Moran State Park - Orcas Island
Sept. 9, 2018
Orcas Island is the largest of the San Juan Islands in the Puget Sound of Washington. Expect to wait at least 3 hours for the ferry without reservation.
A trip to Orcas Island in the San Juans
We decided to take a camping trip to Moran State Park on Orcas Island in the San Juan Island group. It is about an hour and a half drive from our home in Clearview to the ferry landing at Anacortes and then a little over an hour ferry ride to Orcas Island. It was raining hard when we left home at 7 am but the sky gradually cleared as we made our way to Anacortes and there was some blue sky and sunshine by the time the ferry boarded. Along the way the ferry captain announced an Orca whale sighting and stopped the ferry about a quarter mile away from the pod. Everyone who was not already outside flooded to the front viewing decks and oohed and aahed as the Orcas broke water. My GoPro was not good enough to capture them, but we saw a number of fins break the surface and spumes shooting into the air. We sat dead in the water for ten or fifteen minutes before continuing our journey. It was a wonderful experience all around.
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Rosario Resort on Orcas Island, Washington, USA
This beautiful mansion at Rosario Resort has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. It was built in 1906 by Robert Moran, a former shipbuilder and a two-term mayor of Seattle. It is now open to the public, a popular venue for picture-perfect outdoor and indoor weddings.
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10 Things To Do On San Juan Island, WA as a family with kids
Looking for things to do in San Juan islands. We love the San Juan Islands in Washington. This year we took the ferry to Friday Harbor and dropped our oldest son off for Canoe Island French Camp and spent several days exploring San Juan Island sights and activities. We had a blast. Come along and see 10 Things To Do On San Juan Island. Let us know all the wonderful things we can do next time!
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2018 Orcas Island 100 Miler
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Hiking Mount Constitution on Orcas Island
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Seattle Kayak Squidding
A few guys from the Tricity Kayak Anglers crew decided to take a roadtrip to the Puget Sound for some squid fishing. We met up with Brad Hole from Kayak Fishing Washington, who showed us the jigging techniques and how to locate the schools. While jigging for squid, I caught and released Chinook, Sand Dabs, Rockfish, and an Irish Lord.
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Moran Park Ridge View Parcel offers views of Lopez Sound to the south across Spencer Spit, Flower, Frost, Decatur and Blakely Islands with the Olympic Mtn. Range as the backdrop. Peace and tranquility surround this 12-acre parcel located adjacent to Moran State Park, providing outdoor adventure for hiking, biking, swimming, horseback riding and breathtaking views of San Juan Archipelago from atop Mt Constitution. Several building sites to choose from, installed drainfield, utilities on site.
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Island Cabin Getaway - Ben Ure Island, San Juan Islands/Deception Pass
We finally got a chance to reserve the cabin on Ben Ure Island. Unfortunately my remote mic decide to not work, but the audio isn't bad when I am near.
The Ben Ure Cabin at Deception Pass is on Ben Ure Island near Cornet Bay, with views of Puget Sound and Mount Baker. Access is only by beachable human-powered watercraft such as a kayak or rowboat. The modern cabin is 12-by-24-feet in size and features a large deck overlooking the water, as well as a picnic table, fully furnished electric kitchen, queen size futon, electric heat, lights, bathroom and outdoor shower. Visitors must take along their own drinking water to the site.
In the late 1800s, the rowdiness from all the drunk loggers at a dance hall and saloon would echo across this forested island. Trader Ben Ure used the island to smuggle in illegal Chinese immigrants for manual labor around the region.
In the last two decades, the state park has bought 8 out of the 10 acres on Ben Ure Island, including the cabin on the southwest corner that’s now available for rent.
To give the four private homes on the island privacy, the state park allows public access to just cabin renters (maximum two people per stay) with only kayaks or other nonmotorized boats allowed to and from the island.
Ben Ure and his partner Lawrence Pirate Kelly were quite profitable at their human smuggling business and played hide-and-seek with the United States Customs Department for years. Ure's own operation at Deception Pass in the late 1880s consisted of Ure and his Native-American wife. Local tradition has it that his wife would camp on the nearby Strawberry Island (which was visible from the open sea) and signal him with a fire on the island's summit to alert him to whether or not it was safe to attempt to bring the human cargo he illegally transported ashore. For transport, Ure would tie the people up in burlap bags so that if customs agents were to approach he could easily toss the people in bags overboard. The tidal currents would carry the entrapped drowned migrants' bodies to San Juan Island to the north and west of the pass and many ended up in what became known as Dead Man's Bay.
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