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Deception Pass was so named after Capt. Vancouver. After discovering it, thought that perhaps he found the inside passage that would take him back to the East Coast. After weeks of exploring his discover it was just a waterway around what is now called Whidbey Island.
Over the years I have current dive through this cut as well as had some interesting experiences on my 42 foot boat and some mighty big whirlpools. I have also flown over this bridge but at this time never under the bridge.
Looking up the beach towards the bridge crossing Deception Pass, in northwestern Washington.
Deception Pass is a narrow waterway connecting Skagit Bay, part of Puget Sound, with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is "a dramatic seascape where the tidal flow and whirlpools beneath the twin bridges connecting Fidalgo Island to Whidbey Island move quickly. During ebb and flood tide current speed reaches about 8 knots (9.2 mph), flowing in opposite directions between ebb and flood. This swift current can lead to standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies. This swift current phenomenon can be viewed from the twin bridges' pedestrian walkways or from the trail leading below the larger south bridge from the parking lot on the Whidbey Island side. Boats can be seen waiting on either side of the pass for the current to stop or change direction before going through. Thrill-seeking kayakers go there during large tide changes to surf the standing waves and brave the class 2 and 3 rapid conditions." [Wikipedia]
....to be honest, for the first time ever, I have been reasonably pleased by mobile photographs. they are nothing to write home about IMO, but the combination of my Passport camera with Snapseed, is somewhat enjoyable and I may take a fair number more snapshots with this always-with-me combination.
Life is too deceptive, to believe what shadows say
Strobist: Quantaray PZ-1 bare @ 1/32, subject right, very slightly above and close. Triggered using Cactus V4
Deception Pass, WA.
from Wikipedia" George Vancouver gave it the name "Deception" because it had misled him into thinking Whidbey Island was a peninsula..."
From the North Beach, there are great views of Deception Pass Bridge, built in 1934. Notice the roiling water as it passes through Deception Pass during tidal change.
Before the bridge was built, the first female ferry boat captain in Washington state, Berte Olson, transported passengers between Fidalgo Island and Whidbey Island.
The Deception Pass Bridge is a two-lane bridge connecting Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island in the U.S. state of Washington.
"He was still too young to know that the heart's memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good, and that thanks to this artifice we manage to endure the burden of the past.
But when he stood at the railing of the ship...only then did he understand to what extent he had been an easy vicitim to the charitible deceptions of nostalgia. "
(Gabriel García Márquez - Colombian novelist, b.1927)
This picture was shot early in the morning at Scindia ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras)...
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This bridge is one of the most photographed bridges in Washington State. It was built in 1935 as part of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) project. This section spans 975 feet between Pass Island (where I am standing) and Whidbey Island.
Among the first Europeans to visit this area was an expedition led by Captain George Vancouver in June, 1792. Vancouver named the pass "Deception" because he initially thought Whidbey Island was a peninsula.
During low tide, swift currents, huge whirlpools and roiling eddies make this pass hazardous for travel by boat.
Looking from Deception Pass Bridge northwest towards the mainland side of Deception Pass State Park as two boats make their way through the pass.
The Common Silverline (Spindasis vulcanus)
Which side is head?
Initially I thought it was a pair of mating butterflies..Then my friend told me, it is a single butterfly, with a peculiar defense mechanism...What a creature...
This whaling station is an active volcano with a lot of geothermal energy. The water in the caldera was 0C (32F), but the ground was hot! I put my hand in the sand it must have been 40C (104F). It gave rise to these billowing clouds of steam. The penguins loved waddling around in it.
It's all about expectations.
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
― Robert F. Kennedy
Macro Monday: Theme - Deception
Tough one this week - I almost gave up! I took out the macro extension tubes for this week's challenge and decided to play and have fun with it. Several hundred shots later I only have a few that I'm pleased with. My respect for the photographers who post those amazing microscoptic looking images has increased. It is not easy!
Enjoy your day!
Update: It's ice in a glass of Coke