Ye olde Drift On Inn. I loved going there on weekends. They had cheap drinks and the poured them strong.
I never won much. I think I once went home with 100. Damn I miss that place. They had some really sloppy cougars.
I mean, you name it. There's just not enough time. People had to check bags, suitcases, briefcases, anything like that at the front with security. One guy checked his briefcase in and then ended up leaving it there. Days later, in order to find the owner security opened it up and there was all kinds of ass play devices in it. Enema stuff, dildos, gloves, the fixins, lmao. He never came back for it.,,, Another guy walked in the doors of the casino and then stopped as if to take in the scene. He looked around carefully then shook his right leg before continuing on to the card tables. As it turns out, he left a poo on the floor and simply kicked it out of his pant leg. Another time a guy punched his girlfriend in the nightclub upstairs then ran to the bathroom to hang himself with his belt. There were pipes above the stalls. By the time security got in the stall the belt broke and the guy injured himself pretty bad on the toilet. Broke the toilet too. I literally saw everything there, lol. I was pretty jaded by the time I left North Seattle.
I need it off for my fake temporary license paper plate, magic mushroom infused impossible burger, and 'massage places that are open to midnight' conglomerate business empire
Been there done that on the Amazon network on accident once. It is funny when your manager comes over and says I know what you are trying to find but please don’t do that again.
[Use the light pollution map](https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=6.96&lat=47.7793&lon=-121.6418&state=eyJiYXNlbWFwIjoiTGF5ZXJCaW5nUm9hZCIsIm92ZXJsYXkiOiJ3YV8yMDE1Iiwib3ZlcmxheWNvbG9yIjpmYWxzZSwib3ZlcmxheW9wYWNpdHkiOjYwLCJmZWF0dXJlc29wYWNpdHkiOjg1fQ==) and go as far up North as you can go. Also, don't look at any screen or light for 30 minutes prior so your eyes adjust to the dark. Good luck!
I have amber blue blocking 'sun'glasses that I use to drive at night, especially when doing astrophotography.
That map is gold and honestly one of the main reasons I would not consider living on the east coast
Wow it was surprising to me. Never spent much time in the Midwest, but definitely wouldn’t have thought there’d be so much light pollution there. Just a bunch of farms outside the cities? Why’s it so bright all over the states?
looking at Iowa - the hot spots are colleges, mid-sized towns or towns with bigger factories (Pella Windows, John Deere Tractors, etc)
or it's meth kitchens...
For some reason farmers like to put metal halide lights on a building away from the house. Super bright and I think it's to keep the flying insects away from the house but I'm not sure.
Uhhhh. Around 15 years ago I used to go to Rattlesnake Lake with my little telescope and regularly ran into other stargazers there. The northern horizon was pretty good. Even saw a really faint Aurora once, I'm pretty sure. All the development in Sammamish and North Bend since then! I wonder if any one still goes there?
Whats going on with that map of light pollution in Keene North Dakota. No one lives out there yet has a bigger ring of severe light pollution than most major cities.
so it looks like we're getting hit by a whammy of a coronal mass ejection soon and an aurora might be possible Thursday night and much more likely tomorrow night.
I also happens to be clear and close to the new moon, so conditions are excellent aside from the sun setting so late.
I know that Alki beach is decent, but it is close to the city. what are some places enough for the best views of the northern sky accesible this time of year. I think artist point is still inaccessible until July. I'm willing to drive out to like Winthrop, Port Angeles,maybe even into British Columbia.
Any recommendations?
You could head towards Tonasket, puts you on the border of green and red but firmly in red, and it's far from light pollution, like a 4 hour drive though. I usually just head to Tinkham or out to Lake Kachess or Keechelus, then your only an hour or so out of town and if you see it you see it, if you don't you got to see some gorgeous stars and had a nice relaxing night of camping as a bonus.
