Photos by Tag: beach
Get to the beach
It’s the last day of July. Tick tock. Grab that picnic lunch and get to the beach. Among my personal favorites is this stretch of beach at the bottom of stairs just about a half-mile into the Washington Park loop road.
Beach adventure
Just a short distance after starting onto the Loop Road at Washington Park you will discover a parking area to the left on a hard left turn. Park the car and descend a staircase to this wonderful stretch of beach.
Beaches beckon
I took the “local traffic” option a couple of days ago through the Sunset Avenue street improvement project and was rewarded with this photograph of the beach at Washington Park. It’s time to go into storage to dig out that cooler and beach umbrella. Sunshine’s on its way!
Boys and rocks
Take one father and two sons, add Northwest bay and rocky beach…and you’ve got the elements for an evening of the kind of fun that dates back to forever. This dad put on a clinic Thursday at Seafarer’s Memorial Park, displaying talents in distance, precision and stone-skipping categories.
Beach view
This photograph was taken from the sidewalk running along the waterfront near the ESD Building in downtown Anacortes. Visible in the distance are Tesoro Refinery and the foothills leading to Mt. Baker.
Beach bummin’
Midday Monday was a busy time at Seafarers Memorial Park on Fidalgo Bay. One picnic table was populated by a crew from a nearby work site, and this gentleman found a spot on the rocky beach for his chair and a place in the sun. Boating activity was heavy, and by late afternoon young people […]
Bridge and beach
This photo was taken at about 8:45 Wednesday evening from a bluff above North Beach on the Whidbey side of Deception Pass State Park. This spectacular park is a great place to be at any time of day during the summer months.
Sand structures
By the time I arrived, only remnants remained of the sand castle. Someone had the good sense to spend time at the beach, not only enjoying the sun but doing something creative at the same time. Is it ever “too early in the season” to kick off our shoes, peel off our socks and walk […]
A visit to the other coast
I just got back today from a four-day adventure that took my parents and me from Bonneville on the Columbia River across to the coast and up through the Olympic Peninsula to Port Townsend, Whidbey and home. Gorgeous! This photograph was taken a few miles up the road from Kalaloch. I’ll be sharing some photos […]
Hit the beach
Tip of the day…visit area beaches now, before the seasonal crowds begin to build. This is a view of North Beach from a path just below the Deception Pass Bridge. Lots of great memories, including the days when we would pack the kids up for a picnic and a romp in the sand. Crowds are […]
Beach orb
While many are looking to the skies these days in search of Mars, I discovered my own orange orb on a beach near Anchor Cove Marina. My “orb” is actually the head of a large spike on a piece of driftwood, rusted to a deep, textured orange by years of exposure to saltwater. (Note: Mars […]
Beach house
Talk about your room with a view! Most people who have grown up near the beach have memories of childhood “construction” projects like that illustrated here. A decent sized driftwood beach house, I must say. This photograph was actually taken on a neighboring island … at Oak Harbor City Beach on Whidbey Island. I spent […]