Blogs and News about Patos Island of the San Juan Islands, Washington State.
Last updated on Sun, 5 Jul 2009
Saturday, June 13thToday we went sightseeing up to the Patos Lighthouse on Patos Island , the furthest northern island of the San Juans. At the tip of the island, there were tremendous riptides, and easily a hundred or more harbor porpoise. ...
Patos Island , Washington « THE MAVERICK SERIES by Elaine Seavey strait-years-front-cover.jpg We visited Patos Island several times. Since its location is so far from the other San Juan Islands, it seemed like few people stopped here, and we were always able to find an open mooring buoy. ...
Expedition Paddlers: San Juan islands- 3 day circumnavigation- 87 ... Day 2- 12 miles - Stewart to Patos island . Day 3- 30 miles - Patos to Anacortes. We launched at 7am Sat morning from Guemes Channel in Anacortes & flew out & across Rosario Strait with the raging ebb on over to Lopez island with the ...
Orca Whale Watching - Wildlife - San Juan Island: A bit of sun, a ... We travelled with various members of J Pod, who were spread out for miles between East Point and Patos Island . J1, Ruffles, and likely J2, Granny, made a nice appearance, passing in front of our bow after we had shut down the engine to ...
Orca Whale Watching - Wildlife - San Juan Island: Stellar Sea ... On the way back to Friday Harbor we encountered Stellar Sea Lions of Patos Island swimming. Everyone was amazed with just how large the Stellars were. We also saw Harbor porpoise. We discussed some of the differences between dolphins ...
Orca Whale Watching - Wildlife - San Juan Island: A Whale of a ... Our destination was soon discovered to be the open waters just North of Patos Island State Marine Park. Another boat operator called out "I've made contact" over the radio waves and we knew that Orcas were soon to be seen. ...
Lighthouse Kid: Patos Island in the 1950's | Featured | Lighthouse ... The last time I visited Patos Island was 26 years earlier with my first husband. We were on our honeymoon and camped on Patos Island while touring the San Juan Islands in a small Boston Whaler. The old lighthouse was in shambles and ...
saving it or ruining it? patos island lighthouse san juan taken my boat up there many times and one of the things we always try to include is a trip the lighthouse on patos island . patos is the most northwestern island in the san juans and is accessibly only by private boat. ...
san juan island cruise july 2008 light house at alden point, patos island . this island is right on the border of canada and usa. these lighthouses are all automated, but a lot of money has been thrown into remodeling them. often they are turned over to private groups ...
Reports from Sea Kayaking the San Juan Islands with Anacortes ... (The images posted here are of a sunset from the campground on Patos Island ; and Mt. Baker during sunrise from Pelican Beach, Cypress Island. Taken by our guide Freddie on a couple of recent overnight kayaking trips.) ...
