Seasons collided last week with a combination of snow and sunshine. Ice and snow put up a stubborn fight in the shadows of Guemes Channel Trail, while plants in the sunshine begin to put forth blossoms on the way to Spring!
Are you kidding me? SUCH a beautiful day in Anacortes, on fabulous Fidalgo Island! Pictured here is Mt. Baker, Guemes Channel and beach in the foreground.
Evening light on stairway, path descending from 12th Street to Guemes Channel Trail.
Cleanup work continues in area parks in the wake of a mid-January windstorm that featured prolonged wind gusts. Trail walkers and park visitors have seen dramatic evidence of the storm, ranging from piles of driftwood to downed trees and blocked trails. Included here are photographs from the Guemes Channel Trail in Anacortes; Rosario Beach, south […]
Like the white head and tail feathers of a bald eagle, the white markings of the male Common Goldeneye catch the eye. I was fortunate Friday to spot a group of goldeneyes offshore at the Guemes Channel Trail. On the way back to the car they were closer, providing opportunity for photos that illustrate the […]
Surf scoters, some in full breeding color, paddle by shoreline of Guemes Channel Trail.
Guemes ferry crosses the channel to Anacortes, Lovric’s boat yard in the foreground, as viewed from stairway leading to Guemes Channel Trail.
Sailboat anchored in channel, as viewed through trees on stairway connecting pocket park to Guemes Channel Trail in Anacortes.