As the Interpretive Tour Guides we got a 'primo' parking site: next to the Museum where the tours commenced. Out or back picture window was the Admiralty Inlet - the only deep-water connection between the Pacific (thru the Strait of Juan de Fuca) and Puget Sound. The ship traffic was never-ending and included nuclear subs, Navy ships headed to Bremerton Shipyard, cruise ships out of Seattle and lots of ferry traffic and pleasure boaters. I never tired of it. The weather was just about as changeable and the cold fogs (that's one rolling in on the lighthouse, below) added a new dimension for us.
The main body of the Fort and our rig in the picture above are about a 100 feet above the water. The old lighthouse shown here was right at the point and all downhill. It is now operated as a Research Center by NOAA but still used by the State Park guests, as well as locals who love wade-fishing here. The twice-a-day tide changes create unbelievable currents and that makes it a great 'fishing hole'. More on that later.
The property the State of Washington got from the Army back in 1952 to make this a state park included a lot of land that was still wooded - and even a beach site on the back bay. This is where the campgrounds are located and they are in deep, old forests and really nice. Many of the workampers were sited here as Park Hosts. There were neat trails to hike or bike and you could 'get away from it all' on these trails.
Some of the Workamping Team - most of whom have come back here for years - partly for the area and also for the chance to work with a great management team led by Ranger Manager Mike Zimmerman. Here we are laying out a potluck meal - note the festive 'summer' attire - it is as far North and West as you can go.
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