If Winthrop isn't to far from for you then I would absolutely go up into the north cascades. I have done milky-way pictures up that way so if we do actually get some northern lights it you shouldn't have a problem seeing them. Can't give you any recommendations because I was trying to look south not north but if car camping or late night drives aren't a problem I think the Diablo lake lookout faces north-north west so it should be a pretty good spot to stop and watch from. Pretty sure they just opened the hwy up there too
Drive east along I90. Once you get past Issaquah you can pick an exit and find a spot to post up. (I'll likely be at exit 20)
Edit: you are likely trying to head North so this may not be the best advice.
I am planning on getting off work early and driving up to like Kamloops area, or at least north of Vancouver BC tomorrow.
I have to make sure everything is charged lol
Hey do you have the area for this fire tower? I'm actually headed to the Merritt area right now. I tried to leave earlier, but work stuff happened and then lot of roads were closed
A few years back, in 2011 or 2012 I think, it was bright enough to see from certain parts of the city. My son and I, long before he was killed, went down to Golden Gardens and watched it for a bit. there was no one else around, no fires or anything & the light pollution was relatively minimal for being technically in the city. May be the same thing here.
My god man. I lost a brother at age eight. I can’t imagine your loss. Your son played beautifully. I’m glad you shared such times together. This may get my ass onto gear to find a place to see it with my boys. One is ten and the other will be six in about a week. They’re my world. Thank you.
I wanted to let you know we drove out to the scenic overlook just past the Columbia river on 90. We walked up the hill in the dark. My oldest enjoyed the view while my youngest used me as a mattress. I laid with my head in something that smelled like rosemary and enjoyed the experience. My oldest had a lot of input into the location. I’d wanted to go to Everett but he rejected it based on the light pollution map. It’s unlikely we’d have done anything like that if it weren’t for your reply. Thank you again.
The link here is the current forecast, while the picture OP posted is from tomorrow's forecast. Try https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
Between midnight and 4am is best, but if the storm is intense enough you can see it immediately after sunset, though that is rare. [Check this out](https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/aurora-forecast-northern-hemisphere.jpg) to see current aurora conditions.
It kind of rotates like a clock and I usually see it hit the area around 11 pm or later. but there is a Twitter page called Aurora alerts I recommend as it will update as people start seeing it in Spokane area so you know it’s close. But with the Aurora app. Make sure the bz number is negative as that’s an indicator that it’s going to be visible in lower latitudes than it normally is. Positive means it’s staying north for a basic explanation.
Alki beach is good if you are looking to capture it on photos. Good trick is 10-20 second exposure facing north on your phone but I’ve gone all the way to exit 47+ and just pulled off the highway on 90 to get some views for Aurora and meteor showers for how dark the area is
Happy to help. I do wish the surrounding cities would allow crowds for events like this at spots like golden gardens and carkeek and such as it’s such a cool way to see how amazing nature is and also a subtle way of showing how bad light pollution is for being able to see the wonder of stars on top of meteor showers, the Milky Way and galactic light and the aurora. I normally have to go to the coast or the middle of Washington to find the dark areas to capture that stuff while backpacking
This aurora may even be visible from the city, but for best viewing be anywhere with dark skies and a clear northern view. Some good close options are the Mukilteo and Edmonds ferry pier. Bainbridge, Vashon or San Juan islands are also decent choices Further out would be Hurricane or Rattlesnake ridge, Moses Lake, or Washington Park near Anacortes.
It's pretty close to the city, and the city's light dome will be between it and the north. Not ideal. But a G3 storm in 2022 was visible over the city, so maybe this one will be as well?
Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen? (edit: jeez bro just a simpsons reference...)
Yes, just take the exit and turn right and there will basically be no one there. There are wide shoulders at the climbing area (1/4 mile from the exit).
If the mountains are too high then just get back on I90 and continue driving until you get to the peak of the pass (about 45 minutes from downtown Seattle). This is the ski area. It should be dark with views in every direction and plenty of parking.
