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First off, my appologies on my tardiness, we are on mandatory overtime and with my job I work more hours than anyone else to start with so no play time for me.
Now, Deception! I loved reading the story here as the great 'discoverer', George Vancouver, was fooled by this narrow channel into thinking Whidbey Island was a Peninsula and it wasn't until rowboats were sent in that they figured out that Whidbey and Fidalgo were islands. This iconic bridge spans the two islands and is also on the nations list of historic places was built in 1935 after only one year however it's inauguration was delayed by a day due to the center span not fitting. They realized that the summer heat had caused expansion and so at 1 am they came back to set it, perfect fit. :-) Washington State says the Deception State Park is the most frequented park in the state and judging by the crowds that I saw, I'd agree. Long way to go to photograph a bridge, but Tonia went with so it was all the better.
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An attempt to make something out of nothing on a cloudy and dreary afternoon. I used the mist stripe filter to hide the distant shoreline (deception), and the gold-n-blue polarizer dialed to gold to later pick up highlights in the foreground rock using an orange filter in post (more deception).
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At the last minute and at the end of a thunderstorm I decided to race out, hoping to catch a little bit of a sunset. With my lady along for the ride we forged ahead. Unfortunately we did not anticipate the brutality of the wind and cold. Even though the storm had passed the remnants remained, and we were hammered with 50 mile per hour wind gusts, and 30 degree temperatures. Strong enough winds that it was able to move and shake my truck. I tried my hardest to capture the scene. Please forgive the edit.
Deception Pass Bridge is the common name for two, two-lane bridges on Washington State Route 20 connecting Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island in the U.S. state of Washington. It was a Washington State Highways project, and included project elements built by young workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps. Completion of the bridge was a factor in the decision to build Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and helped Oak Harbor flourish. The bridge is a commonly photographed landmark of the Puget Sound region.
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Upper Deception Falls
Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest
Washington
October 2025
Tucked away along Highway 2 in the Cascades, Deception Falls is a hidden gem of Washington’s wilderness. Crystal-clear water rushes through moss-covered rock and cedar forest, filling the air with the sound of pure mountain energy—an easy hike that feels like stepping into another world.
Deception Falls
Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest
Washington
October 2025
Tucked away along Highway 2 in the Cascades, Deception Falls is a hidden gem of Washington’s wilderness. Crystal-clear water rushes through moss-covered rock and cedar forest, filling the air with the sound of pure mountain energy. This short hike feels like stepping into another world.
Lower Deception Falls
Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest
Washington
October 2025
Tucked away along Highway 2 in the Cascades, Deception Falls is a hidden gem of Washington’s wilderness. Crystal-clear water rushes through moss-covered rock and cedar forest, filling the air with the sound of pure mountain energy—an easy hike that feels like stepping into another world.
This section of the historic Deception Pass Bridge in Washington state stretches 975 feet from Pass Island (left) to Whidbey Island (right). The county line between Skagit County (north) and Island County (south) runs through the center of the channel.
Authorized first by the Washington State Legislature in 1929, the construction bill was voted by Governor Roland Hartley at the request of Ferry Operators led by the feisty Berte Olson. The Bill was passed again in 1933 and a new governor, Clarence Martin, signed it in to law. Construction started almost immediately. The bridge was dedicated and opened to traffic on July 1, 1935.
The cantilevered bridge is situated a 180 feet above Deception Pass. The area around it has become Washington's most visited state park. The Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Not visible in this photo is a second span, The Canoe Pass Bridge, which, at 511 feet long, connects Pass Island to Fidalgo Island to the north. Together, both spans total 1,486 feet in length, excluding the short road across Pass Island that links them.
The summit seen behind the bridge on the left is Bowman Hill, located on Fidalgo Island. This photo was taken from North Beach. Everything pictured in the photo lies within Deception Pass State Park.
Deception Pass State Park was established in 1923 on land gifted by the U.S. military. During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps built park facilities and worked on access roads to the bridge, with most of their work completed in 1934 and 1935. The park includes land and facilities on both sides of the bridge.
For centuries, Coastal Native tribes inhabited the area around Deception Pass. In 1790, Spanish sea captain Manuel Quimper, aboard the Princesa Real, named the pass "Boca de Flon." Two years later, on June 7, 1792, Joseph Whidbey of the Vancouver Expedition rediscovered the pass. Initially, Captain George Vancouver and Whidbey believed that Whidbey Island was a peninsula. The discovery of the narrow waterway confirmed it was an island, and Vancouver named the passage "Deception Pass" due to the earlier confusion. He named the island after Whidbey.
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