items tagged with deception pass
February 20, 2004
I couldn’t help but be envious of those aboard this boat, speeding under Deception Pass Bridge on a recent afternoon. Spring’s just around the corner, I told myself. Trout fishing season is already opening in Eastern Washington. Before long I’ll … Continue reading →
Tags: boat, deception pass, laconner
October 8, 2003
This commmemorative plaque is attached to a large rock on Pass Island at the center of Deception Pass. It was donated in 1935 (the year the bridges were completed) by the Ann Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American … Continue reading →
Tags: DAR, deception pass, plaque
September 7, 2003
Millions of motorists cross this bridge each year without even realizing it. This handsome stone span is in Deception Pass State Park, just over “The Bridge” on the Whidbey Island side of the state’s most popular park. Two lanes of … Continue reading →
Tags: bridge, deception pass
September 3, 2003
I shot this aerial photo of Deception Pass many years ago when I had an opportunity to fly from Oak Harbor to Lake Campbell in an experimental float plane. I recall that it was very noisy, and the landing on … Continue reading →
Tags: aerial, bridge, deception pass
August 10, 2003
It’s no fluke that Deception Pass ranks among the state’s top attractions. I have a longstanding love affair with the bridge, which is actually two spans linking Fidalgo and Whidbey islands. For many years I worked at the Whidbey News-Times … Continue reading →
Tags: bridge, deception pass, fog
April 20, 2003
A short hike from the Whidbey Island side of Deception Pass yielded this view of the bridge, which is actually two steel spans linked on a small island in the center of the swirling pass.
Tags: bridge, deception pass, shadow
March 3, 2003
Fog shrouds the larger of two spans at Deception Pass, one of the state’s most popular tourist destinations. This photograph is taken looking toward Whidbey Island.
Tags: bridge, deception pass, water, Whidbey
