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Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
08/31/2014
Leaving Sucia Island for Matia Island.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
The sun sets over the Patos Island Lighthouse.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
Matia Island offers kayakers a nice place to take a break before heading to Patos Island.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/25/2014
A kayaker crosses from Orcas Island to Sucia Island at dusk.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/13/2014
A kayaker at camp on Blind Island.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
Guidebooks and current charts are helpful for navigating the tricky currents around the San Juan Islands.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
One of the campgrounds at Posey Island.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
10/08/2014
Kayakers explore the shores along Turn Island.
Sharlea Taft
Photo Date:
07/20/2013
The veiw from a kayak leaving Sand Harbor State Park.
Sharlea Taft
Photo Date:
07/20/2013
Kayak bliss on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.
Sharlea Taft
Photo Date:
05/31/2014
The green reflection of Emerald Bay.
Sharlea Taft
Photo Date:
05/31/2014
The reflection of Mount Tallac (9,738 ft) in Lake Tahoe's blue water.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
06/30/2014
Emerald Bay State Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
06/30/2014
A young stand-up paddleboarder enjoying the clear waters off of Rubicon Point.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/20/2013
View from Waldo Lake's North Campground with Diamond Peak (8,743 ft) in the distance.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/20/2013
Waldo Lake near North Campground.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/20/2013
Waldo Lake.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/25/2014
Obstruction Island paddle.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/04/2013
The rare egg-yolk jellyfish (Phacellorphora camtschatica).
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2012
Navajo sandstone and the Green River.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2012
Packed up and ready to paddle on the Green River.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2012
Overnight gear loaded onto an inflatable stand-up paddleboard on the Green River.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
08/09/2013
Paddling through some of the acricultural land flanking the North Fork of the Nehalem River.
Tyler Yates
Photo Date:
08/16/2014
Looking west as the sun sets over the Elliott Bay Marina.
Tyler Yates
Photo Date:
08/16/2014
Seattle glows in the background during the landing at Seacrest Park beach.
Tyler Yates
Photo Date:
08/16/2014
A large wave sends the bow of the the kayak above the horizion.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/26/2015
Paddleboarding on Wellington Lake.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
06/25/2015
Sunset....on Sunset Lake.
Andrew Stohner
Photo Date:
09/03/2013
As you round the western elbow of Redfish Lake, the view to the south is breathtaking.
Tyler Yates
Photo Date:
08/18/2014
Checking the bearing off the eastern shore of Mercer Island.
Tyler Yates
Photo Date:
08/17/2014
A great blue heron and a turtle enjoying each other's company on a log in Mercer Slough.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
06/12/2009
Sparks Lake becomes quite still in the early morning and late evening hours.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
11/22/2014
Spectacular sunrise on a mild November morning at Trillium Lake. Conditions like this can attract many photographers to this beautiful place.