Wednesday, September 10, 2008


This is the bridge over Deception Pass, and I made a trip down there, about 45 miles from Bellingham, last weekend.  The bridge is "only" about 190 feet above the water, and you can walk across it.  It was built in the late 20s/early 30s, and it is more than a bit nerve wrecking to walk across a 75+ year old bridge, looking down 20 stories, and feel the bridge shake and vibrate.  Added to this is the sense of vertigo, because the water below moves with the tide at about 9 miles an hour, in and out of the passage 4 times a day.  All with a three foot railing that is old as the bridge...  Incredible spot, and and you feel very close to it all.

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