last weekend), but the signs say that you have to be off the road by dusk. I remember thinking that they didn't say that it "closed" at dusk, just that you have to be "off the road" by dusk. You might want to contact the park on the current restrictions.
I heard that Shi-Shi was in pretty bad shape, very muddy. We shot recently at Second Beach which has plenty of interesting comps. Though getting from Seattle to the coastal parts of Olympic NP is a 3 to 4 hour effort.
Sol Duc is beautiful; not the easiest to shoot given the foot traffic, but nonetheless beautiful.
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6 repliesGiven all that and the fact that I have never been to the area at all, what should I hit at that time of year? Obviously we have no idea what the weather will be like yet, but I took a quick peak at the tide charts and didn't see any real low tides.
Thanks!
-Scott
Thanks again!
Olympic National Park
I heard that Shi-Shi was in pretty bad shape, very muddy. We shot recently at Second Beach which has plenty of interesting comps. Though getting from Seattle to the coastal parts of Olympic NP is a 3 to 4 hour effort.
Sol Duc is beautiful; not the easiest to shoot given the foot traffic, but nonetheless beautiful.