Leavenworth Drive Report

Last weekend I rode across Stevens Pass to find some great photo ops along the Tumwater Canyon outside of Leavenworth Washington. It was a great photo op with cloudy skies and a bit of fog - the lack of sun meant no shadows or high contrast situation to deal with. Unfortunately I didn't have time to stop and take proper photos. 

So I returned a week later in the cage with my lovely bride and the dog. 

Near Stevens Pass. Obviously it was not an ideal day to be on the motorcycle so taking the cage was a good decision. The caption for this photo is, "Hey I thought this as a fall colors drive report." Welcome to Washington in late October.



Odd contrast......



About 25 miles east of Stevens Pass



I found a parking lot in Tumwater Canyon and walked around trying to find a few photo ops. 



For this trip I brought my Canon DSLR two lens, graduated neutral density filters and tripod.









The Wenatchee River. The sun was out creating a high contrast so I used my filters in attempt to minimize contrast.







This great scenery is can be seen while riding the motorcycle along Hwy 2. Nice!















I want to return some year when there is fog like I experienced a week ealier.





We went to Leavenworth for lunch and then for a walk along the Wenatchee River.







Time to go home. We go over Blewett Pass and it starts raining in Cle Elum where we get on I-90 for the slog back to Seattle. Slog is the right word for it rained very hard nearly all the way, so hard the freeway speed was reduced to 55 due to standing water. Another good reason to bring the cage on a typical fall day in late October