Where to see fall foliage

Turning the tables this week, we offer favorites from a few writers on the Seattle Times travel staff:

• "For a lavish dose of fall color, drive through Tumwater Canyon on Highway 2, just west of Leavenworth. Vine maples, cottonwoods and aspens put on a red-gold show alongside the highway and the churning Wenatchee River." — Kristin Jackson

• "Walk along the south side of Seattle's Montlake Cut, starting on Portage Bay. A narrow gravel trail starts near the west end of East Hamlin Street in a leafy park adjacent to Seattle Yacht Club, with views of the hilly Roanoke neighborhood, and passes under the turreted Montlake drawbridge before ending at the edge of Lake Washington. Across the water are the pretty slopes of Laurelhurst and panoramic views of the Eastside's tree-covered shores and the Cascades beyond." — Tyrone Beason

• "Cool nights at higher elevations produce early, eye-popping colors on scenic Blewett Pass on Highway 97. Take a short detour to the old gold-mining 'ghost town' of Liberty. Or head over the North Cascades Highway, where golden larches at the pass complement crimson vine maples below."

— Brian J. Cantwell