In this series of posts about my jaunt to Whidbey Island, I left off my tour at the junction of LaConnor Whitney Rd. & Highway 20 headed west. (You can click
Part 1 and
Part 2 to read more of this journey if you like). This is more of a photo journey rather than an informational one.
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| This is the sign for the Swinomish Casino & Lodge on the Swinomish Reservation. This hotel overlooks Padilla Bay and comes highly rated on Trip Advisor. |
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| I've enlarged this photo so you can read the signage to the left. We are on the Swinomish Reservation on Puget Sound. The Swinomish Reservation is home to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, a federally recognized
Indian Tribe. |
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| There is a large tanker out there on Padilla Bay but I have no idea what it is carrying. |
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| We are still travelling on Highway 20 and are no on Fidalgo Island. If you go north on the Island you will hit Anacortes in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is a
consolidation of the name Anna Curtis, who was the wife of early Fidalgo
Island settler Amos Bowman (Wikepedia). Anacortes is the home port for ferry travel to the San Juan Islands. |
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| A goose flies overhead as if to announce that nature here is in abundance. |
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| This is very lovely countryside (sorry for the dirty windshield). |
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| There was a boater on Campbell Lake. I managed to get a photo as we were zipping by. |
When we got to Desolation Pass we managed to find a place to park and took the following photos. I also resolved to stop for more photos on the way back home which I will share in another post. The return photos are even more spectacular.
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| The weather that day was absolutely fantastic; sunny but not too warm. The water was shimmering like gold. |
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| As we cross over the bridge into Whidbey Island I can see an island in the distance. I'm not sure if that is Deception Island or if Deception Island is further west. In any case, it makes a pretty site even through the bridge structure. |
There were many tourists parked in the narrow passageways on the side of the narrow highways. They were all enjoying the dazzling sights of Deception pass. I can't wait to return this way and take more photos from a the other side!
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