Canoe Pass Bridge, as viewed from trail on Pass Island at Deception Pass.
It’s a wonderful time of the year for a photo excursion to Deception Pass. This couple opted to park on Pass Island between the bridges, then taking the stairs to an open vantage point including North Beach on Whidbey Island.
Fog sweeps over Deception Pass Bridge, as viewed from Fidalgo Island. 2005.
Canoe Pass Bridge, as viewed from bluff trail on Pass Island.
My grandchildren and I felt like we had the place to ourselves. Midday at Deception Pass State Park, North Beach view of the bridge. Beautiful photo by 14-year-old Hallie.
I have watched painting contractors at Deception Pass for many months, often from the vantage point of North Beach on Whidbey Island. It is now evident that the painting is almost finished. It is time to disassemble rigging from beneath the bridges, some 150-180 feet above the churning waters of the Pass. Such work was […]
My destination was Kukutali Preserve, but it’s still closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. On to LaConner and through Skagit farmlands.
An early morning visit to North Beach at Deception Pass Park put me in a mood for adventure, so I took a trail I’ve never walked before. I was alone from beginning to end — a wonderful hour of discovery. The trail, which leads from the North Beach parking lot toward West Beach and the […]
On my many trips to and from Whidbey Island over the years, I have only seen an eagle on this Fidalgo Island snag on two or three occasions. On this day in 2013 I was fortunate to find a parking spot and get to Canoe Pass Bridge in time to take a few shots.
Complementing the beauty of Deception Pass this week was a snowfall that has dramatically slowed the pace of activity in this region.
This was the view heading east toward Mount Vernon this morning. Traffic was light on Berentson Bridge (actually two spans, built several years apart). Back home in time for lunch.
Deception Pass Bridge and Duane Berentson Bridge have common characteristics, other than the obvious transportation functions they serve. First, each provides a critical link to and from Fidalgo Island. Second, each “bridge” is actually made up of twin spans. While Deception Pass spans were completed together (Canoe and Deception) in 1935, locals will recall that […]