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The ultimate adventure guide
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
Paddlers can expect to see a wide variety of wildlife as well as views of Mount Baker throughout the paddle to Patos Island.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/07/2013
The view from the summit of Mount Constitution.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/09/2015
Olga beach and pier.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
Guidebooks and current charts are helpful for navigating the tricky currents around the San Juan Islands.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/04/2013
A view of the water from the town of Friday Harbor.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/11/2014
Totem poles along the coast of Johns Island.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/13/2014
Houses near Friday Harbor on San Juan Island.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/06/2013
An orca and a fishing vessel with an Olympic Mountain Range backdrop.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/25/2014
A kayaker crosses from Orcas Island to Sucia Island at dusk.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/02/2014
A crab on the beach on Orcas Island.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/06/2013
An orca off the Cattle Point coastline with the Olympic Mountain Range in the distance.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
Cormorants rest on a rock near Posey Island.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/04/2013
An orca in the Haro Strait.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/06/2014
A kayaker passes through one of the many kelp beds found around Anacortes and Burrows Island.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
11/12/2014
Sailboats moored off of Fox Island with Mount Rainier (14,411 ft) in the distance.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/21/2014
The east side of Jetty Island.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/21/2014
A bald eagle perched on top of a piece of driftwood on the western side of Jetty Island.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/06/2014
View looking northwest toward Maury Island from Dumas Bay Sanctuary.