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A sign pointing towards the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks between Seattle's Lake Washington and Puget Sound.
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Crowds gather at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks to watch the M/V Sealth transit Seattle's Lake Washington Ship Canal.
June 8, 2015 - M/V Chelan enters the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard locks) in Seattle on her way from maintenance and preservations work at Lake Union Drydock Co.
Ballard Locks
Seattle, WA
The Ballard Locks are a popular destination in Seattle. Avisit offers a variety of activities. If you would like more details and photos about my recent visit, check out my post Ballard Locks: Boats, Salmon, Gardens, and History on my blog Batteredsuitcase.net
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.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 + Zuiko 50-200mm
60 of 365
03/01/2011
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.
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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..
1988 Kodak Ektachrome Slides found at a recent estate sale.
Ballard Locks.
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The Dunlap Towing Company of La Conner, Washington is one of Puget Sound’s homegrown institutions. Founded in 1925 with the purchase of three small tugs, the company initially transported cargoes between the Skagit delta and Seattle. In the years since, the company has grown significantly, including as a player in the foundation of Northland Services.
Today, Dunlap’s seagoing tugs can be seen hauling barges to and from Alaska, while their smaller tugs are often involved in hauling barges and log rafts in local waters.
Among those local tugs is the Vulcan. Which can often be found towing log rafts between Puget Sound sawmills and shipping points. While she has bore her current appearance since a rebuild in 1977, her original appearance was actually quite different.
Designed by Northwest legend H.C. Hanson as a cannery tender, she was the first all-welded steel vessel of her kind when built at Seattle in 1938. She was initially operated on Bristol Bay, Alaska by the Pacific American Fisheries Co. of Bellingham.
Vulcan as built. From the collection of the Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
After service with the US Army in Alaska during World War II, she eventually was brought into Dunlap’s fleet circa 1965, a company which she still faithfully serves past her 75th birthday.
Vulcan
USCG Doc #: 237283
Owner: Dunlap Towing Co, Everett, WA
Flag: USA
Hailing Port: Seattle, WA
Call Sign: WB4266
Length: 75.0 ft
Beam: 18.0 ft
Draft: 5.3 ft
Tonnage: 75 GT/51 NT
Year of Build: 1938
Builder: Commercial Boiler Works, Seattle, WA
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)