Here are a few wonderfully short Western U.S. road trips recommended by Douglas Orton, a Seattle photographer and author. Please follow the blue links below for fun, scenic, photogenic trips offerring scenery and recreation for all.

All routes are suitable for camping or casual lodging. Most can be accomplished in a long weekend or will last a week or more without a hint of boredom setting in.

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*WEST COAST SCENIC BYWAYS LOOP. SEATTLE TO SONOMA BY BACK ROAD VIA OREGON HISTORIC LEGACY SCENIC BYWAY, NATIONAL VOLCANIC SCENIC BYWAY, AND PACIFIC COAST SCENIC BYWAY. .

*OREGON SPRING LOOP, TULIPS! WATERFALLS! BEACHES!

*ASTORIA, OREGON

*FIVE FERRY LOOP: SEATTLE, OLYMPIC PENINSULA, VICTORIA, SAN JUAN ISLANDS.

*NORTH CASCADES LOOP, WA

*PALOUSE COUNTRY, WA

*HELLS CANYON SCENIC BYWAY, ELKHORN DRIVE NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY LOOP, OREGON.

*OREGON SPRING LOOP, TULIPS! WATERFALLS! BEACHES!

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*OREGON SPRING LOOP, TULIPS! WATERFALLS! BEACHES!

*HIGH LAKES ROAD, WA, MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND LAKES.

*NORTH CASCADES LOOP, WA

*CENTRAL OREGON COAST

*COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE; OREGON, WASHINGTON LOOP.

*OLYMPIC PENINSULA LOOP, WA.

*VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C., CANADA.

*OKANOGAN LOOP DRIVE.

*IDAHO AND MONTANA WILD AND SCENIC RIVER TOUR.

*BIG HOLE BASIN TOUR, MONTANA

*CURRENT EXHIBIT, ASSIGNMENT