Want to start planning your trip and need some ideas of what you might encounter? Spend a few minutes just walking through some photos to help the ideas start flowing!
Whether you're a dedicated Instagramer using your phone or a professional photographer with all the latest gear, the Cascade Loop is a vacation destination where you'll come away with a portfolio FULL of photos depicting radically different views, landscapes and wildlife. As you travel along the byway, expect to see the scenery and wildlife change every couple hours so plan to have your batteries charged, your memory cards empty and ready to be filled! As you work your way along the Loop you'll come across some iconic, must-snap photo locations right along the roadway that are accessible for all, AND if you make time, you can get out and explore, and find some real gems that perhaps not everybody will have.
Want to up your photography game? Sign up for classes while you're here. Both Voortex Productions and Andy Porter Photography offer classes for beginners - advanced learners, and North Cascades Institute offer a variety of classes in season as well.
Everett Marina (Snohomish River Valley)
Washington State Ferry (Snohomish River Valley)
Everett Marina (Snohomish River Valley)
Everett Marina (Snohomish River Valley)
Mukilteo Lighthouse (Snohomish River Valley)
Lower Wallace Falls (Stevens Pass Greenway)
Rafting the Skykomish (Stevens Pass Greenway)
Bridge over the Skykomish in Index (Stevens Pass Greenway)
Bavarian Front Street (Leavenworth/Cascade Foothills)
Fourth of July Creek (Leavenworth/Cascade Foothills)
Fourth of July Creek Hike (Leavenworth/Cascade Foothills)
Tumwater Canyon, Pete Freund Photo, (Leavenworth/Cascade Foothills)
Cashmere, Andy Porter Photo (Leavenworth/Cascade Foothills)
Cannonballing into Colchuck Lake (Leavenworth/Cascade Foothills)
Swallowtail, Pete Freund Photo (Wenatchee Valley/Entiat)
Arrowleaf Balsamroot Spring Blooms (Wenatchee Valley)
Orchard in Spring Bloom (Wenatchee Valley)
Lake Chelan Waterfront (Lake Chelan)
Lake Chelan
Jet Skiing in Lake Chelan
Manson Aerial, Erin Nash Photo (Lake Chelan Valley)
Eagle in Flight, Pete Freund Photo (Methow Valley)
Riding Horses at Sun Mountain (Methow Valley)
Run-Off Near Washington Pass (Methow Valley)
Eagle Near Twisp (Methow Valley)
Hiking (Methow Valley)
Lake Creek (Methow Valley)
Ovenells Heritage Inn, Concrete (North Cascades)
Kayaking on Diablo Lake (North Cascades)
Wildflowers on Sahale Arm, Andy Porter Photo (North Cascades)
Blue Lake, Andy Porter Photo (North Cascades)
Mount Baker, Andy Porter Photo (North Cascades)
Stars Over Highway 20, Andy Porter Photo (North Cascades)
Skagit Valley Barn, Andy Porter Photo (Skagit Valley)
Skagit Valley Slough, Andy Porter Photo (Skagit Valley)
La Conner Daffodils (Skagit Valley)
Fire Pit at Fort Casey (Whidbey Island)
Deception Pass State Park (Whidbey Island)
Ebey's Landing (Whidbey Island)
Double Bluff Beach
Fort Casey (Whidbey Island)