All Aboard Sailing

Dramatic skies and wildlife galore

June 14, 2021 – A sail to the north with dramatic skies. The bald eagle was sitting in his/her nest on Flattop Island caring for it’s chick. We circled Ripple Island spotting at least 8 eagles queuing for lunch time. Mouflon sheep were halfway down the sheer cliff face on Spieden Bluff.

Ferry leaving Friday Harbor

Bald eagle outside Friday Harbor

Turtleback Mountain, Orcas Island

Harbor seals hauled out

Harbor seals hauled out near Shirttail Reef

Inter-island ferry coming out of Wasp Passage

Looking west over the east end of Yellow Island

Intense clouds

Looking west from top of Jones Island

Bald eagle in the nest on Flattop Island

Harbor seals hauled out in New Channel

Strange coloration on harbor seal’s face

Harbor seal with tongue sticking out

Harbor seal with glacial erratic

Flattop Island with reflections

Amazing geology of Flattop Island

Glacial erratic on Ripple Island

Bald eagles fighting over a meal on Ripple Island

Juvenile and mature bald eagles

Bald eagles staging for a chance at the meal tucked in the rocks

Ripple Island

Juvenile bald eagles? – one noticeably bigger

Many harbor seals hauled out

Cute seal resting on a rock

Geology of the Cactus Islands

Barbara playing with Skye

Mouflon sheep scaling the cliff on Spieden Island

Mouflon sheep on Spieden Island

Turkey vulture

Fallow Deer on Spieden Island

Mouflon rams and Gary oak tree on Spieden Island

Mouflon rams and glacial erratics on Spieden Island

Fast close hauled sailing

Darkening skies over Orcas Island

Route Map 6-14-21