JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

With the temperature high and the tide low, the girls and I headed over to Fay Bainbridge State Park on May 25. The weather was wonderful for taking photographs.

As Robert Scoble mentioned, we might try to organize a camping trip after Gnomedex at the park. While staying overnight at Fay Bainbridge wouldn’t be as intense and rugged as camping near Mount Baker, for example, the proximity to downtown Seattle (35 minute ferry ride plus 10- 15 minutes of driving on the island) might allow more people to participate. As these pictures attest, the park has its own adventures and attractions. On a clear day, Cascade mountains and Seattle skyscrapers can be seen.

Parking is $5 a day. Camping is first-come first-serve, no reservations, costing $16 – $22 a night. There are sites along the parking lot which is beside the beach, and other tent sites farther from the water in a meadow/woods area. The park offers showers, running water, bbqs and eating areas plus a playground.

For tips see The Happy Camper from the May 29 Seattle Times

On a sunny day, Mount Rainier is visible, looming large across the Sound.

Life at low tide

Sea anemone

The view from the water at low tide, looking up the beach towards the forest. The orange dot by the log is our bucket.

Somehow playing with this picture, I lost the color and saved it as black and white.

The beach has a large number of driftwood logs between the ocean and the woods.

Playground

Views of the campsites.

A Park volunteer told me that there are other tent campsites up the hill in the woods/meadow area

A last few photos of the view from the beach. In this one the northern Cascades can be seen.

Mount Rainier seen over the grasses.