October, 2017
“We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you these important announcements.”
Remember those words? In other words, here are some other newsy items that might be of interest. 🙂
I’ve shown you how dangerous and scary Deception Pass can be, so I thought I would also show you how benign it can be when the current is slack. The water in Deception Pass can be very calm.
I took the photo above from my boat (the 1940 Matthews, Pied Piper) during a cruise on the boat, with friends also along on their boats, to the Deception Pass area in late September, 2010. The boats you see in the photo above are not transiting the pass; they are idling and slowly moving about, back and forth, right in the middle of the pass while fishing. In 30 minutes or so, the current will start running again and those boats will leave. Slack current happens usually four times a day, so there are windows of calm for fishing, kayaking, paddle-boarding, and transiting the pass even in a slow power boat or sailboat. With some judicious chart reading, you can be perfectly safe.
For you readers who are interested in fishing, the boats above are just off of North Beach on the Whidbey side of the bridge and are likely fishing for Coho (Silver) Salmon which ordinarily run from August through October. Pink (Humpy) Salmon also have runs through Deception Pass, also usually on the North Beach side of the pass, but those runs are usually only on odd numbered years. Besides fishing from boats, lots of folks fish right from North Beach near the bridge.
And, in addition to that information, I have two reports to make! One stems from a comment from reader GingerD and my subsequent reply wherein I voiced my thought that the Deception Pass area and the bridge might be the most visited area in the State of Washington.
Well, I
cannot confirm or deny that. What I do find online is that the Deception Pass State Park is the most visited state park in the State of Washington. And that is noteworthy! But I can’t find information about where the Deception Pass area (or the bridge) ranks in the list of all of the popularly visited areas or destinations in the State of Washington. Cranberry Lake on a hot summer day.
My second report is about the “Count the Rings” contest from my blog post “Deception Pass State Park, day 3 afternoon“. It’s pretty exciting isn’t it? 🙂 I know all of you have been waiting with bated breath to hear who won and what the prize was. Get ready to shout hurrah! The winner is ….. it was a tie!
Reader Tim guessed 115 rings. Reader Jan guessed 246.5 rings. One might wonder how two guesses which were obviously the result of exacting measurements taken using laborious methods could be so wildly different. I really don’t have a clue and I kind of wonder right along with the rest of you. 🙂
Nevertheless, the CORRECT answer is … 180.75 rings … exactly in between the two answers. How amazing! The prize (remember the prize?) … well, the prize WAS going to be a brand new Tesla Roadster (photo below). But I really can’t imagine cutting this car in half, can you? Sigh. So I guess I’ll just keep this car and keep using it for grocery runs and wait for our next contest here.
Zoom, zoom, zoom!
Now wait just one darn minute! whaddya think, Tim? I think we bin had!
Jan, you are correct, something smells fishy here and it ain’t the salmon. I think we’re getting our legs pulled! Can we find out where Ann lives and “pay her a visit”?
Tim, I will do that very thing in a week or so. I’m sneak a peek in her garage — bet you are right and there won’t even be a skateboard there. But then again, what would you and I DO with a skateboard!? Humph.
I think Jan and Tim could take turns having the Tesla on the weekends. No need to cut it in half. 🙂
I think Washington is beautiful. Having lived in the desert for years, I am amazed at the beauty of your state.
On the other hand, when I visit the desert, I’m amazed and enthralled by the beauty of the desert. What a great world we live in, eh?
Might be difficult to share that car on weekends since Jan appears to live near Ann and I live in Montana but swapping it every six months would be ok. Nope, don’t want no skateboard. Ok, Ann, where is our car? You promised!
Agreed Ginger, it sure is beautiful in Washington, haven’t been there but I would sure like to see it first hand and catch some of those salmon.
Oops. I do believe I have been found out, called on the carpet, put on notice … and the jig is up! Oops. Oh boy am I in trouble! Ok, I have to fess up. There is no car. 🙁 There never was a car. There isn’t even a skateboard. How will I ever win your trust back? Oh my oh my oh my. Oh woe is me.
On the other hand, wasn’t that fun, Tim and Jan? 🙂 Thinking that you were going to win a prize? I think THAT’s what you should focus on, ok? Ok? How about a nice salmon for a prize? I could mail each of you a nice salmon, should take only a week or so to arrive. 🙂 Ok?
Lol
Hahaha! Good joke on us Ann. Thanks for the fun. 🙂 What I would really appreciate tho is if my nephew ever does get moved to Washington State and my wife and I get over there to visit him, it would be terrific if you could give us some ideas about stuff to see and do there. You seem to know a awful lot about the area and your ideas would sure hlep us. We’ll pass on the salmon in a box for week ha!
I’d be happy to share some really great ideas about where to go and what to see. Washington isn’t as large as Montana is, but there are all manner of things that might entertain you depending on which part of the state you’ll be in. Just shoot me a message here when you’re getting ready for the trip Tim and I will share what I know with you. I’d bet other readers here from Washington State will do so too.
You are toast, girly girl.
Oh boy am I in hot water now …. hooo boy!