Two out of the past three years, I’ve gone down to Gas Works Park for the annual WaMu Family Fourth fireworks display. However, seeing as how Seattle is blessed with two major fireworks shows, I’m considering switching over to the Fourth of Jul-Ivar’s event at Myrtle Edwards Park.
The biggest reason is simply convenience. Much as I’ve enjoyed the displays at Gas Works in years past, I have to bus out to it from where I live, and trying to get home afterwards can be a nightmare, with buses packed to capacity and traffic slowing to a near standstill.
Myrtle Edwards park, on the other hand, is an easy walk from my apartment, and it’d be far easier for me to get there and then back home afterwards. Besides…fireworks are fireworks, and no matter which park I head to, there should be lots of opportunities for good shots over the course of the day.
Has anyone local to Seattle been to both events (on different years, I’m assuming)? And if so, is there a definite preference for one or the other? Or does anyone have a house atop Queen Anne Hill for me to invade that would let me get a clear view of both? ;)