Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice.? The current can really rip under that bridge.? I have been through it on a boat and it can be exciting. Glad your side of the state is fairing well.? Here in Yakima phase 2 is nowhere in sight. Aram On 6/26/2020 8:55 PM, Peter Klein wrote: > The State of Washington has reopened its state parks. We are still > keeping away from other people, But "they" are now saying that > outdoors is fairly safe as long as we keep our distance. So, we went > on our first outing since early March. Destination: Deception Pass > State Park, about 1.5 hours drive north of Seattle.? It was wonderful > to get out of the city and into nature, and feel like human beings again. > > Deception Pass is a saltwater channel between two large islands. Tidal > currents can run in either direction, the setting is beautiful, and > there's a bridge over it built during the Depression, with help from > the Civilian Conservation Corps. The bridge is undergoing maintenance > right now, but is still open. Here are a few shots from our visit. > > A diving sea lion, taking advantage of the currents that funnel fish > into the central channel: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50049361627/in/dateposted-public/> > > > Me, appropriately attired: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50049361577/in/dateposted-public/> > > > Katya and Tilly.? My wife refused to be photographed with a mask. Here > we far well away from anyone else, so the masks were off: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50049105661/in/dateposted-public/> > > > I thought this driftwood log looked like a Tardigrade (Those cute > microscopic"Water Bears"). > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50049361502/in/dateposted-public/> > > > A speedboat doing what speedboats do: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/50048545498/in/dateposted-public/> > > > Taken with my Olympus E-M5, which remains blissfully unaware of its > impending orphan status, plus Panasonic 25/1.4 or Olympus 45/1.8. Enjoy! > > --Peter > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > ? http://lrflex.furnfeather.ca/ > Archives are at: > ?? http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >