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Tag Archives: Washington State Marine Parks
Doe Island – A Gem for Sea Kayakers
My father introduced my husband and I to sea kayaking while we were living aboard our sailboat in Everett Marina. We met at nearby Silver Lake to try out his Easy Rider kayak, bringing our sailing dinghy along for fun. … Continue reading
Posted in Doe Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
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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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Tiny Pearl Island
Celebrating my husband’s birthday at Roche Harbor last week gave me a perfect opportunity to capture a few photos of a cement truck being ferried across one of the most popular summer anchorages in the San Juan Islands to Pearl … Continue reading
Matia Island’s Hermit
Anchorage at beautiful Matia Island is enjoyable, yet it depends on favorable weather in Rolfe Cove. In 1792, Spanish explorer, Francisco de Eliza, accurately named the island Matia, meaning “no protection.” Exposed to northwest and west wind, waves can build and … Continue reading
Posted in Matia Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity, Writing
Tagged Deb Garland, Deb Garland's Scripture & Story, Double-crested Cormorant, Elvin H. Smith, hermit, Matia Island, Matia Island's Hermit, MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, National Wildlife Refuge, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemots, San Juan Islands, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington State Marine Parks, www.blog.debgarland.com, www.debgarland.com
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Gift of Sucia Island
Smugglers on Sucia Island? Following our first sail to the island in the early 1980s, I read about a man who’d settled on South Finger Island in Echo Bay the prior winter. He believed that he’d found a remote spot to … Continue reading