Ebey Prairie

The Cascade Mountains and the Ebey Prairie farmland January 23.

Oak Harbor Marina

Mt. Baker with a winter coat of snow and the Oak Harbor Marina as seen from the east side of Oak Harbor Bay on January 12.

Mt. Rainier Dawn

Mt. Rainier at dawn from Flintstone Park on Oak Harbor Bay, January 27.

January Dawn

The Oak Harbor Marina and the North Cascades at dawn on January 27. I was at Flintstone Park on Oak Harbor Bay, Whidbey Island.

Fir Island

The fog shrouded Olympics yesterday afternoon from Fir Island, Skagit Valley.

This view is from Talking Field 3 and the location of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife's Fir Island Goose Reserve. 225 acres on the south side of Fir Island Road are owned by the state and leased to farmers to plant, providing crops for winter snow goose forage. The area is part of the Skagit River delta with Dry Slough at the east and Brown's Slough on the west. In the late 1800's, following human settlement, dikes were built and the land was converted to farm use.

Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier from Oak Harbor January 12. The mountain is over 90 miles away and is not always clearly visible, even on sunny days.

Oak Harbor

Mt. Baker is to the northeast of Oak Harbor.

These views are from a hill on the east side of Oak Harbor Bay aptly names Scenic Heights.

Eagle View

Eagles enjoying the view yesterday from the San de Fuca dock: Penn Cove, Camano Island and the North Cascade Mountains.

Ft. Ebey State Park

One of my favorite places for a quiet morning is Ft. Ebey State Park on Whidbey Island. The views of the Olympics and the Salish Sea are amazing, such as this one from January 12.

There are trails for hiking and spaces for camping, although the camping section of the park is closed in the winter.

Winter Whidbey Drive

A morning view of a hazy Mt. Baker on January 12 from West Beach Road on Whidbey Island. I was at the same spot as yesterday's post, one of the few on the island where you can see the Olympics and Mt. Baker from the same place.

Winter Whidbey Drive

Driving along West Beach Road on January 12.

Oak Harbor Skyline

And earlier in the day, January 5.

Winter Beach Walk

On the beach on the west side of Whidbey Island the morning of January 12.

North Cascades

The North Cascades and Maylor's Point from Scenic Heights, shortly before sunset on January 11.

Mt. Baker

The Oak Harbor Marina and Mt. Baker shortly before sunset on January 11.

Olympics at Dawn

Views from the west side of Whidbey Island on January 12.

January Sunset

January 5 sunset from Whidbey Island. I was struck by the odd red/violet color of the sky.

First Light

Mt. Baker, catching the morning sunlight, and a frozen Swan Lake on Whidbey Island, January 12.

Full Moon

The moon setting over the Salish Sea and Vancouver Island January 11.

Swan Lake and Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island.

Full Moon

I was on Scenic Heights on the west side of Oak Harbor Bay to catch the moon rising last night.

Full Moon over Oak Harbor Bay

Oak Harbor Bay and the full moon, January 11.

Dugualla Bay View

Christmas Day view from Dugualla Bay on Whidbey Island.

Oak Harbor Dusk

And earlier in the day, January 5.

Mt. Baker from Rocky Point

I was at the entrance to the Rocky Point picnic area at NAS Whidbey on January 5. I rarely see a lenticular cloud at the top of Baker.

Olympic Mountains from Whidbey Island

Views from West Beach Road on January 4,

and from Libbey Beach, an Island Country park on the west side of Whidbey Island.

Rocky Point Sunset

I was at Rocky Point on the west side of Whidbey Island January 5.

Frost

The patterns of frost on a flat surface January 5.

Chuckanut Sunset

The sunset from Chuckanut last night.

Olympic Mountains

The view from the east side of Oak Harbor January 3.

Mt. Baker New Year's Day

From Oak Harbor.

Mars, Moon, Venus

Just after sunset tonight, Mars in the upper left and Venus at the lower right.

New Year's Day in Oak Harbor

Stormy Salish Sea

A recent stormy morning on the west side of Whidbey Island.