items tagged with Baker
March 2, 2009
With spring just around the corner, Mt. Baker has been peeking out of the clouds more regularly. Here a sailboat motors up the Guemes Channel toward Fidalgo Bay.
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February 17, 2009
Cap Sante is the place to be when the sun is shining … an easily accessible vantage point to look down on our beautiful city and water activities including recreational boating. Also worthy of note is progress on construction of … Continue reading →
Tags: Baker, Cap Sante
January 22, 2009
Sunshine and blue skies drew me to the beach at Ship Harbor, one time site of a salmon cannery or two. The harbor is now home to the state ferry terminal. I’m reminded of the stalagmites I once saw in … Continue reading →
Tags: Baker, cannery, ship
February 2, 2008
A recent photo project inspired me to dig into my archives. One of the images, taken on a Mt. Baker climb, remains among my favorites. I’m in love with Northwest blues and greens.
Tags: Baker, mountains
January 21, 2008
I wasn’t the only one eager to take advantage of the re-emergence of the sun Monday. There were still a dozen or so folks at the top of Mt. Erie about 4:15 p.m. when I shot this photo of the … Continue reading →
Tags: Baker, moon
December 31, 2007
In terms of weather, we’re going out with a bang on New Year’s Eve 2007. What a glorious day! I shot this photo from 5th Street at the base of Cap Sante about 4 p.m.
Tags: Baker, new year
August 2, 2007
A round-the-isle excursion earlier this week yielded a few different looks at majestic Mt. Baker. Skyline residential community lies in the foreground.
Tags: Baker, burrows
June 27, 2007
Students from an Anacortes Park and Recreation class sail toward Cap Sante, with a barely visible Mt. Baker looming on the horizon.
Tags: Baker, park, sailboats
April 13, 2007
It was almost one year ago now that I was treated to an aerial “tour” of Anacortes and environs. This photograph includes the Anacortes waterfront in the foreground, Padilla Bay and Mt. Baker on the horizon. Situated in the center … Continue reading →
Tags: Baker, fidalgo, March's Point, padilla
December 31, 2006
Just as this sailboat sailed away from Anacortes Saturday morning, the year 2006 is sailing away today, Sunday, December 31. This one flew by, didn’t it? I’m beginning to believe my 81-year-old dad, who suggests ever-so-bluntly that the pages of … Continue reading →
Tags: Baker, last day, plywood, sailboat
December 3, 2006
If you don’t mind the cold temperatures, winter months can be among the best of the year for Northwest “portraits” like this one, taken Saturday morning from Cap Sante. A lone sailboat moved across the frigid waters of Fidalgo Bay, … Continue reading →
Tags: Baker, december, mt., sailboat
November 3, 2006
Mt. Baker boasts a recent powdering of snow, as evidenced in this view from across the bay looking toward the Tommy Thompson Trail. Visible on the hillside of March Point are Tesoro refinery storage tanks.
Tags: Baker, tanks, tesoro