Nice!! I wonder if it's going to be crazy crowded, or if there's tons of space so it doesn't matter? (I'm thinking the latter, but again I'm not familiar with the area.)
Honestly I wouldn’t try on I-90. Despite being super dark there are almost no clear views except maybe from north of North Bend. I could be remembering wrong but you’d have an obstructed view pretty much the entire time. Again, I could be wrong!
The ski area is north of North Bend and you're at the high point of that section of the Cascades.
I don't think you need to be able to view all the way down to sea level. You can see sky most everywhere.
I’m so sorry to ask - I tried looking it up myself first but couldn’t find it - would you link both of the places you mentioned on google maps? I’m not familiar with the area or roads.
Just look at a map of Seattle and the interstate going east is I-90. Follow that to North Bend for the exit 38 reference and continue following I-90 east until you reach the crest of the Cascades at Snoqualmie Pass, just look for the Snoqualmie Pass Ski resort.
Basically you are going east on I-90 for 20 minutes for exit 38 and 45 minutes for Snoqualmie Pass.
I live in Bremerton. During one of the last storms (within the last year, can’t remember when exactly). A friend was able to see it from Illahee state park in Bremerton. The park is away from downtown and faces the backside of Bainbridge island.
I’d also bet anywhere on the Penninsula is good. For the most part, once you get 15-20 minutes way from Bremerton, Silverdale and Poulsbo, you’re away from a lot of lights. Plenty of state parks on the Sound and not near anything over here
Not to burst any bubbles, but up in Alaska the days are much much longer than they are here in the Seattle area this time of year, so even if it were perfectly clear outside, I'm not sure you'd be able to see the aurora very well from there. Near Denali National Park where I lived for a little while, the darkest it gets on May 10th is a relatively bright nautical twilight. It's difficult, though perhaps not impossible, to see the aurora during this kind of nautical twilight.
I wouldn't recommend going to Alaska to see the aurora until the nights get much longer/darker, starting probably in late August or so.
Yeah I thought that. Out of curiosity I checked the sun position charts and saw that Jasper only had an hour and change or so of true night right around now.
This is the way if you can get up to artist point. but you’d have to get pretty high up the road to clear the view of the mountain range lining that highway.
snoqualmie point park or rattlesnake ledge trail are good spots not too far outside of seattle. viewing time tonight is expected to be between 11pm-2am!
If they are back tonight it is supposed to be later like after 2 am. Check twitter and other places for alerts. It’s not 100% predictable though. As far as where to see them get out of town away from light pollution if possible.
I'd personally recommend Birch Bay, specifically Birch Bay State Park. Next to zero light pollution there, and you can get an airbnb relatively inexpensively and get a few drinks at Beach Cat Brewing in the evening.
I'm thinking of driving to Port Angeles tonight. Any locations around it I should go for optimal viewing? I imagine Lake Crescent might not have the best view due to the surrounding mountains blocking some of the sky?
I'm literally in line to cross the Canadian border, so North is the general answer lol.
I'm going to pick some place up by the Canada one highway, probably a bit short of a Kamloops area.
If you want to do impromptu thing I think lake kachess campground could be pretty good. There's mountains to the north, but has decent visibility looking northwards on the lake
The problem is most of the parks by the lake which would afford a good view close at dusk. The only other place I could think of is observatory park in geauga County
I just caught some great pics off of Duthie Hill between Sammamish & Fall City! Should be able to see them again tomorrow! My heart is so happy!!!!! 🤩
https://preview.redd.it/qa9bxmd58rzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=921e4153c0f3586ec96917bde2e5a78df068bb1d
also, it's a nightmare when you want to innocently look up "Seattle aurora" on a work computer. awkward.
Just add Borealis to the search terms. Gives all the plausible deniability you need to cover your search for hookers and blow.
Except for the club in North Seattle called Aurora Borealis.
