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Here a ferry returns from one of those lands — Bremerton, or maybe Bainbridge Island –passing West Seattle on its way downtown. \u00a0In this picture Alki Point appears as just a little spit, pointing west toward Blake Island. Beyond that island lies the Kitsap Peninsula, to the north as far as\u00a0Manchester and Orchard Point. Still further north\u00a0the more prominent mass of Bainbridge Island hides the channel that separates them, Rich Passage.<\/p>\n
Actually, this isn’t quite\u00a0the view from our house. For composition and clarity, the photo\u00a0was taken from a spot a couple of blocks north — and four hundred feet higher — revealing some detail not normally available to us from home. Still, we consider all of this to be\u00a0part of our local landscape. \u00a0Who could resist taking a closer look?<\/p>\n
The Sound can’t be much more than five miles across in most places hereabouts, certainly not a stretch for an intrepid solo paddler, but I have\u00a0chosen practicality\u00a0over the thrill of the “purist” approach. \u00a0I figure it will take about seven ferry trips to different launching points\u00a0to cover all the visible shoreline. \u00a0The first two are already done, and are described in the next entry<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As Seattle’s coastline became more familiar, we shifted our gaze to those farther shores that lie on the other side of Puget Sound. Here a ferry returns from one of those lands — Bremerton, or maybe Bainbridge Island –passing … Continue reading