Images of Grandeur

I wanted to entitle this tome: “Visions of Grandeur”.  But… after a bit of rumination, I concluded that using the word “Visions” as in “Visions of Grandeur”, might suggest a double entendre and diminish my intent:  To share the visual poetry that Les and I have been privileged to share in our Puget Sound and Salish Sea wanderings.  The images I’ve chosen, capture and freeze moments along our timeline.  When we view those frozen moments, they thaw a bit for us.  And… the ghost of those memories and emotions become alive again.  I do hope that some of them may revive a comparable memory or emotional response that you haven’t savored for a while.  At the very least I hope you enjoy reviewing them.  Pick your favorite and let me know which one it is…

2/5/2019. Great Northern at her new slip at the Salpare Marina in Portland. Not the best picture, but it does mark the beginning of our travels in her.
3/5/2019. Kai in his sleeping bag. It was COLD in Portland compared to San Diego.
12/3/24. Port Browning Marina Resort, North Pender Island, Gulf Islands, British Columbia
2/1/24. Greenburn Lake. South Pender Island. Gulf Islands, British Columbia
11/28/24 07:57 AM. Admiralty Inlet. Transiting along the Eastern shore of Marestone Island on the way to the San Juans
11/30/24, 7:24 PM. Lady Washington, Port Ludlow, Washington
11/21/24. View from the Western tip of Stuart Island, San Juan Islands. Looking towards Sidney and James Islands East of Vancouver Island. Olympics in the background.
11/19/24, 7:31 PM. Sunset Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, San Juan Islands.
7/21/24. Afters years of searching… we found Yonder on North Pender Island, Gulf Islands, British Columbia
7/18/24 9:15 PM. Looking West out Montague Harbor, Galiano Island, Gulf Islands, British Columbia
7/9/24 “Paddle or DIE!” Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, San Juan Islands
6/25/24 Port Townsend Canal. Rainier ion the distance.
4/28/24. Utter LOONACY
4/23/24. Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island
2/29/24 Stone duck on Talbot Trail, Port Ludlow
1/12/24 Frozen Great Blue Heron Tracks on a cold dock
1/4/23 4:42 PM. Port Ludlow (sunset before 5 PM!)
12/2/23 Patient crow waiting for his peanut
11/23/23 Our view of the Eastern Olympics
11/18/23 A different mood…
9/15/23. The ferry between Powel River and Texada Island
9/11/23 7 PM. Prideaux Haven, Offseason, Desolation Sound, British Columbia
9/8/23. Von Donup Inlet, Cortes Island, Discovery Island Group, British Columbia
9/4/23. Carrington Bay, Cortes Island
2/2/23. Petroglyphs in the Tide Inlet leading to Gorge Harbor, Cortes Island
10/30/23 7:50 AM. Waiatt Bay, Octopus Islands Marine Provincial Park, Cortes Island, Quadra Island, BC
8/16/23 5/29 AM. Sunrise, Hunter Bay, Lopez Island, San Juans
7/12/23 Great Blue Heron… a favorite bird of ours…
6/7/23. No! This is MY dockbox…

Princess Louisa Inlet 5/23.

Chatterbox Falls
5/23 Turn Point Lighthouse, Stuart Island, San Juans
2/23 Rainier
1/23
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1/23 The Port Townsend ferry in a rainbow
11/22 Another Olympic Mountain mood
11/22 Real Huevos Rancheros
And there are hundreds more… no way… it’s nap time…

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  2. Prideaux Haven, Offseason is my favorite and the fact that I had a small part of this next Chapter. I saw HERON being sold again recently. Hope you both have a great 2025 cruising season.

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    1. Well… from the time we interviewed you… at a boat show… you’ve always been good to us. With boats, eating huevos Rancheros together in G Bay and helping to solve our ongoing footitis issues. Always good to hear from you.

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  3. These photos are all spectacular! If I had to pick only one, it would the ship Washington at sunset. But truly all were beautiful  😍 

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