Hype for the Future 146R: San Juan and Island Counties, Washington

Overview Within the State of Washington, San Juan and Island Counties are associated with the Salish Sea and surrounding areas associated with the Juan de Fuca Strait and nearby Puget Sound and partially playing a role in the border complications between the United States and Canada. Today, the county seats for the respective counties are Friday Harbor and Oak Harbor, the former on San Juan Island and the latter on Whidbey Island. The insular communities are traditionally associated with […]

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/hype-for-the-future-146r-san-juan-and-island-counties-washington/

Hype for the Future 146R: San Juan and Island Counties, Washington

Overview Within the State of Washington, San Juan and Island Counties are associated with the Salish Sea and surrounding areas associated with the Juan de Fuca Strait and nearby Puget Sound and par…

novaTopFlex
Belted Kingfisher waits in the rain

#silentsunday #rain #moody #bird #birdphotography#kingfisher #narure #WildLifePhotography #photography #washingron #pnw #whidbeyisland
Working phone booths dot South Whidbey Island, where residents still can make local calls — for free

There was a time — a time before smartphones and DMs and all that Slack — when telephones were about warmth and reassurance. It lives on still in South Whidbey.

The Seattle Times
Getting a #motorcycle / #scooter really has opened up some of my old cycling routes for me. I'm able to get shots that I normally wouldn't have gotten on the bicycle due to time constraints. #WhidbeyIsland #KitsapPeninsula #PortTownsend

Link: https://instagram.com/p/CQeCVTrhHaA
Walking a beach is about the things you find washed up. Here's a clearly dead spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) that washed up at Fort Casey State Park. #nature #fish #marine #oceanography #PNW #Washington #WhidbeyIsland #FortCasey #marinelife
Walking the beach at Fort Casey State Park (1/10/26). Finding pretty beach rocks. Windy. A Washington State ferry (MV Kennewick) begins crossing Admiralty Inlet from Keystone to Port Townsend. #walking #hiking #beach #PNW #Washington #WhidbeyIsland #FortCasey #WSF #ferry #travel #photography
We were out on Whidbey Island on 1/10/26. One of our stops was Fort Casey State Park where we checked out Admiralty Head Lighthouse, which, unfortunately is closed in January and February. We did more walking around there including the beach. #lighthouse #photography #travel #PNW #Washington #WhidbeyIsland