Photos by Tag: guemes channel
Beach buddies
Chumming it up on a Guemes Channel shoreline at low tide are an American Wigeon and a Black Oystercatcher. Both handsome (and hungry) birds.
Beauties come and go: 2006
Sailboats on Guemes Channel, as viewed from Port of Anacortes Pier 2, 2006.
Timber in the water: August 2002
There was a day when it was not uncommon to find longshoremen dancing around on logs tied together in the Guemes Channel. The logs were lifted into cargo ships bound for destinations including Japan. Activity under the umbrella of the Port of Anacortes. This photo was taken near the former Wyman’s Marina near the base […]
Cargo ship arrives at Port Pier 1
After a Tuesday arrival up the Guemes Chennel, the bulk carrier “Lanna Naree” is tied up at Port of Anacortes Pier 2 taking on a load of petroleum coke (a byproduct of the refining process). This vessel conducts business under the flag of Thailand.
Tugs tie up
Tugboats including the Tan’erliq and “Guard” tie up to Port of Anacortes dock on the Guemes Channel. Tugs routinely lead large ships in and out of this historic maritime region.
Unique breakwater: 50 years ago
Brother Nick Steen from Georgia shared this photo he took about 50 years ago! La Merced, serving as a breakwater at Lovric’s SeaCraft on the Guemes Channel in Anacortes. Also attached is a more up to date photo I took a couple of years back.
Floating evidence
A single leaf floats on the water of Guemes Channel, demonstrating in a beautiful way the transition from summer to fall.
Tug with character lines
Tug “Paula S” anchored at Lovric boat yard on the Guemes Channel. If this vessel could talk, what stories she would tell…
Time for a comeback?
It’s garden decor now, but given mushrooming gas prices, we might be seeing this mode of transportation make a comeback. Overlooking Guemes Channel.
Shorebirds put on a show
I wasn’t exactly speedwalking … too many distractions offshore this morning on the Guemes Channel. Among birds who cooperated for photos were mergansers, loons, golden eyes and scoters. No cooperation whatsoever from a hummingbird that teased me briefly before headed for upland trees. An island wonderland.
American Constellation cruises Guemes Channel
Cruise ship American Constellation heads up Guemes Channel Monday morning on the way to the Port of Anacortes’ historic Curtis Wharf.
Tug Glen Cove on Guemes Channel
Tugboat Glen Cove churns past Ship Harbor.