Deception Pass Currents by auntietk

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jun 17, 2008

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Here's a shot from the top of the bridge at Deception Pass. Look at the water, if it doesn't make you too queasy to look down! Do you see how turbulent the surface of the water is? All that movement is caused by the tidal currents that rush through the narrow pass. Boaters wait for slack tide to navigate the passage. (Slack tide is when the tide changes, and it isn't rushing in either direction - it's basically as still as it ever gets.) Boaters wait in nearby coves until it's safe to sail to the other side. The water gets running through there so fast that it creates whirlpools. This is not a good place for the novice boater!! Denise (MrsRatbag) and Marilyn (beachzz) and I had a great time here! Loads of photo ops. :)