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Tag Archives: San Juan Islands
Double Island – Exploring the Central San Juan Islands (Part 4)
Many people visit Orcas Island’s popular destinations of East Sound and Deer Harbor in the San Juan Islands, often overlooking the tranquility found in West Sound. One of the benefits we’ve experienced anchoring in the cove northwest of Double Island … Continue reading
Posted in Double Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity, Skull Island, Victim Island
Tagged Archery, British Columbia, Camp Nor'wester, Camp Orkila, Canada, Canoe Island French Camp, Carlyn Kaiser Stark, Chatterbox Falls, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Desolation Sound, Double Island, fjord, Four Winds*Westward Ho Camp, Harbor seal, Harbor seal pup, horseback riding, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Johns Island, Marine science, Massacre Bay, Orcas Island, Pickleball, Pony-cart driving, Princess Louisa Inlet, Ruth Brown, S/V Carlyn, sailing, San Juan Islands, Satellite Island - A YMCA Camp Orkila Outpost, Satellite Island - Camp Orkila's Outpost, Skull Island, Victim Island
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Turn Island – A Washington State Marine Park
Boat camping in the San Juan Islands is a lot of fun! Toss a tent, sleeping bag, and cooking gear ashore and sleep under the stars beside the sea. Sound idyllic? It is—especially after sailing, paddling, or kayaking to your … Continue reading
Posted in San Juan Islands & Vicinity, Turn Island
Tagged Anacortes, charter schooner, Clown Nudibranch, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Diamond Back Tritonia, Friday Harbor Laboratory, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Jackson Beach, Rainbow Star, San Juan Island, San Juan Islands, San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Spike Africa, Turn Island, Turn Island - A Washington State Marine Park, Washington Park, Washington State Parks
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Sailing by Washington State’s Cactus Islands
Moisture sweeps in from the Pacific Ocean, tumbling down as rain or snow on the western slopes of the Olympic Mountains on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Heavy clouds spill 12 to 14 feet of rain each year in the Hoh Rain … Continue reading
Posted in Cactus Islands, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus, Cactus Islands, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Sailing by Washington State's Cactus Islands, San Juan Island National Wildlife Refuge, San Juan Islands, Sentinel Island, Spieden Island, The Nature Conservancy, Western Washington
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Watching the World Float by–or Not–on Crane Island
A column titled “No Grief on a Reef” caught my eye. Two articles explained how to navigate a boat through Wasp Passage, the narrow channel separating the western tips of Orcas and Shaw islands, and Pole Pass. Both waterways skirt Crane Island, … Continue reading
Posted in Crane Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Adventuress, Bird Rock, Crane Island, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Deer Harbor, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Orcas Island, Pole Pass, San Juan Islands, Washington State Ferries, Wasp Islands, Wasp Passage, Watching the World Float by--or Not--on Crane Island
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Posey Island – An Easy Sea Kayak Adventure
Venture into the San Juan Islands by sea kayak for a few days and the inevitable question arises about where to camp overnight ashore. One favorite destination is Posey Island, a one-acre marine state park located north of Roche Harbor on … Continue reading
Posted in Posey Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Battleship Island, camping, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, kelp forest, Orca Whales, Posey Island, Posey Island – An Easy Sea Kayak Adventure, Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, San Juan Islands, sea Kayaking, sea otters, seals
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Canoe Island – Parlez-vous Français?
Winter sailing? You betcha! Snowflakes, like feathers from heaven, fell from the sky and blanketed our sailboat anchored on the west side of Canoe Island. Imagine evergreen trees flocked in white and the island’s rocky shoreline fringed with frost. Seabirds call to … Continue reading
Posted in Canoe Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged American Camp Association, Canoe Island, Canoe Island French Camp, croquet, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Dr. Warren Austin, France, French, Lopez Island, Proverbs 22:6, San Juan Islands, Shaw Island, Upright Channel, Western Association of Independent Camps, www.blog.debgarland.com, www.debgarland.com
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Saddlebag Island – Camping, Crabbing & Kayaking
An impromptu invitation to go crabbing on the north side at Saddlebag Island by a fellow boater introduced us to his favorite seafood spot. I’m no crab lover, but I enjoyed the experience of traveling the Swinomish Channel past La … Continue reading
Posted in Dot Island, Huckleberry Island, Saddlebag Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Bay View State Park, Cap Sante Park, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Dot Island, Fidalgo Bay Resort, Grand Banks powerboat, Guemes Island ferry, Huckleberry Island, kayak, kayaking, LaConner, Padilla Bay, Saddlebag Island, San Juan Islands, Swinomish Channel, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Washington State Marine Parks, www.blog.debgarland.com, www.debgarland.com
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James Island – Sentinel of the San Juan Islands
Standing guard at the entrance to the San Juan Islands, south of Thatcher Pass, is James Island. For several years, we confused James Island with Jones Island, another marine state park near Deer Harbor on Orcas Island unless we consulted a … Continue reading
Allan Island – Two Talented Owners
Exiting Deception Pass aboard a 16-foot Safeboat, we skirted Allan Island on a day trip to circumnavigate Fidalgo Island, home of Anacortes. This small town with its several marinas is known as the “gateway” to the San Juan Islands. Allan … Continue reading