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A kayaker leaves the put-in near Golden Gardens Park.
The distinctive pilings near the put-in at Golden Gardens Park.
A kayaker passes the wall that protects the Shilshole Bay Marina on the way to Carkeek Park.
A view of the Olympic Mountains.
Cormorants rest on the rocks near the marina.
Masts at the Shilshole Bay Marina are visible in the distance.
A kayaker makes her way to Carkeek Park.
A kayaker makes her way to Carkeek Park with the Olympic Mountains in the background.
Ships cross the Puget Sound with the Olympic Mountains in the background.
A kayaker makes her way to Carkeek Park.
Crossing to to Carkeek Park.
A boy plays at the beach at Carkeek Park.
Leaving Carkeek Park for the return to Golden Gardens Park.
Kayakers leave Carkeek Park.
A kayaker makes her way back from Carkeek Park.