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June 8, 2015 - Tug boats at both ends of the M/V Chelan assist her through the locks as she transits from Lake Union to Puget Sound following a 9-week stay at Lake Union Drydock Co. for maintenance and preservation work.
Workers at the Ballard Locks, rescuing any fish stranded by the emptying of the big lock. They collected fish, today mostly flatfish and bottom fish, in nets and buckets then released them into Puget Sound on the other side of the lock.
The lock is emptied for regular maintenance and inspections. This lock is normally filled to the top with water as larger vessels pass through, so this image of it empty gives a sense of scale.
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Ashley and Paul
This Romanian Couple is too cute. We ventured our way to the Ballard Locks in the freezing weather a few days ago. I wasn't going to post the pictures but just couldn't resist showing a few of my favorite shots. This is another collaboration. This was from Fran's last day here. She planned the shoot with Ashley and Paul and asked me to come along and shoot.
Tonight I am late again, but I was working for reals and didnt get back home until late! So this is my description... Simple, Easy, Short.
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At the north edge of Seattle, Washington, the westbound Empire Builder crosses the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks raise the water from sea level at the Pacific Ocean up to the level of Lake Washington, a few miles inland. The locks have been in service since 1917.
June 8, 2015 - Seattle's Ballard Bridge is raised to allow the massive M/V Chelan to pass through the Ship Canal on her way to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard locks).
Pictures from my last ride of 2014 around Seattle on a clear, cold New Years Eve. The ride included a picnic lunch on the Seattle Waterfront and coffee made out of doors above the Ballard Locks. A few words about this ride can be read over on the old blog.
Two chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) swim through the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks in Seattle, Washington. Commonly called king salmon because they are the largest of the Pacific salmon, they are found along the coast from Alaska to California.
At the same time I was photographing the Osprey nest, four Belted Kingfishers (Ceryle alcyon) did repeated twirls over the nesting platform. I've only seen two kingfishers flying together at this spot, so I thought/assumed this might be the fledging event of some kingfisher youngsters, as well.
The flight was exuberant and repetitive, going from circling to landing, to circling again -- calling out to each other and tussling on perches.
This female did several passes over the nest when I grabbed these shots. Even having some measure of predictability in their flying patterns, it was tough to capture their quick movements in mixed shadow/light.
A 360-foot-long concrete bridge pontoon entered the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks on Aug. 11, 2012. The 75-foot-wide pontoon was successfully floated through the locks and towed through the Lake Washington Ship Canal, and marked a major milestone towards replacing the aging SR 520 bridge.
Crews floated in the first longitudinal pontoon for the new SR 520 bridge through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks on August 11, 2012. Arriving just after 6 p.m., the entire operation took around 45 minutes and was observed by hundreds of spectators enjoying the sunny Saturday in Seattle, Washington. This pontoon is the first of 77 that will make their way from their casting basins to Lake Washington during the next two years.
I dont know if that is his first boat - or really if it's a he at all. But really, what you gonna do?
Coastal Transportation's 1963-built freighter Coastal Trader is seen in the Ballard Locks, awaiting her freedom so that she may end her voyage from Alaska at the company's pier on Salmon Bay.
Originally built in the Netherlands, she entered service under the name San Jose. From there she has been modified on several occasions, to the point where she virtually bears no resemblance to her original configuration. In addition to these changes, her name has been altered on even more occasions; between San Jose and Coastal Trader her name history consists of: Clara, Chalkis, Jennifer, Lago Izabal, and Sunmar Sky.
Ewen Ross ex Charlies Charm II ex Harbor Patrol Boat, Wilma J.
I first came across this boat at the terminal as the Wilma J. She still had most of her patrol safety gear and the name plaque with description. (still on boat I see)
Then one day she ended up at the boatyard Hibernia is moored. The new owner statred to remodel her. She moved to Bainbridge shorty after the boat work. I believe that's when the owner changed her name to Charlies Charm II.
I think she might have new owners now. New name and we didn't recognize anyone on the boat today. She looks good and moves right along..
Let's see. What's better than a seafood festival or a beer festival? I know - a seafood AND beer festival!!!
The distance between me and the cormorant challenged the limits of my lens. But, it captured a moment. Double-crested Cormorant with catch, in the churning foam below the spillway at Ballard Locks (Hiram Chittenden Locks - Ballard, Washington)
View of Salmon Bay, Bridge Number 4, Ballard Locks, Salmon Ladder, Fishermen's Terminal, Ballard Bridge, and the Ship Canal from West Sheridan Street-end Park.
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The locks is also home to the Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden — a beautiful park-like setting and a great escape from the city.
You can lounge on the grass and watch the boats go by. The Ballard Locks also features a visitor’s center with interpretive exhibits and a gift shop. Visiting hours for the locks and surrounding garden is 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. year-round. The fish ladder is open 7 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. year-round. Admission is free.
After the locks were built in 1911, landscape architect Carl English of the United States Army Corps of Engineers transformed the construction site into garden in an English landscape style. All told, he spent 43 years planting and tending the gardens. Today they contain more than 500 species and 1,500 varieties of plants from around the world, including fan palms, oaks, Mexican pines, rhododendrons, and a fine display of roses. The gardens also exhibit an extensive fuchsia display and a special section for lilies in season.
Ballard Locks
The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, or Ballard Locks, is a complex of locks at the west end of Salmon Bay, in Seattle, WA Lake Washington Ship Canal, between the neighborhoods of Ballard to the north & Magnolia to the south.
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Finally found a colony in our state. Purple Martins aren't everywhere in WA State like they are in the midwest and eastern U.S. but slowly they're becoming more nad more common. There are several colonies in Seattle, one in Everett, and a colony or two in lower puget sound regions like Olympia and Tacoma area.
The young in this colony are probably 3 weeks or so from fledging. The martins are some of the last arriving martins int he North America. A few make it up to BC, Canada area.
This is Shilshole Bay next to the Ballard Elks Club lodge in Seattle, WA.
A tug boat gives Pontoon W its final push through the locks. Crews closely coordinate tug boats on each end to move the pontoon to its final destination of Lake Washington where it will form the backbone of the new floating bridge.
Crews worked together closely on Aug. 11, 2012 to float in an 11,000 ton bridge pontoon from Shilshole Bay to Lake Washington.
Crews floated in the first longitudinal pontoon for the new SR 520 bridge through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks on August 11, 2012. Arriving just after 6 p.m., the entire operation took around 45 minutes and was observed by hundreds of spectators enjoying the sunny Saturday in Seattle, Washington. This pontoon is the first of 77 that will make their way from their casting basins to Lake Washington during the next two years.