Towards the end of May I was along on a camping trip with a group of sixth through eighth grade students to Deception Pass State Park. We camped in the park two nights, did some hiking in the area and the last day took the ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island before returning home. These are some of the pictures I took along the way.
WEST BEACH
After setting up camp we went to West Beach for a while.
We had intended to watch the sunset there, but the kids went in the water,
were cold and wanted to go back to camp to dry off and get warm.
Deception Pass bridge from West Beach
wild rose
NORTH BEACH
The next morning was foggy and a bit chilly.
We hiked around from West Beach to North Beach,
and then on to the Deception Pass Bridge and Goose Rock.
Cranberry Lake
wild roses
Shore Pine new growth and male cones
seaweed
Aggregating Anemones
Limpets
Shores Pines and moss
North Beach
Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock and Pacific Madrone
Deception Pass Bridge from North Beach
Beach Pea
Douglas Fir new growth
Sword Fern
Western Red Cedar
Sword Fern
GOOSE ROCK
After climbing the hill from North Beach, we climbed further to the top of Goose Rock,
and then hiked around the rock back to the bridge.
Cyanide Millipede
spider web
Tapertip Onion
Salal
DECEPTION PASS BRIDGE
After returning to the bridge we hiked it as far as Pass Island
and then returned to camp for lunch.
views from the bridge
Deception Pass Bridge
Wild Carrot
boats in Deception Pass
unidentified caterpillar
ROSARIO BEACH
The afternoon was spent at Rosario Beach exploring tide pools and hiking.
Rosario Beach to Bowman Bay trail
Madrone
Bald Eagle
Oyster Catcher
Thimble Berry
WEST BEACH
It was back to West Beach in the evening for flying kites and watching the sunset.
Great Blue Heron
Yellow Sand Verbena
Shore Pine
waves
sunset
FERRY TO FRIDAY HARBOR
Most of the next day was spent going to San Juan Isalnd and the town of Friday Harbor
as walk-on passengers on the ferry.
While waiting for the ferry we explored the park near the docks.
ferry
ship
site of an old salmon cannery
American Searocket
Black Twinberry
Cynipid wasp galls on wild roses
Pelagic Cormorant
Friday Harbor
ferry
Plumed Anemone
camp and campers
As always, my identifications are not guaranteed
and if anyone recognizes an error I'd be pleased to have my mis-identification corrected.