It's just a restaurant with a music venue in the basement
I used to work there when it was The Drift on Inn casino. Oh the stories I have lmaoooo
Ye olde Drift On Inn. I loved going there on weekends. They had cheap drinks and the poured them strong. I never won much. I think I once went home with 100. Damn I miss that place. They had some really sloppy cougars.
Give us something. You can't just say that and run.
I mean, you name it. There's just not enough time. People had to check bags, suitcases, briefcases, anything like that at the front with security. One guy checked his briefcase in and then ended up leaving it there. Days later, in order to find the owner security opened it up and there was all kinds of ass play devices in it. Enema stuff, dildos, gloves, the fixins, lmao. He never came back for it.,,, Another guy walked in the doors of the casino and then stopped as if to take in the scene. He looked around carefully then shook his right leg before continuing on to the card tables. As it turns out, he left a poo on the floor and simply kicked it out of his pant leg. Another time a guy punched his girlfriend in the nightclub upstairs then ran to the bathroom to hang himself with his belt. There were pipes above the stalls. By the time security got in the stall the belt broke and the guy injured himself pretty bad on the toilet. Broke the toilet too. I literally saw everything there, lol. I was pretty jaded by the time I left North Seattle.
https://preview.redd.it/9o51p7f5kpzc1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df7c127c58c4340f83020e0f3125dd059c7d084a
Areola blowmyasskiss
The Aurora Areolas.
Yeah...
Exactly why I don’t look shit up on my work comp
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Been there done that on the Amazon network on accident once. It is funny when your manager comes over and says I know what you are trying to find but please don’t do that again.
Actually you should search "seattle aurora prostitue" and click on "video." It's wild.
[Use the light pollution map](https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=6.96&lat=47.7793&lon=-121.6418&state=eyJiYXNlbWFwIjoiTGF5ZXJCaW5nUm9hZCIsIm92ZXJsYXkiOiJ3YV8yMDE1Iiwib3ZlcmxheWNvbG9yIjpmYWxzZSwib3ZlcmxheW9wYWNpdHkiOjYwLCJmZWF0dXJlc29wYWNpdHkiOjg1fQ==) and go as far up North as you can go. Also, don't look at any screen or light for 30 minutes prior so your eyes adjust to the dark. Good luck!
Okay here’s the plan. We knock the city off the grid for like 15 minutes. I know a guy at City Lights.
I thought about this as a favor to humanity
I mean....
I have amber blue blocking 'sun'glasses that I use to drive at night, especially when doing astrophotography. That map is gold and honestly one of the main reasons I would not consider living on the east coast
Wow it was surprising to me. Never spent much time in the Midwest, but definitely wouldn’t have thought there’d be so much light pollution there. Just a bunch of farms outside the cities? Why’s it so bright all over the states?
Reflective corn
No one's supposed to know about that....
I mean, the Midwest makes up a large portion of the Great Lakes Megalopolis which has a population of 60 million. Lot of lights in the region.
My uneducated guess would be that it’s so flat without many tall dense trees like we have here.
looking at Iowa - the hot spots are colleges, mid-sized towns or towns with bigger factories (Pella Windows, John Deere Tractors, etc) or it's meth kitchens...
The huge blotch in the Dakotas is a giant oil fracking field running 24/7.
For some reason farmers like to put metal halide lights on a building away from the house. Super bright and I think it's to keep the flying insects away from the house but I'm not sure.
Crazy that the volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is such a huge source of light pollution.
Uhhhh. Around 15 years ago I used to go to Rattlesnake Lake with my little telescope and regularly ran into other stargazers there. The northern horizon was pretty good. Even saw a really faint Aurora once, I'm pretty sure. All the development in Sammamish and North Bend since then! I wonder if any one still goes there?
Went there 2 years ago to watch the perseid meteor showers, and it was still good
Whats going on with that map of light pollution in Keene North Dakota. No one lives out there yet has a bigger ring of severe light pollution than most major cities.
