Four from Deception Pass

[holyoutlaw]

This is the last batch of pictures.

I was really fascinated by the current of Deception Pass. It can reach several knots, and there were plenty of whirlpools and eddies throughout the channel that we could see. That's one the fascinating things about tides, to me: How different they are. At Edmonds ferry terminal, it came in quickly, each wave reaching a little higher than the previous, the water staying a little further up the shore between waves. At Rosario Beach, the tides were a gentle sigh. Every so often, the water would move and you'd notice the tide was higher. At Deception Pass, the tide was a torrent.

Deception Pass and Sailboat



Mt. Baker from Deception Pass


Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)


Julie spotted this, as she does with practically all the wildlife. This one even stuck around long enough for me to get a decent picture.

Millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana)

Comments

[anghara.livejournal.com]

Snake? SNAKE? I'm never going there again...

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

It's such a cute little thing! Okay, not many people find snakes "cute." Sorry!

[anghara.livejournal.com]

I grew up in Africa. I saw a man die from a snakebite. As far as I am concerned there is no longer any such thing as a non-poisonous snake, after that. I am totally phobic about them. At Radcon this year some woman was in the dealers room with a real live python type snake draped around her neck, offering it to people to meet - I froze like a rabbit and had to be separated from even seeing the snake by a wall of friends who then ushered me out the other way so I wouldn't have to cross its path again.

I hate them. I fear them. They freak - me - out. ROYALLY.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

My apologies for making light of the subject. I'll be careful to label and cut pictures of snakes in the future.