It seems that all we blog about lately is the North Cascade Loop, but we’re not the only ones who find this one breathtaking stretch of road – it just won KING5’s Best Scenic Drive in the 2010 Best of the Northwest Escapes category!
myscenicdrives.com features these drives for the Cascade Loop:
- North Cascades Highway: Travels from Sedro Woolley, through Washington Pass and Rainy Pass to Twisp.
- Winthrop to Wenatchee: Drive along the Pateros and Entiat Lakes to Chelan and Wenatchee.
- Stevens Pass Greenway: From Wenatchee, travel to Leavenworth, through the Tumwater Canyon and Stevens Pass to Monroe.
- Whidbey Island: From Monroe, take the ferry to Whidbey Island and drive through the countryside to Deception Pass.
myscenicdrives.com features these drives for KING5’s Best Scenic Drive runner-ups:
- Chuckanut Drive: Hugging the cliffs over Chuckanut and Samish Bay, this original Pacific Highway drive travels from Burlington to Bellingham.
- San Juan Island Scenic Byway: Our drive focuses on Orcas Island. Drive to the top of Mount Constitution for spectacular views of the San Juan Islands.
- The Whidbey Island Scenic Byway: Take the ferry to Whidbey Island and drive through the countryside to Deception Pass.
- Hurricane Ridge Road is part of our Olympic Peninsula Loop. Drive in the splendor of the Olympic Mountains.
And this news jives well with our latest feature: rating the drives and places of interests. In the overview of each scenic drive and in most places of interests, we now have a 5 star rating system which gives you a quick and easy opportunity to share your point of view.
Wondering what the places of interests are? While reading our scenic driving guides, you may have noticed the “(H1)” links (each code featuring hikes, water access, food, services, etc.). By clicking these links, the place of interest will be highlighted on the map. After reading, you can reference the map and remember all the stops that had interested you. A few additional places of interests may be found here that are not in the text.
The places of interest are also useful in another way. Say that you want to visit the Cashmere Pioneer Village and Museum. Come to myscenicdrives.com and we’ll show you some scenic routes to get there and other interesting stops nearby.
We hope that you enjoy our new features. If there is anything that would make your scenic adventures simpler, please let us know!