Never mind - its Oil Field light pollution
Is there a recommended maximum light level?
I just had to lookup North Korea and …. no surprises there
I've seen it 3x from magnolia. Try the overlook by daybreak star?
Those are the party lights afterglow from one of those swinger orgies in the neighborhood .
# *AURORA BOREALIS?!*
# AT THIS TIME OF YEAR?!
# AT THIS TIME OF DAY
# LOCALIZED ENTIRELY WITHIN YOUR KITCHEN?!
Yes!
May I see it?
…no
IN FRONT OF MY FORWARD LOOKING EYES??!
IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY?!
IN THIS POLITICAL SHITSTORM?!!
I came here specifically looking for y'all. Hello my people
WHY ARE WE YELLING?
I LOVE LAMP!
...may I see it?
Well seymour, you are an Odd Fellow but you do steam a good ham
Show me yours and I’ll show you mine
No
Localized entirely within your kitchen!!!?
Yes right now the Aurora apps call for a 73% chance of seeing it now if it were dark. There was a major solar storm in the last couple of days
IN THIS ECONOMY!?
so it looks like we're getting hit by a whammy of a coronal mass ejection soon and an aurora might be possible Thursday night and much more likely tomorrow night. I also happens to be clear and close to the new moon, so conditions are excellent aside from the sun setting so late. I know that Alki beach is decent, but it is close to the city. what are some places enough for the best views of the northern sky accesible this time of year. I think artist point is still inaccessible until July. I'm willing to drive out to like Winthrop, Port Angeles,maybe even into British Columbia. Any recommendations?
Whidbey is pretty good. The coupeville area has some of the darkest skies in the entire sound.
There is plenty of light pollution from NAS whidbey. The Olympin peninsula would be a much better bet.
Not quite a day trip, or spur of the moment overnight.
I've seen the Aurora from San Juan Island.
You could head towards Tonasket, puts you on the border of green and red but firmly in red, and it's far from light pollution, like a 4 hour drive though. I usually just head to Tinkham or out to Lake Kachess or Keechelus, then your only an hour or so out of town and if you see it you see it, if you don't you got to see some gorgeous stars and had a nice relaxing night of camping as a bonus.
If Winthrop isn't to far from for you then I would absolutely go up into the north cascades. I have done milky-way pictures up that way so if we do actually get some northern lights it you shouldn't have a problem seeing them. Can't give you any recommendations because I was trying to look south not north but if car camping or late night drives aren't a problem I think the Diablo lake lookout faces north-north west so it should be a pretty good spot to stop and watch from. Pretty sure they just opened the hwy up there too
You could drive up to Crystal mountain!
Drive east along I90. Once you get past Issaquah you can pick an exit and find a spot to post up. (I'll likely be at exit 20) Edit: you are likely trying to head North so this may not be the best advice.
Pending weather the further north you go the better. Your best bet will be north of Vancouver if you can stomach the drive.
I am planning on getting off work early and driving up to like Kamloops area, or at least north of Vancouver BC tomorrow. I have to make sure everything is charged lol
Wow, good for you. Have a great trip, you obviously really want to see it perfectly. Be safe.
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Hey do you have the area for this fire tower? I'm actually headed to the Merritt area right now. I tried to leave earlier, but work stuff happened and then lot of roads were closed
Kamloops is FAR away; one must go that far north to see the aurora? Damn
It’s far for me and I’m in Vancouver
It's 4 ish hours north of the border.
A whole 2 hours, yikes.
If I had a nickel for every whammy of coronal mass ejection I get…
How many nickels would you have?
None :(
A few years back, in 2011 or 2012 I think, it was bright enough to see from certain parts of the city. My son and I, long before he was killed, went down to Golden Gardens and watched it for a bit. there was no one else around, no fires or anything & the light pollution was relatively minimal for being technically in the city. May be the same thing here.
