I recently went on a group tour to Sucia Island. It is called the crown jewel of Washington State's marine park system.
It is accessible only by boat and we took the Viking Star, leaving from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal.
Sucia (pronounced su-see'-ah) means "dirty" in Spanish and was named so because of the reefs and rocks around much of the island.
Our tour guide showed us the wave action on sandstone as we hiked over a peninsula. We ended up at Fossil Beach.
And we did see many fossils.
It was low tide and we also saw starfish and anemone.
Our guide said this red one was a bit rare to see.
As we were nearing lunch time, I think some of the star fish were already having theirs.
The geology of the island is varied.
Our boat trip gave us some glimpses of refineries and other commercial endeavors north of Bellingham,
and the Lummi Island ferry.
Here is a map showing the location of Sucia Island.
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