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2016 Apr 24-29: WA: Whidbey Island

72 images Created 11 Dec 2016

April 24-29, 2016 retreat to Whidbey Island: While Carol dyed and printed textiles at a workshop in Coupeville, Tom captured these photographs while biking and walking in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, Deception Pass State Park, and nearby Anacortes on Fidalgo Island. A soirée at Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast in Coupeville revealed fascinating treasures collected by the proprietors. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.

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  • Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built 1890 to help guide ships into Puget Sound, and became obsolete in 1927 when its lantern was removed. Fort Casey State Park is part of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • The Colonel's House was built in 1904 as a three-story, colonial-style home with gothic elements, perched at the highest elevation at Camp Casey with an expansive view of Puget Sound (Samish Sea). Camp Casey Conference Center is run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU) within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. When Fort Casey was decommissioned in the 1950s, SPU became owner of the historical site.
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  • The Colonel's House was built in 1904 as a three-story, colonial-style home with gothic elements, perched at the highest elevation at Camp Casey with an expansive view of Puget Sound. Camp Casey Conference Center is run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU) within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. When Fort Casey was decommissioned in the 1950s, SPU became owner of the historical site.
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  • Admiralty Inlet of Puget Sound erodes beach cliffs of Bocker Environmental Reserve within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, near Camp Casey, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound (in the Samish Sea) as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. Camp Casey Conference Center is run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU).
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  • The Colonel's House was built in 1904 as a three-story, colonial-style home with gothic elements, perched at the highest elevation at Camp Casey with an expansive view of Puget Sound. Camp Casey Conference Center is run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU) within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. When Fort Casey was decommissioned in the 1950s, SPU became owner of the historical site.
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  • Faculty House at Camp Casey Conference Center, run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU) within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. When Fort Casey was decommissioned in the 1950s, SPU became owner of the historical site.
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  • Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built 1890 to help guide ships into Puget Sound, and became obsolete in 1927 when its lantern was removed. Fort Casey State Park is part of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Closeup of the throat of a purple iris flower. Admiralty Head Lighthouse, Fort Casey State Park, Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built 1890 to help guide ships into Puget Sound, and became obsolete in 1927 when its lantern was removed. Fort Casey State Park is part of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Dropped white rhododendron flowers carpet the forest floor at Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Purple, white, yellow and orange hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • A bumblebee pollinates a pink rhododendron flower in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Moss covered woodshed in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • White hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom over bench, in Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Pink hybrid rhododendron flowers (Papa San crossed with Muncaster Mist) bloom in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Totem pole at forested entrance to Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Tidal sand pattern. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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  • Tidal sand pattern. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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  • Yellow and red drifwood log bark pattern. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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  • Driftwood branches appear to pinch a rock, on a wavy pattern of tidal sand. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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  • Twisty driftwood grain pattern. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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  • Startiling crocodile sculpture on Shoreview Drive, Freeland, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA: "CROCODILES - NO SWIMMING" sign.
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  • Crocodile sculpture on a mailbox. Freeland, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • State Route 20 crosses a scenic bridge 180 feet above Deception Pass, a strait of water separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island. North Beach (shown here) is a short walk from parking lots. Deception Pass connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound) with the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which are all part of the Salish Sea. Deception Pass is the most-visited State Park in Washington.
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  • Pattern of white intrusions in black rock. Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Pattern of white intrusions in black rock: circle and lines. Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Beach pebble pattern. State Route 20 crosses a scenic bridge 180 feet above Deception Pass, a strait of water separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island. Deception Pass connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound) with the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which are all part of the Salish Sea. Deception Pass is the most-visited State Park in Washington.
