The day before I headed off to Seattle, I checked the NWS forecast – Rain 100%, or Rain Likely every day.  I didn’t think there would be much chance for photography, other than a few window seat shots (more on that to come).  Oh, there was some rain, alright (see previous post), but there was much more time when it wasn’t raining.

I think the biggest surprise was that there was plenty of autumn color still.  Much of the country has seen the leaves all go away, and this is when the lowest deserts are starting to peak.  Somehow Seattle, despite being this far north, and despite all the rain and wind, manages to hold on to autumn.

Autumn Seattle 01-Steve Bruno
Autumn afternoon view from airplane landing in Seattle. Photo by Steve Bruno.

It was evident that I would have a reason to take my camera out before the plane even touched down.  As soon as I was checked in, I grabbed my camera and started walking around.  I saw a small group of trees amidst the tall buildings that were in various phases of changing color.  I didn’t realize that I had stumbled upon Freeway Park.  Appropriately named, the park sits above the freeway running through downtown Seattle.  Many of the foliage shots I took were in this park.