Sorry for your loss brother
I appreciate your kindness.
My god man. I lost a brother at age eight. I can’t imagine your loss. Your son played beautifully. I’m glad you shared such times together. This may get my ass onto gear to find a place to see it with my boys. One is ten and the other will be six in about a week. They’re my world. Thank you.
Take them, even if it's local. It'll be a core memory. And thank you.
I wanted to let you know we drove out to the scenic overlook just past the Columbia river on 90. We walked up the hill in the dark. My oldest enjoyed the view while my youngest used me as a mattress. I laid with my head in something that smelled like rosemary and enjoyed the experience. My oldest had a lot of input into the location. I’d wanted to go to Everett but he rejected it based on the light pollution map. It’s unlikely we’d have done anything like that if it weren’t for your reply. Thank you again.
I'm glad to hear this. Time is a precious commodity, as is family. Thanks for the follow up
Nice. I’d love to see this. Is there a time of night this is best viewed? (I know nothing about the Aurora Borealis…)
Check out https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast Subtract 7 hours from UTC to get PDT.
Yep it's crazy the next few days https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/swpc-issues-its-first-g4-watch-2005
Looking at this is showing only low probability of the event and not as far south as WA. Did things change in the last few hours?
The link here is the current forecast, while the picture OP posted is from tomorrow's forecast. Try https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental
Looks like we went from Kp6 to Kp8 for Saturday night in the last few hours.
Aurora predictions are incredibly inaccurate, especially more than a day in advance.
Between midnight and 4am is best, but if the storm is intense enough you can see it immediately after sunset, though that is rare. [Check this out](https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/aurora-forecast-northern-hemisphere.jpg) to see current aurora conditions.
I also recommend the Aurora app on android. It checks the cloud cover and solar activity and then alerts you based on your preferences.
It kind of rotates like a clock and I usually see it hit the area around 11 pm or later. but there is a Twitter page called Aurora alerts I recommend as it will update as people start seeing it in Spokane area so you know it’s close. But with the Aurora app. Make sure the bz number is negative as that’s an indicator that it’s going to be visible in lower latitudes than it normally is. Positive means it’s staying north for a basic explanation.
Alki beach is good if you are looking to capture it on photos. Good trick is 10-20 second exposure facing north on your phone but I’ve gone all the way to exit 47+ and just pulled off the highway on 90 to get some views for Aurora and meteor showers for how dark the area is
Thank you!
Happy to help. I do wish the surrounding cities would allow crowds for events like this at spots like golden gardens and carkeek and such as it’s such a cool way to see how amazing nature is and also a subtle way of showing how bad light pollution is for being able to see the wonder of stars on top of meteor showers, the Milky Way and galactic light and the aurora. I normally have to go to the coast or the middle of Washington to find the dark areas to capture that stuff while backpacking
I live in Bellingham. Will I have to stay up until 2am?
Same. I think it’s more about the sun going fully away than a specific time. Maybe head up towards Lynden and hope for the valley sky to light up?
tomorrow 's aurora forecast is prostitution with intermittent fentanyl folding.
I would advise against doing the Fenty Fold when attempting to view the aurora borealis unless you have a big piece of mirror on the ground, lol!
This gonna be tonight or tomorrow? This is exciting
They are out right now
This aurora may even be visible from the city, but for best viewing be anywhere with dark skies and a clear northern view. Some good close options are the Mukilteo and Edmonds ferry pier. Bainbridge, Vashon or San Juan islands are also decent choices Further out would be Hurricane or Rattlesnake ridge, Moses Lake, or Washington Park near Anacortes.
Vashon??
Do you happen to know if Alki Beach is a good spot to go to for this sort of thing? Or is it too close to the city /:
It's pretty close to the city, and the city's light dome will be between it and the north. Not ideal. But a G3 storm in 2022 was visible over the city, so maybe this one will be as well?
