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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/24/2016
Anacapa Island.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/24/2016
Exploring Anacapa Island by kayak.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/24/2016
Sunset over East Anacapa Island, Middle and West Anacapa, and the Santa Cruz Islands.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
The sun sets over the Patos Island Lighthouse.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
A tugboat passes by on the way to Matia, Sucia, and Patos Islands.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
Matia Island offers kayakers a nice place to take a break before heading to Patos Island.
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 Patos Island paddle.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/19/2017
The sun rises with the Mokolua Islands each morning.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/19/2017
Moku Iki is kapu (off-limits), so just enjoy it from afar.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/19/2017
The coastline here is rugged and dynamic.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/19/2017
Fellow early birds heading back to Lanikai.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
03/09/2015
A sailboat motors through Colvos Passage.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
03/09/2015
Lisabuela Park offers kayakers free camping; however, there is only one site, and no overflow camping is allowed.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
09/28/2016
Waves crash against sea stacks in the open ocean.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/04/2013
A view of the water from the town of Friday Harbor.
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:
10/13/2014
A kayaker at camp on Blind Island.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/03/2013
View from Eastsound to Fishing Bay and Indian Island.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
09/02/2014
A crab on the beach on Orcas Island.
Anthony Kasner
Photo Date:
05/14/2014
The Cascadia Marine Trail campsite (for wind and human powerd watercraft only).
Anthony Kasner
Photo Date:
05/14/2014
Views of the Saratoga Passage and Whidbey Island from the south beach.
Chris Young
Photo Date:
10/22/2013
The Warden's House burned down on June 1, 1970, during the Occupation of Alcatraz by the group Indians of All Tribes.
Chris Young
Photo Date:
10/22/2013
The bombproof belly of Building 64 now houses museum exhibits. The original 1860s structure was a casemate for U.S. Army barracks until three-story apartments were added on top in 1905 to house military officers and their families.