For the first time in two years, I was able to photograph Deception Pass Bridge without any workers or paint rigging. This shot was taken Friday morning from the east trail on North Whidbey. She looks beautiful!
A great blue heron scans the waters of Deception Pass from a rock just offshore at North Beach.
With contractors packing up equipment and closing on the finish of a two-plus-year painting project, I look forward to seeing the iconic Deception Pass spans again — shiny green and free of rigging. Maybe this month!
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 […]
With paint crews at Deception Pass entering the final phases of the 2-year-plus project, I was able to gain this perspective from Pass Island looking south at the larger of the two bridges. When finished this month, the iconic bridges will boast a shiny new look (three coats of paint, finishing off with the historic […]
I made good use of my time on July night in 2015 when a crew stopped me on Highway 20 at Deception Pass. A much needed resurfacing project. Happy to wait…
Major progress has been made on the maintenance/paint project on State Highway 20 at Deception Pass, as evidenced by these Wednesday afternoon photos from North Beach at the state park. Much of the painting on Canoe Pass and Deception Pass bridges has been complete. Work continues on top rails under protective shrouding, with brown primer […]
Cormorants fly toward Deception Pass, North Whidbey and naval air station in the distance.
It takes a special sense of adventure to fish Deception Pass on a foggy morning.
Strange light, primarily due to smoke from wildfires as far away as British Columbia, Northern California, Oregon and eastern Washington. Monday afternoon scenes from Rosario Beach and Deception Pass State Park.
A combination of fog and smoke from regional fires made for an eerie scene Monday at Little North Beach, Deception Pass State Park.
Power boats speed past Fidalgo Island’s Lighthouse Point on the way to Deception Pass.