Migrating cormorants fly over a pair of sailboats on Fidalgo Bay, as viewed from Cap Sante.
On a beautiful May day in 2012 I drove to Cap Sante to take photographs of a sailboat race below on Fidalgo Bay. Among competitors were the “Emoyeni” of Whidbey Island and “Pangaea” of Anacortes.
Before it was part of the Tommy Thompson Trail, this trestle served to bring trains to and from Anacortes across Fidalgo Bay. This photo was taken in February 2005 as the trestle was transitioned to its current use by the City of Anacortes.
A sailboat leaves Cap Sante Marina, motoring across Fidalgo Bay to a Spring 2016 adventure.
Life is precarious for madronas and conifers growing on the edge of this exposed bluff near Fidalgo Bay in downtown Anacortes.
A 2004 scene from the shoreline of Fidalgo Bay in downtown Anacortes. This shoreline, including beach and uplands, was restored in a public/private cleanup partnership led by the Port of Anacortes.
It was May 2011 when the Port of Anacortes celebrated completion of an environmental cleanup and re-opening of Seafarers’ Memorial Park on the shoreline of Fidalgo Bay. A picture perfect afternoon. This park remains one of this seaside community’s prized public assets.
Reflections on a serene Fidalgo Bay inlet at Weaverling Spit, Fidalgo Island.
Sunday afternoon sunshine provided great light for this photograph from the top of “V” Avenue looking north toward Guemes Island. Pictured in the center is Fidalgo Bay.
This fountain and pond lie just a few yards from the Tommy Thompson Trail at Fidalgo Bay RV Resort.
Low tide and morning light combined to create an interesting image Monday morning from the shoulder of Fidalgo Bay Road.
Cold temperatures have painted the local scene, including these hues of gold on a sweeping curve of Fidalgo Bay Road. Mt. Baker is beautiful today too, dressed in a new layer of snow.