Photos by Tag: deception pass

October 16th, 2025

Hiking Deception Pass

Visitors to Deception Pass State Park, viewed from trail above Little North Beach. Bridge visible in the distance.

July 26th, 2025

‘Valkyrie’ departs from Fidalgo Island

Anacortes born “Valkyrie” moves to a new home in Poulsbo. Pictured here at Deception Pass on Friday, July 25. Built by Jay Smith.

July 13th, 2025

Towing logs: 2006

I love this nod to days gone by. Dunlap Towing tug “Vulcan” pulling logs through Deception Pass in May 2006. In the background is Pass Island and the steep bluffs of Fidalgo Island.

October 17th, 2024

South Fidalgo eagle

I encountered this eagle Wednesday morning, perched on a tree just over the Deception Pass Bridge on the Fidalgo Island side. Another eagle was perched high on a snag on the other side of the highway.

October 7th, 2024

Kayak, kelp, Canoe

Twenty years after taking a photo of kayakers from a Canoe Pass vantage point, I encountered these kayakers Sunday at the same spot. Another beautiful day in paradise! Deception Pass, kelp bed in foreground.

October 6th, 2024

Deception Pass panorama

  Both bridges are included in this Sunday afternoon view above North Beach at Deception Pass. The bridges have linked Fidalgo and Whidbey islands since 1935.

October 6th, 2024

Canoe Pass kayaker: 2004

This was a good day. The sun was just right when a group of kayakers in training approached Canoe Pass. I managed to get the car parked in time to catch a number of photos of the kayakers practiced moves including rolling their kayaks. Ultimately they headed off to make the turn toward Bowman Bay. […]

October 1st, 2024

Northwest fishing

Surf fishing for salmon in the shadows at Deception Pass, North Beach beneath the bridge.

October 1st, 2024

In search of salmon

Fishing Deception Pass. While many fished from the beaches Sunday afternoon, these guys opted to go mobile.

September 30th, 2024

‘Red Bluff’ pulls double load

Tugboat “Red Bluff” pulls not just one, but two barges west through Deception Pass on a Sunday afternoon.

September 29th, 2024

Deception Pass Tours

Jet boat “Island Whaler” passes under Deception Pass Bridge, early Sunday afternoon. Wind and waves made for an exciting excursion.

July 13th, 2024

Tugboat Kokua: 2007

Gone, but not forgotten: The tugboat “Kokua,” which I photographed in September 2007 moving toward Deception Pass Bridge. According to tugboatinformation.com, the tug was: “Built in 1943 by the Puget Sound Boatbuilding Company of Tacoma, Washington as the TP-229 for the United States Army. In 1947, the tug was acquired by Young Brothers Limited of […]

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