The North Cascades catch the last light of the setting sun. This view is from Flintstone Park, Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island.
Mt. Baker and the foothills have new snow after recent storms. This photo is from the Dugualla Bay area.
This was the view from West Beach Road in mid-December.
Mt. Rainier at dusk from Ft. Ebey State Park on Whidbey Island in mid-December.
Having spent Christmas Eve with one sister, I was spending Christmas Day with my other sister in Belling-
ham. I decided to take the Bayview Edison Road to Chuckanut Drive.
When I came to the flat farm land, there were eagles every-where.
I saw both mature and young.
I think I lost count some-where around twenty five.
I saw more eagles on Christmas than I ever have up on the Skagit River.
The sunset from my sister's house (on Whidbey Island) Christmas Eve. The Olympic Mountains were mostly hidden by clouds.
Mt. Rainier catches the evening sun in these photos from mid-September.
I was at Ft. Ebey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island.
During this stormy weather, I thought Mt. Baker at dawn from Oak Harbor taken in August, might be cheerful.
It's been way too cloudy the last few days so I went back to a photo I took September 12. The sun was setting right over Smith Island. The Olympic Peninsula is at the left. I was on the west side of Whidbey Island at, aptly named, Sunset Beach.
Mt. Baker was sporting a new covering of snow last Sunday, December 14th, in the afternoon sun. I was southwest of Oak Harbor, on a street off Scenic Heights Road.
Even on cloudy days the Olympic Mountains break through from time to time as in this view overlooking San de Fuca and Penn Cove.
On a cloudy and stormy day like today, here's a reminder of just last week. I was on the west side of Oak Harbor, capturing the North Cascades.
There are many places on Whidbey Island where one can relax and enjoy the view of mountains and sea. One is at the end of Hastie Lake Road, a public access area on the west side of the island. You could enjoy the morning view of the Olympics, as I did, or come back in the evening for awesome sunsets.
This is the view from above the Sno-Isle Library parking lot in east Oak Harbor, the view many have from the navy housing on the hill. This is looking southwest, across Oak Harbor Bay. The city of Oak Harbor is at the right. The Olympic Mountains are above the area called Scenic Heights.
Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor a few days ago.
Clear weather has returned. The North Cascades are on the horizon with fog in Saratoga Passage. I was on the west side of Oak Harbor.
Two storms came through Whidbey in the last couple of days, leaving over an inch of rain. Some drains are not doing their job, as shown here in a parking lot.
There was an unusual, very high tide yesterday morning.
The lagoon south of the San de Fuca school house was filled with driftwood.
The unstable air with the storm that came through the Pacific Northwest yesterday made for some interesting clouds.
The North Cascade Mountains catch the last of the sun's light. This might well be the scene about a month from now as I took this photo in January of this year. I was on the west side of Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island.
The southern foothills of Mt. Baker caught the afternoon sun as I was on the Guemes Channel Trail on Fidalgo Island. The weather was not the best that day so I definitely plan to go on that trail again.
I was on Fidalgo Island recently and decided to check out the Guemes Channel Trail, just east of the Anacortes ferry dock.
It's a very nice trail and I'll be returning on a sunny day as there are beautiful views of the ferry and Mt. Baker.
Mt. Baker caught a bit of afternoon sunshine yesterday.
This scene reminded me of the old debate of planting by the weather or by the moon.
Even on cloudy days the sun tries to break through on Whidbey Island.
Windjammer Park is one of my favorite places to catch Mt. Rainier. The mountain seems not a prominent as my shots at dawn.
Clear weather dawn from Oak Harbor. The North Cascades are on the horizon.
Twilight over the Olympic Peninsula on the horizon and Swan Lake on Whidbey Island.
I was at Sunset Beach on the west side of Whidbey Island to catch the last sunset of November. The Olympic Peninsula is on the horizon.
The North Cascades have received their first snow of the winter season.
So has Mt. Baker. These photos were taken from Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island.
Relaxing, watching the sunset at Ft. Ebey State Park. The Olympic Mountains are in the distance. I took this photo in September, when the sun was still setting to the north of the Olympic Peninsula.
Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor Bay on a recent overcast morning.
There are times when the clouds are just worth photographing.
This was a recent sunrise from the west side of Oak Harbor. The North Cascade Mountains are on the horizon.
I took this shot from the west side of Oak Harbor on Veteran's Day, before the cloudy and rainy weather set in. The Cascades are shown on the horizon, not yet having received any winter snow.
A couple on a sunset beach walk at Joseph Whidbey State Park on the west side of Whidbey Island. Vancouver Island is on the horizon. This photo was taken earlier this fall.
The conditions were just right for this view of Mt. Rainier before sunrise from the west side of Oak Harbor. The mountain is around 90 miles away and often cannot be clearly seen.
The Olympic Mountains from Libbey Beach, an Island County park on the west side of Whidbey Island.
The profile of the Cascade Mountains at dawn on a recent morning. I was at Flintstone Park on Oak Harbor Bay. The Oak Harbor Marina is in the foreground.
The color was gone about twenty minutes later.