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  • Indian Camas (or Indian hyacinth or Wild hyacinth, Camassia quamash) is native to western North America. Its flowers bloom in various shades of blue. DNA and biochemical studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have reassigned Camassia from the Lily family to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. The scientific species name "quamash" is from a Nez Perce term for the plant's bulb, which was gathered and used as a food source by tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Goose Rock Summit, Deception Pass State Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Cerastium arvense / field chickweed is in the family Caryophyllaceae. Photo is from Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • A wild hyacinth blue flower grows next to a chocolate lily (also called checker lily, Fritillaria affinis) at Goose Rock Summit, Deception Pass State Park, Washington, USA. Indian Camas (or Indian hyacinth or Wild hyacinth, Camassia quamash) is native to western North America. Its flowers bloom in various shades of blue. DNA and biochemical studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have reassigned Camassia from the Lily family to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. The scientific species name "quamash" is from a Nez Perce term for the plant's bulb, which was gathered and used as a food source by tribes in the Pacific Northwest.
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  • A chocolate lily / checker lily / Fritillaria affinis blooms at Goose Rock Summit in Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Native rhododendron flowers (in the heath family, Ericaceae) bloom pink-magenta on April 27, 2016 at the southern base of Goose Rock Summit Trail in Deception Pass State Park, on Whidbey Island, in Washington, USA.
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  • Native rhododendron flowers (in the heath family, Ericaceae) bloom pink-magenta on April 27, 2016 at the southern base of Goose Rock Summit Trail in Deception Pass State Park, on Whidbey Island, in Washington, USA.
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  • Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus) in Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. Native to the Pacific Northwest, Lysichiton is in the arum family. The plant's skunky odor attracts its pollinators: scavenging flies and beetles.
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  • Evergreen & deciduous tree canopy. Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
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  • Evergreen & deciduous tree canopy. Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
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  • Removing the outer layer of a natural Nautilus shell creates a "pearl nautilus" (pearly white with pink hues). Found in the Indian and Pacific oceans, Nautilus pompilius (or chambered nautilus) is a cephalopod mollusk with a spiral, pearly-lined shell with a series of air-filled chambers. The Nautilus is a predator, with a primary diet of shrimp, small fish and crustaceans, which are captured by up to 90 tentacles. Photo from Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast, Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Female doll in old-fashioned dress. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Female doll in old-fashioned dress. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Comfy upstairs bedroom at Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Comfy upstairs bedroom at Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Female dolls in old-fashioned dress, aprons, and caps, stand on a trunk. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Wooden iron-banded trunk with key in lock. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Old fold-down sink basin at Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast, Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Goethe and Schiller statues in cozy library. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Cozy office library with stained glass window. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast, Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson. This image was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Outdoor wicker furniture. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast, Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • A pink flower with yellow center blooms in a garden (probably Cistaceae / rock rose family). Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA.
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  • A pedestrian ramp spirals up to an enclosed chain link fence overpass over Highway 20 in Coupeville, Washington, USA.
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  • Painting by Tsul-ton (Bill Bailey) of Samish Indian Nation in Anacortes, Fidalgo Island, Washington, USA.
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  • "Running" metal sculpture by Ken Turner 2016. Funded by Art Dash, Anacortes Arts Festival, Fidalgo Island, Washington, USA.
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  • "Running" metal sculpture by Ken Turner 2016. Funded by Art Dash, Anacortes Arts Festival, Fidalgo Island, Washington, USA.
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  • The steam-powered sternwheeler snagboat W.T. Preston was operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers 1929-1939 to clear navigational hazards on the Nooksack, Skagit, Stillaguamish, Snohomish and Snoqualmie Rivers. See the W.T. Preston Snagboat Museum in Anacortes, Fidalgo Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Pattern in tree bark of Pacific Madrone or Madrona (Arbutus menziesii). Anacortes, Fidalgo Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Pattern in tree bark of Pacific Madrone or Madrona (Arbutus menziesii). Anacortes, Fidalgo Island, Washington, USA.
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  • From the beach at Ebey's Landing along the Samish Sea, hike the Bluff Trail in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Tilled green crop rows at Sherman-Bishop Farms, in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Twisty branches radiate from a tree trunk above a beach on the Samish Sea. Bluff Trail, Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • False Lily-of-the-Valley (Maianthemum, in the Lily Family) grows with heart shaped leaves. Hike the Bluff Trail in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Twisty branches radiate from tree trunks in a dark green coastal forest. Bluff Trail, Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Indian Camas (or Indian hyacinth or Wild hyacinth, Camassia quamash) is native to western North America. Its flowers bloom in various shades of blue. DNA and biochemical studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have reassigned Camassia from the Lily family to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. The scientific species name "quamash" is from a Nez Perce term for the plant's bulb, which was gathered and used as a food source by tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Hike the Bluff Trail in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium, in the family Berberidaceae) is an evergreen shrub related to the barberry. Not related to true grapes, Oregon grape is named for its grapelike slightly dusted purple clusters of berries. Its botanic name comes from the Roman name for holly, aquifolium, meaning 'prickly leaved'. Hike the Bluff Trail in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Grey whale seen in the breakers at Ebey's Landing beach, Washington, USA.
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  • Grey whale seen in the breakers at Ebey's Landing beach, Washington, USA.
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  • Grey whale seen in the breakers at Ebey's Landing beach, Washington, USA.
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