On the Bridge of Deception Pass – Washington State
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On the Bridge of Deception Pass
There’s an interesting story about Deception Pass. George “Vancouver” (you can guess where the Canadian city in the west got its name from) gave it the title “Deception” since it had tricked him into believing, what is now, Whidbey Island was a peninsula. The so-called “deception” was heightened because of Whidbey’s failure to come out of the strait. Then in May 1792, Vancouver was anchored close to the southern end of Whidbey Island. He sent Joseph Whidbey to explore the waters east of Whidbey Island, now called Saratoga Passage, using small boats.
Whidbey reached the northern end of Saratoga Passage and researched eastward into Skagit Bay, which is shallow and hard to navigate. He returned to rejoin Vancouver without having discovered Deception Pass. It seemed that Skagit Bay was a dead-end and Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island were a long peninsula connected to the mainland. In June the expedition sailed north along the west shore of Whidbey Island and came out to sea.
The area is now a state park and a green metallic bridge connects the islands to the mainland.
Have you been to Deception Pass?
| Category | Landscape |
| Exposure | Manual exposure, 1/45 sec, f/8, ISO 100 |
| Camera | Sony A7II |
| Lens | Tamron 15-30mm |
| Filter | Polarizing Filter |
| Location | Washington State, USA |
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Nice photo , Another amazing place in the world!!
Beautiful. The colors look stunning.
I drive across this bridge almost everyday, I live on Whidbey Island! Cool Photo Man!
I went because the weather had some sun in it :)
Very nice picture of the sunset, looks like rain is on the way!
I haven't been there but it looks awesome, especially in the photo you took. If we ever go to Vancouver I'll remember this place :)
You just have to drive south an hour or two :)
I did some PhotoTravel i would be happy if u can check it..and btw nice post :D
really honey
water is so calming. great picture
It's really an awesome place. 👌
Thanks for the local history lesson! Deception pass is beautiful but it always terrifies me when I walk out there, because the top of the rail is below my center of gravity. I feel like a gust of wind or a joking shove will send me to my doom.
Yeah, that bridge can be a bit hairy. I can only imagine for people afraid of heights!
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