This is such a beautiful spot - it connects to the Pacific Ocean and is very scenic. It was windy up on the bridge, but perfect down below on the beaches where the kids played for quite awhile.
A LITTLE HISTORY - In the spring of 1792, Joseph Whidbey, master of the HMS Discovery and Captain Vancouver's chief navigator, sailed through the narrow passage that is now called Deception Pass and proved that it was not really a small bay as charted by the Spaniards (hence the name "Deception"), but a deep and turbulent channel that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with the Saratoga Passage.
In the early years of the 20th Century, travelers of the horse-and-buggy era used an unscheduled ferry to cross from Fidalgo Island to Whidbey Island. To call the ferry, they banged a saw with a mallet and then sat back to wait.
The bridge, one of the scenic wonders of the Pacific Northwest, is actually two spans, one over Canoe Pass to the north, and another over Deception Pass to the south.
Rocks + water + kid = hours of fun! Cayleb loves this no matter where we go.
Old growth tree - Madalyn was pretending she was a part of the tree. This is one of the trees on the trail to the beach areas.
