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2016 Apr 24-29: WA: Whidbey Island

72 images Created 11 Dec 2016

April 24-29, 2016 retreat to Whidbey Island: While Carol dyed and printed textiles at a workshop in Coupeville, Tom captured these photographs while biking and walking in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, Deception Pass State Park, and nearby Anacortes on Fidalgo Island. A soirée at Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast in Coupeville revealed fascinating treasures collected by the proprietors. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.

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  • Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built 1890 to help guide ships into Puget Sound, and became obsolete in 1927 when its lantern was removed. Fort Casey State Park is part of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • The Colonel's House was built in 1904 as a three-story, colonial-style home with gothic elements, perched at the highest elevation at Camp Casey with an expansive view of Puget Sound (Samish Sea). Camp Casey Conference Center is run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU) within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. When Fort Casey was decommissioned in the 1950s, SPU became owner of the historical site.
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  • The Colonel's House was built in 1904 as a three-story, colonial-style home with gothic elements, perched at the highest elevation at Camp Casey with an expansive view of Puget Sound. Camp Casey Conference Center is run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU) within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. When Fort Casey was decommissioned in the 1950s, SPU became owner of the historical site.
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  • Admiralty Inlet of Puget Sound erodes beach cliffs of Bocker Environmental Reserve within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, near Camp Casey, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound (in the Samish Sea) as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. Camp Casey Conference Center is run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU).
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  • The Colonel's House was built in 1904 as a three-story, colonial-style home with gothic elements, perched at the highest elevation at Camp Casey with an expansive view of Puget Sound. Camp Casey Conference Center is run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU) within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. When Fort Casey was decommissioned in the 1950s, SPU became owner of the historical site.
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  • Faculty House at Camp Casey Conference Center, run by Seattle Pacific University (SPU) within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In 1900, the US Army opened Fort Casey to guard the entrance of Puget Sound as part of the "triangle of fire" along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. When Fort Casey was decommissioned in the 1950s, SPU became owner of the historical site.
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  • Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built 1890 to help guide ships into Puget Sound, and became obsolete in 1927 when its lantern was removed. Fort Casey State Park is part of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Closeup of the throat of a purple iris flower. Admiralty Head Lighthouse, Fort Casey State Park, Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built 1890 to help guide ships into Puget Sound, and became obsolete in 1927 when its lantern was removed. Fort Casey State Park is part of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
    1604WHI-083.jpg
  • Dropped white rhododendron flowers carpet the forest floor at Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Purple, white, yellow and orange hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • A bumblebee pollinates a pink rhododendron flower in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Moss covered woodshed in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • White hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom over bench, in Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Pink hybrid rhododendron flowers (Papa San crossed with Muncaster Mist) bloom in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Totem pole at forested entrance to Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Tidal sand pattern. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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  • Tidal sand pattern. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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  • Yellow and red drifwood log bark pattern. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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  • Driftwood branches appear to pinch a rock, on a wavy pattern of tidal sand. Double Bluff State Park (Useless Bay Tidelands), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. While the tidelands are a State Park, the upland portion is Double Bluff Park, operated by the Friends of Double Bluff and Island County, including an off-leash dog park.
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