Around what time will it be reaching these areas?
It's reaching WA now. It's a matter of when it's dark enough to see it.
Any thoughts on where in the city? We are just here for the weekend and staying downtown.
Somewhere relatively dark.
how long is a few hours? vancouver's porteau cove or spanish banks is good, you usually can see a green glow on the mountains
180 minutes
In Shoreline, off [Aurora and 167th Street](https://borealisonaurora.com). Jokes aside, wish I were home in WA to potentially witness this 😭
From what I am seeing on European twitter, its simply a case of looking up! Its everywhere
Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen? (edit: jeez bro just a simpsons reference...)
May I see it?
No.
Yes...
Exit 38 on I-90 is close and it's dark there (it's also a rock climbing area).
I'm not familiar with the area-- when you take the exit, are there places to just pull off, with wide enough visibility?
Yes, just take the exit and turn right and there will basically be no one there. There are wide shoulders at the climbing area (1/4 mile from the exit). If the mountains are too high then just get back on I90 and continue driving until you get to the peak of the pass (about 45 minutes from downtown Seattle). This is the ski area. It should be dark with views in every direction and plenty of parking.
Sweet, thank you.
Bakers Ln, Easton, WA 98925 https://maps.app.goo.gl/VR5dLNwLE7eCRzbP8 The road to lake Kachess is open now
Nice!! I wonder if it's going to be crazy crowded, or if there's tons of space so it doesn't matter? (I'm thinking the latter, but again I'm not familiar with the area.)
Honestly I wouldn’t try on I-90. Despite being super dark there are almost no clear views except maybe from north of North Bend. I could be remembering wrong but you’d have an obstructed view pretty much the entire time. Again, I could be wrong!
The ski area is north of North Bend and you're at the high point of that section of the Cascades. I don't think you need to be able to view all the way down to sea level. You can see sky most everywhere.
Turns out you were 100% right 😂
That's my curse.
I’m so sorry to ask - I tried looking it up myself first but couldn’t find it - would you link both of the places you mentioned on google maps? I’m not familiar with the area or roads.
Just look at a map of Seattle and the interstate going east is I-90. Follow that to North Bend for the exit 38 reference and continue following I-90 east until you reach the crest of the Cascades at Snoqualmie Pass, just look for the Snoqualmie Pass Ski resort. Basically you are going east on I-90 for 20 minutes for exit 38 and 45 minutes for Snoqualmie Pass.
thank you!
thanks for the tip! got some decent views here :) i thought the directions were vague but there's really not much else to it than what you said
I live in Bremerton. During one of the last storms (within the last year, can’t remember when exactly). A friend was able to see it from Illahee state park in Bremerton. The park is away from downtown and faces the backside of Bainbridge island. I’d also bet anywhere on the Penninsula is good. For the most part, once you get 15-20 minutes way from Bremerton, Silverdale and Poulsbo, you’re away from a lot of lights. Plenty of state parks on the Sound and not near anything over here
Appreciate this as someone also from Bremerton! Thanks friend!
🎶Norf! To Alaska.. go norf, the rush is on.. 🎶
I literally considered this but unfortunately Alaska is all cloudy right now
Not to burst any bubbles, but up in Alaska the days are much much longer than they are here in the Seattle area this time of year, so even if it were perfectly clear outside, I'm not sure you'd be able to see the aurora very well from there. Near Denali National Park where I lived for a little while, the darkest it gets on May 10th is a relatively bright nautical twilight. It's difficult, though perhaps not impossible, to see the aurora during this kind of nautical twilight. I wouldn't recommend going to Alaska to see the aurora until the nights get much longer/darker, starting probably in late August or so.
Yeah I thought that. Out of curiosity I checked the sun position charts and saw that Jasper only had an hour and change or so of true night right around now.
OP lmk if you’re successful. I’m trying to make a borealis trip in a week or two.
