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Protection Island, wildlife refuge

Protection Island, wildlife refuge

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Water tower on Protection Island. The small dark holes (enlarge photo) on the slope are deep burrows dug by rhinosorus auklets. The adults catch fish during the day then return to the burrows to feet their chicks at night. By some accounts, 75% of the US population of these birds is found here. The island is a wildlife refuge, boats must approach no closer than 600 feet from shore.

Water tower on Protection Island. The small dark holes (enlarge photo) on the slope are deep burrows dug by rhinosorus auklets. The adults catch fish during the day then return to the burrows to feet their chicks at night. By some accounts, 75% of the US population of these birds is found here. The island is a wildlife refuge, boats must approach no closer than 600 feet from shore.

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Point Wilson Lighthouse, Strait of Juan De Fuca.

Point Wilson Lighthouse, Strait of Juan De Fuca.

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Dugout canoe practice, Makah Nation, Neah Bay. The Makah people have a strong tradition of seafaring, and hunting whales from canoes. Located in the furthest NW part of the continental US, the Makah's keep alive their traditional ways.

Dugout canoe practice, Makah Nation, Neah Bay. The Makah people have a strong tradition of seafaring, and hunting whales from canoes. Located in the furthest NW part of the continental US, the Makah's keep alive their traditional ways.

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This is part of the Eastern Highrise of the I-90 Bridge on Lake Washington. It was towed to Neah Bay several years ago to become an artificial but got stuck in the mud, which is where it now sits.

This is part of the Eastern Highrise of the I-90 Bridge on Lake Washington. It was towed to Neah Bay several years ago to become an artificial but got stuck in the mud, which is where it now sits.

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Home atop Angeles Point, Strait of Juan De Fuca.

Home atop Angeles Point, Strait of Juan De Fuca.

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Seal Rock near Neah Bay. With a little immagination the rock looks like a seal. Sail rock, with which this feature is sometimes confused, can be barely seen in the lower right hand corner.

Seal Rock near Neah Bay. With a little immagination the rock looks like a seal. Sail rock, with which this feature is sometimes confused, can be barely seen in the lower right hand corner.

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Cave East of Neah Bay

Cave East of Neah Bay

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Slip Point

Slip Point

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Natural arch, just west of Freshwater Bay, Strait of Juan De Fuca.

Natural arch, just west of Freshwater Bay, Strait of Juan De Fuca.

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Olson's resort, Sekiu, Washinton.

Olson's resort, Sekiu, Washinton.

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Pillar Point pillar

Pillar Point pillar

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Tongue Point, Salt Creek County Park

Tongue Point, Salt Creek County Park

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Sailing off Port Angeles

Sailing off Port Angeles

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Power boat off Pillar Point going too fast for the conditions.

Power boat off Pillar Point going too fast for the conditions.

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Home, Sequim Bay

Home, Sequim Bay

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Bedded glacial sediments, west side Sequim Bay

Bedded glacial sediments, west side Sequim Bay

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Port Washington on Sequim Bay.

Port Washington on Sequim Bay.

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Klipot Point and Travis Spit at the entrance to Sequim Bay.

Klipot Point and Travis Spit at the entrance to Sequim Bay.

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Sequim Bay State Park dock at low tide.

Sequim Bay State Park dock at low tide.

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Sequim Bay State Park boat launch ramp.

Sequim Bay State Park boat launch ramp.

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Boat on Sequim Bay

Boat on Sequim Bay

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Public dock, Sequim Bay State Park. Mooring buoys provide extra tie-up space for boats off shore.

Public dock, Sequim Bay State Park. Mooring buoys provide extra tie-up space for boats off shore.

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Nodules eroding from mudstone, Sequim Bay State Park

Nodules eroding from mudstone, Sequim Bay State Park

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