http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery 1248 photos in 41 albums en-US Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:23:52 -0400 Gallery 1.5-RC2, http://gallery.menalto.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 40 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album39/WA_sanjuanisland_cattlept_09jul07_0122.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery 144 105 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album39 d87779f8a192d1b346ce6d4e3487d374 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:27:53 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album39 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album39/WA_sanjuanisland_cattlept_09jul07_0122.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album39/WA_sanjuanisland_cattlept_09jul07_0122.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album39/WA_sanjuanisland_cattlept_09jul07_0122.thumb.jpg Cattle Point Light is located on the southern tip of San Juan Island. Though it may lack in structural appeal, it makes up for this shortcoming by surrounding itself with some of the most beautiful scenery in all of Washington State. The first navigational aid on the point was a lens lantern established in 1888. Photos by Bruce Robie. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album26 015ec46b9244c4994f208d2df022569e Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:25:20 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album26 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album26/WA_PtWilson_frazeur_16may04_140_750X555.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album26/WA_PtWilson_frazeur_16may04_140_750X555.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album26/WA_PtWilson_frazeur_16may04_140_750X555.thumb.jpg Point Wilson Lighthouse marks the turning point from the Strait of Juan de Fuca into Admiralty Inlet. The current lighthouse was built in 1914, and still retains its original fourth-order Fresnel lens. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album18 1c6c572c127c17bc84d07961b93910e8 Sun, 25 May 2008 22:34:14 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album18 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album18/official_shot_SB5424_4_13_05gregoire_licenseplate.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album18/official_shot_SB5424_4_13_05gregoire_licenseplate.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album18/official_shot_SB5424_4_13_05gregoire_licenseplate.thumb.jpg On January 3, 2006, a contingent of twelve Lighthouse Environmental Programs volunteers and WLA members headed for Olympia to celebrate the debut of the new Washington Lighthouse License Plate. Details on the event and how you can acquire your own Lighthouse License Plate are available on the WLA website and in the Jan. 2006 edition of "The Focal Point." Show us your plate! Send us a pic of you and your WA. Lighthouse Plate and we'll post it in this album! Send images to: WebPhotog@walightkeepers.com http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album17 abfcf5ccdcaba3e76a099468e067b347 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:27:43 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album17 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album17/WLA_WALHMapPage2_LoRes.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album17/WLA_WALHMapPage2_LoRes.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album17/WLA_WALHMapPage2_LoRes.thumb.jpg A series of maps related to Washington Lights. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album38 dac3ef9d0a722111826186f8ece0c4fc Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:28:02 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album38 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album38/WA_limekiln_siren_10jul07_084b2.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album38/WA_limekiln_siren_10jul07_084b2.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album38/WA_limekiln_siren_10jul07_084b2.thumb.jpg Lime Kiln lighthouse is located on the west side of San Juan Island, the largest island of the archipelago. The lighthouse gets its name from the lime kilns built nearby in the 1860s. Beginning operations in 1914, it was the last major light established in Washington. In 1985, the lighthouse and surrounding sea were dedicated as a whale sanctuary and research station for marine mammal scientists. (text-courtesy lighthousefriends.com) Photos by Bruce Robie http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album34 f626ddafa17e11f07ed60fbc7747a03e Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:17:58 -0400 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album34 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album34/WA_turnpointlight_08jul07_010bs.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album34/WA_turnpointlight_08jul07_010bs.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album34/WA_turnpointlight_08jul07_010bs.thumb.jpg WLA in conjunction with Eclipse Charters, hosted a unique tour of Turn Point Lightstation on Stuart Island in the San Juan archipelago. A highlight of the "Great Lighthouse Hunt 2007!" Special thanks to Margaret & Mike Jonas for their efforts in bringing this historic Lightstation back to life. Thanks also to Nick Teague of the BLM for leading our tour on July 8, 2007. For additional info, visit - http://www.tplps.org/main.htm (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album37 f08dc05ea26938723b67e3705bb829ee Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:07:46 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album37 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album37/WA_brownspoint_16dec07_062b.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album37/WA_brownspoint_16dec07_062b.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album37/WA_brownspoint_16dec07_062b.thumb.jpg WLA members attended a special Christmas event at Brown's Point Lightstation on Dec. 16, 2007. "Holiday Tea with Santa" included tours of the beautiful Keepers House, complete with caroling and a visit from Santa! (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album03 9090af0aa35718bc7cfa278cddb27df4 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:14:15 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album03 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album03/WA_northheadLH_16jul05_055s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album03/WA_northheadLH_16jul05_055s.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album03/WA_northheadLH_16jul05_055s.thumb.jpg A visit to North Head Lighthouse and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, which hosts the giant 1st order Fresnel lens that once shined proudly from both Cape Disappointment and North Head. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album20 112bd8109ba36e89aa64f55e99ee995d Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:13:49 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album20 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album20/R4Lbanner2.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album20/R4Lbanner2.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album20/R4Lbanner2.thumb.jpg "Run for the Light!" On August 5, 2006, WLA hosted a Fun Run/Walk in the beautiful coastal town of Westport. The scenic course started and finished at the historic Westport Maritime Museum over-looking Grays Harbor. Runners and walkers traveled the paved Westport Dune Trail along the Pacific Ocean through the State Park. The unique course passed the 1898 Grays Harbor Lighthouse and finished next to the museum lens exhibit building – home of the magnificent 1st Order Destruction Island Lighthouse Lens. (Album Design by Bruce Robie. Photos by Bruce Robie, Susie Harer, Kathy Mellecker and Jon DeWire) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album07 b58d1d8a824be6788adaa665322fb557 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:28:51 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album07 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album07/WA_edizhook_LH_12jul05_137s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album07/WA_edizhook_LH_12jul05_137s.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album07/WA_edizhook_LH_12jul05_137s.thumb.jpg Port Angeles, WA provides some unique and mysterious lighthouse history. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album09 9f3e440c7d9483fcf84156fe3f095587 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:52:10 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album09 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album09/WA_admiraltyLH_26mar05_071s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album09/WA_admiraltyLH_26mar05_071s.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album09/WA_admiraltyLH_26mar05_071s.thumb.jpg Admiralty Head Lighthouse on Whidbey Island. It was here on March 26, 2005 where the Washington Lighkeepers Association came into existence with their first board meeting. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album04 1773058ed2c8460171551870904bbdba Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:30:52 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album04 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album04/WA_dungenessLH_12jul05_038postz_bs.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album04/WA_dungenessLH_12jul05_038postz_bs.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album04/WA_dungenessLH_12jul05_038postz_bs.thumb.jpg New Dungeness Lighthouse was the second lighthouse established in the Washington territory. It beams its light from one of the longest natural sand spits in the world. The original 1857 light was replaced in 1927, when the tower was shortened by 30 feet. (Photos courtesy of Bruce Robie, Elinor DeWire & the Shanklins) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album35 005f695594ceae0e12e60bc2dde91880 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:25:04 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album35 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album35/WA_westpointLH_20oct07_2063.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album35/WA_westpointLH_20oct07_2063.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album35/WA_westpointLH_20oct07_2063.thumb.jpg The fourth WLA Director's forum was held in Seattle's Discovery Park in Oct. 2007. This forums theme-Lighthouse Preservation, Interpretation, & Funding Resources. West Point Lighthouse was opened for tours. Photos by Bruce Robie http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album36 a9e039f5992a53098199190da13d1391 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:28:58 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album36 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album36/WA_seattle_swiftsure_03nov07_0011.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album36/WA_seattle_swiftsure_03nov07_0011.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album36/WA_seattle_swiftsure_03nov07_0011.thumb.jpg The third WLA Membership Meeting/Banquet was held Nov. 03, 2007, at Lake Union, Seattle. The agenda included a presentation on the development and history of Lightships and service of the "Swiftsure" (LV No.83) Lightship, now located in Seattle. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album33 f1a342de641d5220974dc44f7af3ea10 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:53:26 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album33 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album33/WA_westport_R4L_start_04aug07_2025.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album33/WA_westport_R4L_start_04aug07_2025.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album33/WA_westport_R4L_start_04aug07_2025.thumb.jpg "Run for the Light!" On August 4, 2007, WLA hosted its 2nd annual Fun Run/Walk in Westport. The scenic course started and finished at the historic Westport Maritime Museum over-looking Grays Harbor. Runners and walkers traveled the paved Westport Dune Trail along the Pacific Ocean through the State Parks. The unique course passed the 1898 Grays Harbor Lighthouse and finished next to the museum lens exhibit building – home of the magnificent 1st Order Destruction Island Lighthouse Lens. (Photos by Bob Tellier, Janet Orso & Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album32 f03a16a9f96ffd5d512775b33bba973b Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:53:01 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album32 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album32/WA_Patos_dewire_teague_23jun07_056s_785X552.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album32/WA_Patos_dewire_teague_23jun07_056s_785X552.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album32/WA_Patos_dewire_teague_23jun07_056s_785X552.thumb.jpg WLA in conjunction with Paraclete Charters, hosted several Lighthouse Tours through the San Juan Islands. A highlight of the "Great Lighthouse Hunt 2007!" (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album31 fefecae436b71537cdf95867784ed81b Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:52:39 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album31 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album31/WA_westport_LHstamps_21jun07_053_Large_e_mail_view.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album31/WA_westport_LHstamps_21jun07_053_Large_e_mail_view.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album31/WA_westport_LHstamps_21jun07_053_Large_e_mail_view.thumb.jpg The scenic coastal town of Westport, Washington was the site of a commemorative stamps ceremony honoring five historic Pacific lighthouses. Washington’s Grays Harbor Lighthouse, one of the featured stamps, was selected as the honorary location for the U.S. Postal Service’s stamp dedication ceremony on June 21st 2007. (Photos by B. Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album27 8d7a93c113bcfab3ec28acaadf920056 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:51:49 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album27 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album27/PortTownsendWA_jun00_i010.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album27/PortTownsendWA_jun00_i010.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album27/PortTownsendWA_jun00_i010.thumb.jpg WA. State has some unique lights in Port Townsend (Dimick), Skunk Bay, Gig Harbor, Marrowstone Point & Dofflemeyer Point. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album21 1ad9c851eb0aaa6b5f926444762c4a0e Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:49:30 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album21 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album21/WA_alkiptLH_03nov06_184s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album21/WA_alkiptLH_03nov06_184s.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album21/WA_alkiptLH_03nov06_184s.thumb.jpg Alki Point Lighthouse marks the southern entrance to Seattle's Elliott Bay. Senior Coast Guard officers occupy the Keepers houses. The Fresnel lens once used in the Alki Point Lighthouse is on display at the Admiralty Head Lighthouse. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/Browns-Point-Lighthouse bfdc65c4a92335af6456fe131e6228d9 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:49:10 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Browns-Point-Lighthouse http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/Browns-Point-Lighthouse/WA_brownsptLH_14nov03_001bs.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/Browns-Point-Lighthouse/WA_brownsptLH_14nov03_001bs.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/Browns-Point-Lighthouse/WA_brownsptLH_14nov03_001bs.thumb.jpg Located in Tacoma on Commencement Bay. The light at Browns Point might not be as appealing as other more traditional lighthouses. However, Browns Point itself has a photogenic and magical appeal on both sunny and foggy days. Overall, the historic lightstation provides an entertaining experience complete with a keeper's dwelling, boat house, oil house and pump house housing the original fog bell. You can even experience life as a Light Keeper by renting out the Keepers cottage. http://www.pointsnortheast.org/cottage.html http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album16 ce8f10d4451cb1dbdd30fe2bb241e809 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:43:33 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album16 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album16/WA_BrownsPointLH_18dec05i124bs.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album16/WA_BrownsPointLH_18dec05i124bs.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album16/WA_BrownsPointLH_18dec05i124bs.thumb.jpg WLA members attended a special Christmas event at Brown's Point Lightstation on Dec. 18, 2005. "Holiday Tea in the Keepers Cottage" included tours of the beautiful Keepers House, complete with caroling and a visit from Santa! (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album10 e7f8ad53d21f2acf7ddb02d37cedb74b Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:42:38 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album10 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album10/WA_capeD_deer_nov03_072g_ed04jan07_780X570.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album10/WA_capeD_deer_nov03_072g_ed04jan07_780X570.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album10/WA_capeD_deer_nov03_072g_ed04jan07_780X570.thumb.jpg This album depicts Washington's oldest and southern most sentinel, guarding the "graveyard of the Pacific" at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River. http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album28 52f05d23a555eedd2e79d582e984ba36 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:39:26 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album28 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album28/WA_westport_grayshbrLH_10jun04_099sat_740X550.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album28/WA_westport_grayshbrLH_10jun04_099sat_740X550.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album28/WA_westport_grayshbrLH_10jun04_099sat_740X550.thumb.jpg Grays Harbor Light is Washington's tallest sentinel and was first lit on June 30, 1898. At that time, the tower stood just 400 feet from high tide. Reverse erosion, primarily from the jetty system at the entrance to Grays Harbor, has in effect moved the lighthouse 2000-3000 feet from high tide. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album06 accf0a9d750efc477f3652d117b9b208 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:36:44 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album06 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album06/WA_NorthH_051105_i121r_s.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album06/WA_NorthH_051105_i121r_s.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album06/WA_NorthH_051105_i121r_s.thumb.jpg Located near the town of Ilwaco, North Head Light is just 2 miles north of Cape Disappointment. It provides supplemental coverage for "Cape D," guiding mariners approaching from the north around the cape towards the Columbia River. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album25 081789f6dd83188a0012d88b4cd971e0 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:36:18 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album25 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album25/WA_pointnopoint_26feb05_182_feb07v4_740X512.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album25/WA_pointnopoint_26feb05_182_feb07v4_740X512.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album25/WA_pointnopoint_26feb05_182_feb07v4_740X512.thumb.jpg Point No Point lies on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. It's fourth-order Fresnel lens was first lit in 1915. (Photos by Bruce Robie) http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/album22 3dfb61cd9d6b4e743ace1169e2dfebfb Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:35:50 -0500 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album22 http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album22/WA_PtRobinsonLH_10jul03_101dsh_750X555.thumb.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album22/WA_PtRobinsonLH_10jul03_101dsh_750X555.sized.jpg http://walightkeepers.com/Gallery/albums/album22/WA_PtRobinsonLH_10jul03_101dsh_750X555.thumb.jpg Point Robinson is located on the northeast corner of Maury Island in the Puget Sound, halfway between Seattle and Tacoma. (Photos by Bruce Robie)