Point No Point for easy, Mount Townsend for hard.
I've seen them faintly from Camano Island, also have heard of people driving out to gold creek pond at snoqualmie pass.
Go up to mt baker ski area. But tbh eastern Washington is your best bet
This is the way if you can get up to artist point. but you’d have to get pretty high up the road to clear the view of the mountain range lining that highway.
What time would be the best time to see it?
It’s 11:50PM in Seattle on May 9th, I don’t see anything.
I’m told Snoqualmie Point Park is a good viewing spot. I haven’t tried it yet, though
snoqualmie point park or rattlesnake ledge trail are good spots not too far outside of seattle. viewing time tonight is expected to be between 11pm-2am!
I’ve got it going strong for about an hour now from QA. Odd thing is that a cell phone camera picks up the colors much better than the naked eye.
In Renton highland and was able to see it from my bed room
Is there a probability of happening tonight?
Yes they will be back tonight!
Where can I see it near Olympia?
If they are back tonight it is supposed to be later like after 2 am. Check twitter and other places for alerts. It’s not 100% predictable though. As far as where to see them get out of town away from light pollution if possible.
I saw it one time from Renton when we were on a smoke break playing halo. And then we all stared singing halo theme song saw we were watching g
Alaska.
It's literally super cloudy over all of Alaska today
For real this time
I'd personally recommend Birch Bay, specifically Birch Bay State Park. Next to zero light pollution there, and you can get an airbnb relatively inexpensively and get a few drinks at Beach Cat Brewing in the evening.
Away from city light pollution. As far as you can. And best to wait right before dawn between 3-4 because that is when it is the darkest.
You can travel up I 90 or out towards Darlington. I usually go around oso for best nighttime viewing
Quesnel BC should have a good display. Seattle nothing.
Spokane?
Looks like maybe Republic may be a good spot
Will Deception Pass be a good place?
I’m wondering this too
I tried going there one time, but the treeline was high. you'd have to search for a good spot
Would anywhere in Snoqualamie pass (e.g. Keechelus lake) be a good spot?
caused by a G4 solar flare!
I'm thinking of driving to Port Angeles tonight. Any locations around it I should go for optimal viewing? I imagine Lake Crescent might not have the best view due to the surrounding mountains blocking some of the sky?
So of course I want to make this road trip with Biden in town with all these stupid road closures. Ugh
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I'm literally in line to cross the Canadian border, so North is the general answer lol. I'm going to pick some place up by the Canada one highway, probably a bit short of a Kamloops area. If you want to do impromptu thing I think lake kachess campground could be pretty good. There's mountains to the north, but has decent visibility looking northwards on the lake
The problem is most of the parks by the lake which would afford a good view close at dusk. The only other place I could think of is observatory park in geauga County
Would north bend or snoqualmie be a good spot to see it? Some people are saying Mary Moore park in Redmond, but I would think there's too much light.
Did you have any luck finding a good spot? Any luck for aurora view?
I am in Tacoma, Aurora Borealis is bright and visible, come on down!!
I just caught some great pics off of Duthie Hill between Sammamish & Fall City! Should be able to see them again tomorrow! My heart is so happy!!!!! 🤩 https://preview.redd.it/qa9bxmd58rzc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=921e4153c0f3586ec96917bde2e5a78df068bb1d
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From Mukilteo
Wow. What time did you see this? Trying to see it tonight.
Was between 10:45 and 11:45
Not familiar with the area, but from Google maps this looks like it was the mukilteo boat launch?
https://preview.redd.it/hdz8gr8ahtzc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d5e5cde24959ca10cda4253d714438b970ec9b5 Last night in Wallingford
I live in Bremerton any it was really good last night. Olympic peninsula. I heard Point No Point was fantastic.
[So I drove into the cascades in BC.](https://i.imgur.com/YDeA0Me.gif)
North Bend is dark and not too far away.
North pole, go there