July 16 was opening day for the Dungeness Crab season off of Orcas Island. Dave and Sue Morrish allowed us to tag along. A big thank you for the experience. A couple of visiting nephews also joined me. Step one was to bait the crab trap. We were a […]
On July 2, 2016, the Independence Day parade, the weekly Farmer’s Market, and the Historical Society’s Historical Days coincided to bring a lot of people and activities together at the Village Green in Eastsound. Here are some pictures. Click to make bigger and see the full photo set at Flickr. […]
Lots of photos taken at the Orcas Island July Parade. You can see the full photo set HERE. My Flickr page with the full photo set
The Orcas Island Garden Club hosted its annual Garden Tour, and this year featured five exquisite gardens. Click on any image to take you to the photo set for that garden. The Abbie and Rollie Rueb Garden. The Kai Dawg Farm – Orcas Community Participatory Agriculture The […]
My wife, Jennifer, regularly donates blood. This was her first time donating on Orcas Island. So, I decided to tag along and take pictures of the process. The drive was held at the Fire Station. The department clears out the trucks from the garage (thank you!) and lets the blood […]
Some wonderful friends decided we needed to see Sucia Island. It is one of the world’s top boating destinations, as is evidenced by the many visitors to the island. Many visitors come by kayak. It is 2.5 miles north of Orcas Island. We took a fast boat and arrived in a […]
Turtleback Mountain has a couple of trails. This post is about the trails accessible via the south trailhead. The trek starts at about 120 feet elevation at the trailhead and climbs to 920 feet at Ship Peak. It is about 1.5 miles, one way, from the parking lot. The first […]
We were on our way out of town for a hike up Turtleback Mountain when we noticed that the tide was out, and the tombolo (Italian word for sand bar that shows up at low tide connecting an island to a bigger island or mainland) was exposed. Normally, Indian Island […]
We have visited Obstruction Pass State Park a few times, but this is the first time that we visited during low tide. An island friend had suggested it. Thank you! The puddles on Orcas’ beaches are not the same as the mud puddles we have in Nebraska. There, we might […]
A gentle breeze causes the Madrona tree to drop some of its mature blossoms. As they land on the asphalt, they make a sound a bit like rain. It is the end of April and, around the base of every Madrona tree, there is a drifting carpet of yellowish-white blossoms. For […]
